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Post by beetlehorn on May 17, 2015 11:43:47 GMT -8
I viewed this interesting film that gives us an insight of the Amazon tropical rainforest and it's history that goes back for centuries, and thought I would share it with others that are intrigued with environmental issues. What I learned was quite surprising. There is actually proof of regional urbanization within the overgrown forest areas. So there is more to preserve than just a forest, but valuable archeological treasures, and a way of life that can save the Amazonian area.
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Post by jshuey on May 17, 2015 13:54:41 GMT -8
You should read the book - 1491. It's all about what this side of the planet looked like before it was "discovered"
John
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Post by africaone on May 17, 2015 23:19:26 GMT -8
Does it exist on the planet a single m² (horizontal one) which has not been trampled by a man's foot (Homo genus)?
may be except polar region ?
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Post by timmsyrj on May 18, 2015 2:46:44 GMT -8
It depends on how you treat the words "Virgin forest" I treat it as unexplored by non native people, there are large areas of the Amazon which is unexplored by non native people but there are very small groups of indigenous peoples living there, only a few years ago a small tribe was spotted deep in the jungle, how long they have been there who knows.
Yes I think it's highly unlikely that anywhere is untrampled by human foot but you never know
The same applies to "new species" they are only new to science, they've probably been seen by locals for years, they have no interest in them so they are "just a butterfly, a bird, or what ever"
Rich
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Post by africaone on May 18, 2015 3:04:36 GMT -8
to make short, primary forest is a forest that in equilibrium and does not evolve anymore. Age of such forests is quite high but you cannot say that nobody used, cutted or frequented such forest some generations ago. Some milleniums ago, the region in which you find such forest where totally disctinct and sometimes nothing to do with forest.
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Post by nomihoudai on May 18, 2015 16:06:33 GMT -8
Thank you for sharing. I watched the show yesterday and found it interesting as I had actually not been thinking about this, but yes, it makes complete sense. The only thing which I didn't like about the presentation of the show is that they did not explicitly made the point clear that clearing or changing the Amazonian forest today is something completely different of what these people did back then. Planting trees that benefit you in an area over some decades is utterly different from clearing a huge forest patch within a few days. They do talk about this difference, but only in the last 3 minutes of 52, and just show bulldozers for like 10 seconds. Other than that very interesting and informative.
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Post by beetlehorn on May 18, 2015 17:09:47 GMT -8
Yes I agree. Here is a film that actually goes a bit deeper into what the true treasure of the Amazon is. An amazing discovery still underway that could change the outcome of the Rainforest, and even the rest of the world. I just hope they (scientists) can employ what they are learning about the soil of the region.
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