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Amazon River Dolphins
An extensive, well presented study on Amazon River Dolphins in the northern Peruvian Amazon, incorporating background information, field notes, graphics, maps and scientific research. Prepared by educators, students and grad students. Lesson plans available.
http://www.virtualexplorers.org/
Coca Trade and Environment
Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Explores the ecological impact of drug trafficking on the Amazon.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUCOCA.HTM
Trade and Environment: Peru Mining
Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Examines the impact of globalization on people.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/PERUMINE.HTM
Anchovy Depletion and Trade
Case study from the Trade Environment Database, part of the Mandala Projects at American University. Focuses on trade as an agent of globalization.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/ANCHOVY.HTM
Guano Trade
Analyses the history and impact of guano mining and commerce in the 19th and early 20th century, as part of the Trade Environment Database (TED) at American University.
http://www.american.edu/projects/mandala/TED/GUANO.HTM
Spatial Hydrology of the Urubamba River System in Peru
Francisco Olivera (Center for Research in Water Resources, University of Texas at Austin) gives a didactic exercise in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to examine an Andean watershed. Includes maps and graphics.
http://www.ce.utexas.edu/prof/maidment/CE397/urubamba/peru.htm
US Geological Survey P 1386-I
A detailed study of glaciation in Peru by BenjamÃn Morales-Arnao with sections on the Cordillera Blanca on landsat imagery and Quelccaya Ice Cap by Stefan L. Hastenrath.
http://pubs.usgs.gov/prof/p1386i/peru/intro.html
Ucayali River
Landsat pictures and a short commentary on the Ucayali River in the Amazon basin.
http://daac.gsfc.nasa.gov/DAAC_DOCS/geomorphology/GEO_4/GEO_PLATE_F-25.HTML
Life and Times of J. Francis Macbride
Information about the U.S. botanist (1892-1976) and his ground-breaking Flora of Peru series. Excerpts from his travel journal with photos (1922-3).
http://www.sacha.org/macbr/intro.htm
Rainforest Conservation Fund
RCF informs about efforts to raise funds for and manage the 800,000 acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve near Iquitos.
http://www.rainforestconservation.org
Consortium for Sustainable Development of the Andean Ecoregion
Explains CONDESAN's activities in natural resource management in the ecologically sensitive Andes with governments, research centers, universities and communities.
http://www.condesan.org/brochure-en.htm
Lost Crops of the Inca
Little-Known Plants of the Andes with Promise for Worldwide Cultivation (1989), an online manuscript that covers research about exotic cereales, fruits, roots and tubers.
http://books.nap.edu/books/030904264X/html/
Plants of the Machiguenga
A combination travelogue and scientific inquiry into medicinal uses of rain forest plants. Neurologist Ethan Russo examines the ethnobotany, anthropology, and wildlife of this Amazonian tribe in Parque Nacional del Manu.
http://www.montana.com/manu/
The Living Edens: Manu, Peru's Hidden Rain Forest
Supplements information in PBS program, including flora, fauna, history, links and classroom resources. The Manu Biosphere Reserve lies in the Peruvian Amazon.
http://www.pbs.org/edens/manu/
El Niño
Discusses short and long term environmental effects on army tactical decision of this current off the Peruvian coast. With links to other information. U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center.
http://www.tec.army.mil/publications/elnino/
Peruvian Cactus and Succulent Society
Informs about activities of this non-profit association, including its annual publication and cacti-related research outside Peru.
http://cactus-mall.com/specs/
Seismological and Tectonic Deformation Studies in the Central Andes
A project proposal that looks into seimsmic hazard evaluation in the Peru-Chile border region
http://sipan.inictel.gob.pe/ceresis/proposal.htm
BuyTheRainforest.Net
Lays out the Foundation's goals of buying land in the cloud-and-rain forest areas and opening the "Shaman Medical Research Center" joining local shamans in investigating plant species to find new compounds, vaccines and cures for diseases.
http://www.buytherainforest.net/
Checklist of Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms
Missouri Botanical Garden's annotated listing of the 17,143 species of flowering plants and gymnosperms in 2,458 genera and 224 families (including Orchidaceae, Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Piperaceae) known to occur in Peru. A 1.5 mb zipped archive available for download.
http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/peru.html
Medical Geography and Cholera
Makes a case study of the epidemic outbreak in 1991, with graphics and geographic information system data files. University of Colorado's Department of Geography
http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/warmup/cholera/cholera_f.html
Information Technology in Peru
Jeffrey Bernstein pulls together a broad, current picture of information technology and its impact on the country.
http://www.jsbernstein.com/initeb/peru.htm
Amazon Center for Environmental Education and Research
Provides information about ACEER's activities in research, education and land husbandry in the Upper Amazon Basin, near Iquitos, where it owns 250,000 acres of rainforest.
http://www.aceer.org/
Project Fauna Forever
A volunteer research initiative in the forests of the Peruvian Amazon investigating the impact of tourism on wildlife around lodges in the Tambopata area.
http://www.faunaforever.com/
Ilzro Raps Peru (IRP)
Operates in the Amazon Basin of Peru and implements rural electrification programs using renewable energies.
http://www.ilzrorapsperu.org/
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