Science and Environment (Peru)

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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 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 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 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 International Potato Center - CIP Seeking to reduce poverty and achieve food security on a sustained basis in developing countries through scientific research and related activities on potato, sweetpotato, other root and tuber crops, and on the improved management of natural resources in http://www.cipotato.org/ 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 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 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 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/ 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/ 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 availab http://www.virtualexplorers.org/ 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/ Ilzro Raps Peru (IRP) Operates in the Amazon Basin of Peru and implements rural electrification programs using renewable energies. http://www.ilzrorapsperu.org/ 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/ The Butterfly House Butterfly exhibit in Puerto Maldonado run by Peruvian scientists in order to do the research required to engineer the ecologically friendly use of butterflies and help in the conservation of the Peruvian rainforest through them. http://www.butterflyhouse.com.pe/ US Geological Survey P 1386-I A detailed study of glaciation in Peru by Benjamín 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 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 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/ 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/ 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 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 Conservation Rainforest Trust Nonprofit organization dedicate to Rainforest purchase for conservation, preservation and education. http://www.conservationrainforesttrust.org 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/ 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 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/

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