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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.
www.virtualexplorers.org
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.
www.american.edu
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.
www.american.edu
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.
www.ce.utexas.edu
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.
pubs.usgs.gov
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).
www.sacha.org
RCF informs about efforts to raise funds for and manage the 800,000 acre Tamshiyacu-Tahuayo Community Reserve near Iquitos.
www.rainforestconservation.org
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.
books.nap.edu
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.
www.pbs.org
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.
www.tec.army.mil
Peruvian Cactus and Succulent Society
Informs about activities of this non-profit association, including its annual publication and cacti-related research outside Peru.
cactus-mall.com
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
www.colorado.edu
Information Technology in Peru
Jeffrey Bernstein pulls together a broad, current picture of information technology and its impact on the country.
www.jsbernstein.com
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.
www.aceer.org
Operates in the Amazon Basin of Peru and implements rural electrification programs using renewable energies.
www.ilzrorapsperu.org