澳门六合彩

On September 24, 2018, 澳门六合彩 hosted a full-day workshop on the impact of the Amazon on global climate trends and current efforts to support sustainable development and conservation in the region, in partnership with the S茫o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) and the National Institute of Amazon Research (INPA), and with the support of the Alcoa Foundation.

Presenters discussed cutting edge research on the role of the Amazon in regulating regional and global climate, as well as the issues of sustainable development, biodiversity, and deforestation. The event explored aspects of the climate, ecosystem functioning, and related socioeconomic issues associated with the current project of Amazonian development.

The September 24th workshop in Washington, DC was the second to explore these themes, following a full-day event in Manaus, Brazil on August 16, 2018. To learn more,听.

Program Agenda

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8:30听听听听听听听 Registration and Coffee

9:00听听听听听听听 Welcome Session

听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听Paulo Sotero, Director, Brazil Institute

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Paulo Artaxo, S茫o Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP)

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Rita Mesquita, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Amazon Research (INPA)

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Welcome video with Thomas Lovejoy, UN Foundation and George Mason University

9:15听听听听听听听 The Close Links Between the Biology of Amazonia and the Climate

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Paulo Artaxo, Professor, University of S茫o Paulo (USP)

10:00听听听听 Remote Sensing of Amazon Deforestation

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Douglas Morton, Earth Scientist, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

10:45听听听听 Coffee Break

11:00听听听听 The Ecosystem and Physiological Control of the Carbon Balance in Amazonia

听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Celso von Randow, Researcher, National Institute for Space Research (INPE)

11:45听听听听 The Current and Future Climate in Amazonia and its Impact

听 听Jos茅 Marengo, Senior Researcher, National Center for Monitoring and Early Warning of听 Natural Disasters (CEMADEM)

12:30听听听听 Lunch (buffet for participants)

1:30听听听听听听听 Economic Incentives for Halting Deforestation in the Amazon

听 听 Gustavo Fonseca, Director of Programs, Global Environment Facility听

2:15听听听听听听听 The Role of Research Institutions in Fostering Development in the Amazon

听 听 Rita Mesquita, Senior Researcher, National Institute of Amazon Research (INPA)

3:00听听听听听听听 The Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable Development in the Amazon

听 听 F谩bio Abdala, Alcoa Foundation

3:45听听听听听听听 Discussion Session and Closing Remarks

Remote Sensing of Amazon Deforestation

(video courtesy of Douglas Morton/NASA听Goddard Space Flight Center)