"Develop a way to
characterize and monitor the well being of one of the last
true frontiers on Earth - the Amazon Basin rainforest - and
devise a set of practical strategies to ensure its
preservation."
The Amazon Rainforest is
the single largest tropical rainforest in the world, containing more
unique flora and fauna than any other ecosystem on Earth. However,
this system is in danger. Due to human encroachment the rainforest
is being decimated at prodigious rates. If trends remain unchecked,
the Amazon may be reduced to text in future generations' history
books.
Project Amazonia is an
effort to develop a solution for the preservation of this natural
resource. By researching the natural state of the Amazon as, the
activities threatening its survival and Brazilian dependency on its
resources we hope to develop strategies that will allow Brazilians
and the Amazon to develop a more symbiotic relationship.
The web site is organized
according to the four major divisions of our research. By clicking
on the links at the top of the page you will find our research into
the characterization of Amazonian and Brazilian resources, the
analysis of activities threatening the rainforest and its
inhabitants, the possibility of more practical terrestrial and
industrial methods, and the development of monitoring equipment.
We hope that this web site is informative and provides you with a
new perspective on the status of the Amazon Rainforest.
- Project Amazonia: Mission 2006
