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We are officially out of time to prevent hitting 1.5 degrees. Yep - earlier last week, the World Meteorological Organisation said that we are going to hit 1.5 degrees of global heating by 2027, which is just two years away.So I thought we'd have an episode about what that really means - because what actually changes at 1.5 degrees? And what happens if we go beyond that?In this episode:Why scientists identified 1.5 degrees as a milestoneWhat a 1.5 degree increase will actually causeWhere we are today with global heatingThe damage to the oceans and natural world from global warmingWhy a 1.5 degree change is now baked inWhat terrifying things happen at 2 degreesThe places that could become uninhabitable in the next few decadesThe huge impact on cities and the losses we can expect over the next 80 yearsThe big impacts on crops, people, and health at 2 degreesThe economic impact we can expect from climate change over the next few decadesWhat happens at 2.7 degrees, which is expected by 2100Why I don't think this will be our futureThe single most powerful thing you can do to prevent this dark futureEpisode Sources:World Meteorological Organization (WMO) – Global Annual-to-Decadal Climate Update 2024https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/global-temperatures-set-reach-new-records-next-five-yearsNASA Earth Observatory – “Earth Is Storing More Heat” (summary of Cheng et al. 2023 Earth-energy-imbalance work)https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152431/earth-is-storing-more-heatvon Schuckmann, K. et al. 2023 – “Heat stored in the Earth system: where does the energy go?” Earth System Science Datahttps://doi.org/10.5194/essd-15-1675-2023Cheng, L. et al. 2023 – “Record-setting ocean heat content and Earth system imbalance in 2023.” Advances in Atmospheric Scienceshttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00376-023-2385-2Dessler, A. E. 2021 – “Water-vapour feedback.” Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Scienceshttps://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-082420-064024Copernicus Emergency Management Service – Rapid Mapping EMERG0325, Emilia-Romagna Floods (2023)https://rapidmapping.emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR632Bureau of Meteorology (Australia) – State of the Climate 2022https://www.csiro.au/state-of-the-climateNIWA – Climate-change projections and extreme-rainfall trends for New Zealand (2024 update)https://niwa.co.nz/climate/research-projects/climate-change/extreme-weatherNOAA Coral Reef Watch – Global Coral Bleaching Event Status Update, April 2024https://coralreefwatch.noaa.govGatti, L. V. et al. 2021 – “Amazonia as a carbon source linked to deforestation and climate change.” Nature 595:388–393https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03629-6Trathan, P. N. et al. 2023 – “Climate-driven population decline of emperor penguins.” Communications Earth & Environment 4:148https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00772-3Met Office (UK) – “One billion people face deadly heat stress at 2 °C warming.” Press release, Oct 2021https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/press-office/news/weather-and-climate/2021/cop26-heat-stressIPCC – Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C (2018), Chapter 3https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/IPCC – Sixth Assessment Report Synthesis (2023)https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/synthesis-report/University of New South Wales – West Antarctic ice-sheet collapse threshold study (2022)https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/science-tech/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-may-have-passed-point-no-returnProject Drawdown – “The Powerful Role of Household Actions in Solving Climate Change” (2023)https://drawdown.org/insights/the-powerful-role-of-household-actions-in-solving-climate-changeFAO – “Climate change could push 183 million more people into hunger by 2050.” News release, Sept 2021https://www.fao.org/newsroom/detail/climate-change-could-push-183-million-more-people-to-hunger/enWorld Food Programme – “What if the world warms 3 °C? Hunger and the climate crisis.” 2022Find the rest of the sources on our website and Substack!

El Parque del Chiribiquete, en la selva amazónica de Colombia, guarda un tesoro milenario que los científicos apenas empiezan a estudiar. Enigmáticos murales rupestres se extienden sobre cientos de metros cuadrados rocosos. Juan José Lozano ha llevado al cine la historia de esta memoria pintada para narrar de otra manera a la Amazonia y sus habitantes. Una coproducción del canal público europeo Arte y el audiovisual público colombiano RTVC Señal Colombia. Juan José Lozano es colombiano de nacimiento y convertido en suizo por errancia. Autor de películas de ficción, de animación y documentales. Una filmografía que indaga en la memoria, la individual y la colectiva. Sus películas han sido presentadas en varios festivales internacionales y en una cincuentena de países. Su último documental es Chiribiquete, filmado en un parque inmenso del mismo nombre, anclado al sur de la selva amazónica colombiana, entre los departamentos del Guaviare y Caquetá Juan José Lozano: “Es un territorio de 42.000 kilómetros cuadrados, articulado alrededor de la Serranía del Chiribiquete, que es una cadena montañosa de unos 350 kilómetros de larga”   RFI: Del tamaño de Cuba o Suiza.   Juan José Lozano: “Exactamente. Treinta veces Bogotá, ese fue el dato que me dio un investigador”. RFI: En ese trozo inmenso de selva abrazado por los ríos Guaviare y Caquetá se levantan unas montañas majestuosas y milenarias. Sobre sus rocas escarpadas se extiende unos murales gigantescos con miles de pinturas rupestres de pigmento rojo que podrían datar de 19.500 años atrás. ¿Cómo llegas tú a esta historia tan fascinante como inédita? Juan José Lozano: “Yo me entero de la existencia de ese sitio en el 2018, cuando es declarado Patrimonio Mixto de la Humanidad por su valor natural y cultural. Y fue fascinante ver las imágenes. ¿Yo decía cómo es posible que hoy en día sigamos descubriendo cosas de esta dimensión y de esta belleza y que no haya sido visto por la ciencia antes? Y una de las respuestas es que durante años nos ocupamos esencialmente del conflicto armado interno y era una zona de difícil acceso”. “El cine que yo hago  trabaja con la memoria y me dije quiero contar qué es Chiribiquete como otra manera de acercarse y descubrir un país diferente. Empecé a documentarme y a contactar a los investigadores que trabajan allí. Y fui armando un proyecto que presenté a la productora francesa Film à la Patte, especializada en documentales científicos, sobre todo arqueológicos, y gracias a ella el proyecto se convirtió en película”.   Chiribiquete, un documental de primeras veces El documental Chiribiquete es en sí mismo una primicia. Esta es la primera vez que se descubren en Colombia este tipo de vestigios en esa selva vasta, llena de secretos, de mitos, de pueblos escondidos, de culturas arrasadas. Y es la primera vez que un documental nos permite conocer el hallazgo. RFI: ¿Por qué se ha tardado tanto?  Antes era difícil, dices. ¿Hay también una negligencia frente al estudio del arte rupestre?     Juan José Lozano: “Primero, el conflicto armado interno nos alejó de esa región. La primera expedición que hubo en el Chiribiquete fue en el año 1991. Desde entonces hasta el 2016, los científicos no pudieron volver allí. Segundo,  tradicionalmente hemos sido negligentes y no hemos visto que Colombia va mucho más allá de Bogotá, de Cali, de Medellín, de las ciudades que están en el eje andino y no hemos sabido mirar la Amazonía. Pero también hay científicos que han dedicado su vida a trabajar allí.  Lo que no ha habido es un acompañamiento sólido institucional importante de parte del Estado. Solo hasta ahora estamos descubriendo que eso es medio país de un valor incalculable y que hay que ponerle cuidado a lo que hay allí”. RFI: O sea que hay que darle gracias a la paz. Por que es a partir del proceso de paz firmado en 2016 que se puede ir a estos lugares y apostar en este tipo de inversión científica, no? Juan José Lozano: “Claro! Pero, ojo, al Parque Chiribiquete no se puede ir porque tiene el acceso restringido”. RFI: ¿Pueden ir los científicos? Juan José Lozano: “Sí, claro, pero no es un sitio abierto al turismo. La salvaguarda de este parque está en manos del ICANH, el Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia y ellos desarrollaron una zona tampón al norte del Parque de Chiribiquete, pegada a la ciudad de San José del Guaviare, donde hay una cadena montañosa chiquita llamada La Serranía de la Lindosa y que cuenta con unos diez o 12 frescos murales inmensos con pictografías muy parecidas a las de Chiribiquete. Ahí la gente sí puede hacer turismo. Es un sitio absolutamente hermoso y hay que ir”.  RFI: Un sitio que también aparece en tu película, cercano a la comunidad de los llamados Huitotos. En diferentes momentos y por fenómenos diversos, estos pueblos han sido diezmados. Al punto que en esta parte de la Amazonia colombiana no hay indígenas. ¿Cuántas familias quedan? Juan José Lozano: “Se calcula que apenas hay unas cinco o seis familias en aislamiento voluntario. Son pueblos que decidieron hace 100 años, huyendo de las guerras del caucho del sur, refugiarse en la Serranía del Chiribiquete. Hay otras familias, dos o tres, que nunca han tenido contacto con la sociedad mayoritaria”. RFI: Lo que les ha permitido sobrevivir. Juan José Lozano: “Sí”. RFI: Un hallazgo de este tipo podría contribuir a una nueva narrativa sobre la llegada del hombre al continente americano. Un relato que otros descubrimientos similares en Suramérica ya han empezado a tejer: el relato que desmiente que los hombres llegaron por el Estrecho de Bering. Juan José Lozano:: “Hace 13.000 años... Esa es la pregunta del millón que se hace la arqueología hoy: ¿Cuándo llegó Homo Sapiens a América y por dónde entró? Hasta los años 1990 existía el Dogma Clovis, desarrollado y avanzado por universidades de Estados Unidos, que decía que hubo solo una ruta de migración. Familias que venían de Siberia, atravesaron el estrecho de Bering, bajaron por lo que hoy es Estados Unidos y se establecieron en un sitio que se llama Clovis, en Nuevo México, donde hay unas evidencias líticas, unas piedras que servían para hacer flechas, datadas en 13.500 años. Todo lo que fuera anterior a esa fecha era negado por el dogma norteamericano hasta comienzos de los años 90, cuando investigaciones muy serias en Chile, Brasil, Perú, mostraron otras evidencias más antiguas y, desde entonces, se empieza a hablar de diferentes rutas de migración en distintos momentos de la historia: 17.000, 18.000, 35.000 años atrás”. “Y es en ese contexto donde aparece la primera datación de científicos colombianos en el Chiribiquete, que es la expedición del 1991-1992 que mencionaba, adelantada por Carlos Castaño Uribe y por Thomas Van der Hammen. Ellos encontraron pedazos de piedra que se habían caído de los paredones pintados. Las enviaron a un laboratorio en la Universidad de Gröningen. Hay dos evidencias una de 22.000 años y otra de 19.500 años. Desafortunadamente, esas fechas no pudieron ser validadas después por otras excavaciones en el lugar. Entonces, la fecha más antigua validada por la ciencia en el Parque de Chiribiquete es de 12.500 años”.    “Lo que quiero decir es que sí hay investigaciones serias apoyadas por con un músculo financiero importante, podríamos escribir páginas importantes de la historia de la arqueología en América”. RFI: También de la identidad de los colombianos porque tu película muestra como la Amazonia está lejos de corresponder a ese estigma de selva virgen poblada por pueblos salvajes. Esta sería la primera vez que un documental le mueve el piso a esa negación racista que hay en Colombia sobre el origen indígena y lo que han sido los indígenas.  Juan José Lozano: “Sin duda, ha habido una mirada colonialista de siglos, una mirada negacionista que se ha concentrado solamente en el eje andino; es decir, en las culturas andinas y de los valles interandinos. Los orfebres siguen siendo el centro de la preocupación de arqueólogos y antropólogos en Colombia. Pero lo que estamos descubriendo, gracias al trabajo de investigadores en Colombia y, sobre todo, en Brasil es que, tal vez, las primeras civilizaciones de lo que llamamos amerindios se establecieron en la Amazonía y que, en algún momento de la historia, por presión demográfica, tal vez, - no se sabe exactamente por qué- esas civilizaciones emigraron y colonizaron la Cordillera de los Andes y crearon las grandes ciudades y los grandes imperios que conocemos”. “Lo que pasa es que en la Amazonía no hay piedra para construir. Entonces no se construyeron pirámides. Pero hoy sabemos que hubo grandes ciudades de más de mil personas. Hubo complejos urbanísticos importantes en donde se sabía utilizar todos los recursos de la tierra, con canalización de agua, y que eso desapareció muy rápidamente con la llegada allí de los europeos en el siglo XVI”. RFI: Y volvemos a las primeras veces. Es también la primera vez que con este documental se logra que se asocien la televisión europea, el excelente canal público franco alemán Arte, con un medio colombiano, RTVC, el audiovisual público. Cuéntanos un poco de esta importante alianza inédita . Juan José Lozano: “Yo llevo 25 años haciendo cine y televisión, trabajando con empresas como Arte o la radiotelevisión suiza, siempre sobre temas de Colombia y es la primera vez que puedo montar una coproducción con un canal colombiano. Aunque desde el comienzo, hace cinco años, nos acercamos con la casa de producción a Señal Colombia, no fue posible que entendieran la importancia de este documental por el valor que tiene el sitio Chiribiquete” ‘Y esa coproducción solo fue posible el año pasado con la llegada de Hollman Morris a la gerencia del canal. Hollman entendió que es una  importante trabajar aliados con el canal de televisión pública por excelencia en Europa, que es Arte, y que Chiribiquete es un sitio importante para los colombianos porque nos permite entender la Amazonía de otra manera, una de las preocupaciones del presidente Gustavo Petro”. “El documental es una coproducción financiera entre esos dos canales. El equipo es franco colombiano, mitad y mitad, y desde el año pasado hacen parte juntos de la aventura”.  RFI: Una aventura que permite que los dos medios públicos, Arte de Europa y RTVC de Colombia, lo difundan al mismo tiempo y, además, desde un lugar inédito: San José del Guaviare que hasta el 2016 era impenetrable. Zona roja, por excelencia. Juan José Lozano: Sí. Las cosas están cambiando en ese país y en los territorios, sobre todo. Esa fue una idea muy bella que surgió en las discusiones con RTVC. Dijimos, no hagamos el lanzamiento del documental en Bogotá, descentralicemos ese tipo de eventos y, además, porque se trata de una historia que viene del territorio. Y, por qué no, desde San José del Guaviare, con la comunidad, con los guías y con las personas que trabajaron con nosotros y nos abrieron la puerta de sus casas para poder hacer el documental”. RFI: ¿Cuándo va a ocurrir eso? Juan José Lozano: Eso va a ser el sábado 14 de junio, Día Europeo de la Arqueología. El documental va a ser difundido también por el canal Arte en su horario de las 21h00 (9 p.m) y al mimo tiempo, (2 p.m. hora de Colombia), por Señal Colombia”.    “Durante el día vamos a tener una serie de eventos en San José del Guaviare, organizados por el Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia (ICANH). Un conversatorio desde el parque de la ciudad con algunos de los investigadores que participaron en el documental y guías y líderes de la región. Se va a instalar una pantalla en el parque para proyectar el documental. Esto hace diez años, por supuesto, era impensable. San José del Guaviare fue durante mucho tiempo la retaguardia del de las Farc y del narcotráfico y era muy difícil entrar allá”.

Repasamos nuevos discos que nos hacen viajar por sonoridades célticas, desde Escocia, Norteamérica y Polonia. Por tierras ibéricas escuchamos cantos en catalán y en castellano, para saltar después al corazón de la Amazonia, para bailar cumbia en Perú, y entonar cantos indígenas en Brasil. Tras una escala en Buenos Aires, nuestro destino musical está en Italia, con conexiones norteafricanas y, de nuevo, ibéricas. We review new albums that take us on a journey through Celtic sounds, from Scotland, North America and Poland. Across Iberian lands we hear songs in Catalan and Spanish, then leap into the heart of the Amazon, to dance to cumbia in Peru, and sing indigenous chants in Brazil. After a stop in Buenos Aires, our musical destination is Italy, with North African and once again Iberian connections. - Claire Hastings, Fiona Hunter, John Morran, Cameron Nixon - Kebbuckston weddin - Robert Tannahill songs CCL - Cassie and Maggie - I long to return (Bu deònach leam tilleadh) - Gold and coal - Will Holshouser - Reel to reel - The lone wild bird - Eliza Marshall - First light - New birth - Amelia Tokarska & Paweł Biliński - Blacksmith - Celtic harp tales - La Baula - Naixeu damunt la gebra - Cançons a l'ombra - Fínfano- Cártama / Gaucín [+ Desiré Paredes]- Fínfano - Los Wembler's de Iquitos - Sonido amazónico - Sonido amazónico [single] - Kayatibu - Kuxipa kayaway - Ni hui: Voz da floresta - Massenzio - Charango oriental - Ucaln - Massimiliano Di Carlo - Maitinata - Antro - Mila Trani - Tupanara - Menta selvática - (Amelia Tokarska & Paweł Biliński - She moved through the fair - Celtic harp tales)

Este es el episodio #108 de “Tradiciones Sabias”, el podcast en español de la Fundación Weston A. Price. Algunos de los temas de este episodio - Cómo es Amisacho, región del Amazonas ecuatoriano donde existen más de 400 pozos petroleros Cómo logran convertir un terreno degradado en una isla verde con bosques comestibles Qué es el fenómeno de los ríos aéreos que surgen del Amazonas y qué beneficios aporta Cuáles estrategias han funcionado para regenerar el suelo y recuperar la salud de la fauna y árboles Qué es la biorremediación y en qué consiste Datos del invitado - Lexie Gropper es natural de Estados Unidos y lleva radicada desde el año 2014 en la Amazonía Ecuatoriana, donde vive junto a su familia. Es ecóloga y aprendió herbalismo en las montañas de Appalachia. Es apasionada por el cultivo de plantas y hongos. Sus especialidades incluyen una maestría en Investigación de productos farmacéuticos naturales, innovación en superalimentos y productos de autocuidado, escalada de árboles para aprovechamiento sostenible y regeneración de suelos con microorganismos nativos. Contacto - Instagram: AmisachoLab Página web: http://amisacho.com Instagram de Lexie: Lexie_Gary Preguntas, comentarios, sugerencias - tradicionessabias@gmail.com     Recursos en español de la Fundación Weston A. Price -   Página web WAPF en Español: https://www.westonaprice.org/espanol/ Cuenta de Instagram: westonaprice_espanol Guía alimentación altamente nutritiva, saludable y placentera: 11 principios dietéticos Paquete de Materiales GRATIS: https://secure.westonaprice.org/CVWEBTEST_WESTON/cgi-bin/memberdll.dll/openpage?wrp=customer_new_infopak_es.htm  Folleto "La Leche Real", de Sally Fallon:  https://www.westonaprice.org/wp-content/uploads/La-leche-real.pdf  Música de Pixabay - Sound Gallery y SOFRA  

IMAGE CREDIT Elza Fiúza/Abr, CC BY 3.0 BR, via Wikimedia Commons LINKS Vatican bio of Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/documentation/cardinali_biografie/cardinali_bio_steiner_l.html  Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on FIU's Cardinals Database (by Salvador Miranda): https://cardinals.fiu.edu/bios2022.htm#Steiner  Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/p/5762                    Cardinal Leonardo Ulrich STEINER on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bulst.html   Archdiocese of Manaus on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/mana1.htm?tab=info       Archdiocese of Manaus on Catholic-Hierarchy.org: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmanb.html   2022 Aleteia.org profile of Cardinal-Elect Steiner: https://aleteia.org/2022/08/26/a-red-hat-for-the-amazon-basin/  2022 Vatican News profile of Cardinal-Elect Steiner (Portuguese): https://www.vaticannews.va/pt/igreja/news/2022-05/presidencia-da-cnbb-sauda-os-novos-cardeais-do-brasil.html  Special Assembly for the Pan-Amazon Region–list of participants: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2019/09/21/0723/01479.html  2017 La Stampa coverage of the Amazon Synod (archived version): https://web.archive.org/web/20190618142401/https://www.lastampa.it/2017/10/15/vaticaninsider/eng/world-news/a-synod-for-the-indigenous-peoples-of-south-america-bu6BcrTX8a4HWl645ztM6O/pagina.html Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Querida Amazonia: https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/apost_exhortations/documents/papa-francesco_esortazione-ap_20200202_querida-amazonia.html  Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon on Gcatholic.org: https://gcatholic.org/dioceses/organizations/j02.htm  The Revealer.org profile of Sister Manso Pereira: https://therevealer.org/in-the-amazon-religious-women-lead-the-way/  2023 America Magazine report of indigenous women leaders from the Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon meeting with Pope Francis: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/06/women-deacons-indigenous-pope-francis-meeting-245437 2023 National Catholic Reporter piece on women ministering in the Amazon: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/sisters-model-womens-diaconal-ministry-amazon  Cruxnow coverage of 2022 delegation of bishops (including Archbishop Steiner) meeting with Pope Francis to discuss violence in Amazonia: https://cruxnow.com/church-in-the-americas/2022/06/brazilian-bishops-discuss-violence-in-the-amazon-with-pope-francis    Thank you for listening, and thank my family and friends for putting up with the time investment and for helping me out as needed. As always, feel free to email the show at Popeularhistory@gmail.com  If you would like to financially support Popeular history, go to www.patreon.com/Popeular. If you don't have any money to spare but still want to give back, pray and tell others– prayers and listeners are worth more than gold!   TRANSCRIPT Welcome to Popeular History, a library of Catholic knowledge and insights.   Check out the show notes for sources, further reading, and a transcript.   Today we're discussing another current Cardinal of the Catholic Church, one of the 120 or so people who will choose the next Pope when the time comes.   The thirteenth of sixteen children, Leonardo Ulrich STEINER was born on November 6, 1950 in Forquilhinha, a community in Brazil's second southernmost state of Santa Catarina. He's our third Brazilian Cardinal, but he won't be our last, in fact one of his cousins is fellow Brazilian Cardinal Paulo Evaristo Arns.   Leonardo joined the Franciscans in 1972 at the age of 21, making his solemn profession in ‘76. In a pattern we've seen before, he studied philosophy and theology in Brazil, then went to Rome for more advanced studies, obtaining a licentiate and then a doctorate from the Antonianum. I don't know if I've emphasized the Franciscan affiliation of the Antonianum before, but it's certainly there–the Anthony it's named after is the Franciscan Anthony of Padua, after all.   When Leonardo was ordained in 1978, it was carried out by his Cardinal-cousin I mentioned earlier, fellow Franciscan and then-Archbishop of São Paulo Cardinal Arns. He did pastoral work for a while, then he served as a formator at, uh, a seminary. From 1986 till 1995 Father Steiner was Master of Novices at, *a* seminary, presumably the same one, though that's not especially clear. The third source I checked for this particular detail described the posts he took up at the Antonianum in Rome in 1995 as the result of a transfer between institutions, so it I guess can rule that out as our mystery institution. While at the Antonianum, he served as a secretary–I expect the high level kind–and as a professor of Philosophy. He was in Rome for several years before moving back to southern Brazil in 2003.   Back home, he served both as a pastor and lecturer, this time at the Bom Jesus Faculty of Philosophy, “bom” meaning "good” or I would perhaps suggest “sweet Jesus” as the more familiar English phrase with a close meaning.   In 2005, Father Steiner's white phone rang and he learned he was being made Bishop-Prelate of São Félix. His episcopal consecration was carried out by none other than his longserving cousin, Cardinal Arns, who had been fully retired for years by that point, but apparently didn't mind making it a family affair. By the way, the voice on the other end of that white phone must have been fairly shaky, because Pope John Paul II died in the few months between the appointment and Bishop Steiner's actual consecration.   Oh, also, did you catch that Prelate part of “Bishop-Prelate”? You see, São Félix was not and actually still is not a full-on diocese, rather it's at an intermediate sort of state called a “Territorial Prelature”. To give you an idea of why it's in an unusual state canonically, let me give you some stats. São Félix covers an area larger than England, with a total population of a bit under 200,000. At the time of his consecration, Bishop-Prelate Steiner had about ten priests to work with to address the spiritual needs of about 130,000 Catholics.   The relatively sparse population is due to São Félix being on the edge of the Amazon Rainforest. This was not Bishop-Prelate Steiner's last contact with Amazonia. In May 2011 he became secretary general of the Brazilian Episcopal Conference, a post he held for the next eight years, and later on in 2011 Bishop-Prelate Steiner was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the capitol, Brasília, working alongside Cardinal da Rocha, who we discussed in fall 2023.   In 2017 Pope Francis announced the Synod on the Amazon, something which Bishop Steiner had apparently personally handed Pope Francis a document requesting on behalf of the Brazilian bishops. The Synod was duely held in 2019, and had a special focus on the indigenous peoples of the area, who, to quote Pope Francis, are “often forgotten and without the prospect of a serene future”. Another substantial issue is the ecology of the matter, with Pope Francis being known as an environmentalist before and certainly no less so after his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si, which called out the Amazon specifically as in need of special care.   Bishop Steiner notably did *not* participate in the synod. I was fully expecting to say he had, and maybe I missed something, but the list of hundreds of official participants is linked in the show notes, and he's not on it. In reality his delivery of the bishop's request for the Synod was probably due to his formal role in the overall Bishop's conference and not due to his own connection to the region, which at this point was minor.   However, despite that narratively inconvenient historical fact, later that year Bishop Steiner did become a full-on Amazonian bishop, being appointed the Archbishop of Manaus in the rather pointedly named Brazilian state of Amazonas. There he got to experience the staffing and geographic issues he had seen in his Bishop-Prelate days on a larger scale: there's a reason the Amazon Synod discussed things like allowing for married priests to help with the shortages, something which was much discussed in media coverage but was in truth only a minor topic in the Synod itself.   One real fruit of the Amazon Synod was the establishment of the Ecclesiastical Conference of the Amazon. Adding yet another organizational wrinkle to the megacluster of organizational wrinkles that is the Catholic Church, an *Ecclesiastical* Conference functions like a Bishop's Conference, but is not limited to Bishops. In 2022, Archbishop Steiner became its First Vice-President. In yet another example of the organizational wrinkling I just joked about, I don't mean he's the first person to hold that office, instead, “First Vice-President” is his actual title, as the Ecclesiastical Conference actually has multiple Vice-President roles.   I've been fairly brief and matter-of-fact in my descriptions here, so I want to end on a more human note, as there is real struggle in Amazonia. So let's hear from another Vice-President of the Ecclesiastical Conference, Sister Manso Pereira.   A descendent of the Kariri Brazilian tribal group, Sister Manso Pereira recently related a conversation she had with the Karipuna people about the danger  they face from armed groups of illegal logging and mining companies. Quote:    “We sleep well when you are here, because you're with us.' I said, ‘Why? If they come for you to kill you, they're going to kill me, too.' And they said, ‘We know if you went missing, the church would come looking for you. They would know you were gone.'”   In 2022, Pope Francis made Archbishop Steiner the first Cardinal from the Amazon region, also adding him to the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.   Leonardo Ulrich STEINER  is eligible to participate in future conclaves until he turns 80 in 2030.   Today's episode is part of Cardinal Numbers. Stay tuned to see if today's Cardinal gets selected  for a deeper dive in the next round! Thank you for listening; God bless you all!

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A sua assinatura ajuda a manter esse espaço de informação livre e relevante.Assine já em www.gazetadopovo.com.br/promo  *) Já aconteceu na época de Rodrigo Pacheco (PSD-MG), agora acontece com a presidência de Davi Alcolumbre (União-AP): a parceria entre Governo Federal e o comando do Senado. Essa aliança envolve, claro, interesses dos dois lados. Para Alcolumbre, tem significado a indicação de cargos na administração federal, por exemplo. Para o governo Lula, a possibilidade de contar com um apoio em pautas de interesse, como deixar na gaveta a proposta de anistia. Há ainda em jogo o interesse de Alcolumbre na questão polêmica da exploração de petróleo na Amazônia. Nesse episódio do podcast 15 Minutos nós analisamos a parceria entre o governo Lula e o presidente do Senado, Davi Alcolumbre. O convidado para falar do assunto é o Silvio Ribas, da equipe de República da Gazeta do Povo, que assina reportagem sobre o tema. 

L'Amazonie est le poumon vert de la planète. Un poumon qui s'essouffle, grignoté par l'industrie agroalimentaire et les incendies attisés par le réchauffement climatique. L'Amazonie souffre, et ses habitants avec. L'un d'entre eux est venu jusqu'à nous. Il s'est battu toute sa vie pour sa forêt et le droits des peuples qui y vivent. L'Amazonie, le poumon vert en péril ? Parlons-en avec le cacique Ninawa, chef du peuple Huni Kuin, et Gert-Peter Bruch, réalisateur de "Amazonia, Cœur de la Terre Mère".

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Brasil, sede de la cumbre COP30 en la Amazonia en noviembre, se enfrenta a un preocupante aumento del nivel del mar debido al calentamiento global. El nivel del mar en la aldea de Atafona, al norte del estado de Río de Janeiro, podría subir unos 21 cm para 2050, según previsiones de la ONU. La aldea está sufriendo uno de los desastres ambientales más graves del mundo debido a la erosión costera. 

ozmowa z Elżbietą Dziedzic na temat jej najnowszej książki "Marika i Bazylii Tajemnice Amazonii". Odkryjcie razem z nami niezwykłe przygody rodzeństwa, które tym razem przenosi się z arktycznych krajobrazów do bujnej dżungli amazońskiej. Elżbieta opowiada o tym, jak ważna jest ekologia i ochrona przyrody w tej opowieści, a także o edukacyjnych aspektach książki, które zachwycą nie tylko dzieci, ale i dorosłych. Dowiedzcie się, jak pisarka wplata elementy kultury i języka portugalskiego, oraz jakie tajemnice kryje Amazonia. To nie tylko historia przygodowa, ale także refleksja nad relacjami między ludźmi a naturą. Zapraszamy do wysłuchania tej fascynującej rozmowy!Strona autorki:www.polskalitera.commedia społecznościowe:https://www.facebook.com/polskaliterahttps://www.youtube.com/@polskalitera3032https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093496456813

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Guardian Goddess in Manhattan.Book 3 in 18 parts, By FinalStand. Listen to the ► Podcast at Explicit Novels."Our Princess grew up around a woman whose keen intellect we rely on to protect us from unseen enemies," Saint Marie's voice became deeper and more threatening. "At the age of ten, she," Saint Marie looked my way as my hand shot up mimicking Aya's identical plea for attention."Yes Ishara?" Saint Marie chose to acknowledge me."She's nine.""Fine. At the age of nine, she earned an honorific, Mamētu me eda, which I didn't accomplish until my 19th year." 'Yes Ladies, I'm an epic bad-ass and I've been out-performed by a child'."She was kidnapped along with the Head of House Ishara. They tortured her by clipping off two of her digits, one at a time, then seared the damage with a blowtorch. She gave them nothing. At the end of the encounter, the two of them managed to defeat thirty Seven Pillar's commandos, over fifteen she disabled personally.""After killing nearly half as many enemies as the 35 I have personally dispatched in my entire career, she crossed a mile and a half of barren rock in the midst of a Category 4 Typhoon. Cáel Ishara only helped her half of the way because he was engaged with the last two members of the Seven Pillar's team.""I have utter confidence the madness here today, while assisted by House Epona and Ishara, was the brainchild of Krasimira. I say 'assisted' because Cáel Ishara spared Kwenhamai's life on the battlefield. Katrina Epona removed Kwenhamai from Romanian custody to keep her out of the hands of those who wished us harm. I was aware Kwenhamai was in New York, but not her precise location.""My read on the situation is this:"Aya of Kururiyahhssi was aware of Kwenhamai and Krasimira's plot to adopt her into the bloodline of the first Amazon.""She was not aware of Kwenhamai's plan to exit the Host in the manner she chose. I read the shock and pain in, Aya's face.""Our Princess has not given me a single order and I am the only voice here today that matters, I am the Golden Mare and the Council has consistently failed to agree on a Regency.""Krasimira, why have you done this?" Saint Marie abruptly asked for either a denial, or acquiescence of her perception of events."As directed by the Ancestors, the statute of a goddess of a First House was recast then returned to her perpetual spot. It brought new light to a dark, sacred and painful place. In that moment I realized that for the first time in nearly 3,200 years, the descendants of every Amazon gathered before the walls of Wilusa (Troy) had been reunited.""I was troubled. Was this a portent the augurs couldn't divine? In their council (the augurs) then came up with the words 'speak to our eldest'."Oh shit, the rest of the Council was racking their minds trying to figure who was the oldest surviving Amazon. I knew for a fact they were overlooking the two top candidates."I sought out the eldest Amazon alive. They claimed to not have the answer for my worries. She had far more numerous things weighing on her mind such as her intimate demise. Though I hated sharing the same air with her, I asked her to tell me her greatest regret.""I had given up on the Amazon Race until an Amazon reminded me, through martial effort, valiant spirit and a kind heart, I was wrong to abandon my faith with my people. Now I will die, unable to pass on my renewed hope because the one Amazon I would trust with my legacy is equally childless.""I asked her the name of this Amazon she felt was worthy of her legacy. Then I informed her she was wrong and the Amazon in question did indeed have a daughter. She asked to meet the daughter,""Last night I requested the presence of a female child residing with members of House Epona," the Keeper of Records looked up at the Golden Mare. "I provided neither the resident female (Caitlyn, Aya's Mother), or the House Head with an explanation."Female childSince my revival, Amazons were using 'female' child a lot more often. This meant, the motheer had never told her daughter farewell. The true fate of Aya of Epona would never officially be recorded. She has been born, but never recorded as an Amazon of her true House."The three of us met alone. The two embraced; birth mother and daughter. The eldest of us proclaimed she saw the light of Kururiyahhssi in her daughter's eyes. Words were exchanged. The child agreed to be adopted then departed. Further arrangements were made without the child's knowledge as we have recently observed.""I testify that there is only one Amazon alive today who knows what transpired and I will take those conversations to my grave. Does that suffice?" Krasimira finished. I was already regurgitating my mental quandary with my Isharans. Was Aya really a daughter of Kururiyahhssi?"I will leave it to the others to contemplate your, bizarre actions, Krasimira," Saint Marie frowned. "As for the rest of you, Aya has impressed me. If she has not impressed you, I do not care. I think she is definitely influenced by those two," Saint Marie motioned to Katrina and me. "It is a given since Katrina was of her blood and she has risked much in the presence of a man she calls 'Atta' and he calls 'Duma'.""Katrina is a cold, heartless snake and I am convinced she is one of the best 'First Bearer of the Sun Spear through the Halls of Night and Death' the Host been served by in a long, long time.” Saint Marie paused then looked at me while she said; “ Cáel is a fool who leads with his heart when he should let better women take charge. Fortunately for the rest of us, he is reliably successful despite his multitude of handicaps."Was I upset about being insulted? No. The truth hurts and a Man needs to learn to roll with the punches. Buffy I could deal with. Katrina most likely appreciated being associated with a dangerous reptile. Saint Marie hadn't forgotten Katrina threating Saint Marie's daughter that was for sure."I am considering much of what our Princess would like me/us to do, because it is based in keen insight and well-reasoned thought. She wishes to spare our sons so we will have more warriors in the fight. We have already added men to Havenstone and one to the Council, as was the Will of the Ancestors.""Let me see, she wishes a bodyguard of fourteen (2 First House and 1 from Africa, Asia, Europe and North & South America, the Amazon presence in Australia was minimal and I doubted they would bring someone up from Antarctica, plus the seven matching Runners) without removing permanent members of any House and allowing all Houses to have access to our future Queen. I approve. It is a fine idea and I wish I had thought of it.""Should we add Runners directly into the Royal House? She doesn't think so and I feel this decision shows a remarkably insightful into the long history of our People and protects the Council's sensitivity on such matters. I approve.""Placing our sons into the care of the Royal House? We need to free up as many sisters as possible. Men under the care of the Royal House will be tradesmen and help-mates. Not a single weapon will be in their hands. If none of you have realized herlike will take two decades to implement, it only increases my eagerness to see her become 'casted'."Aya's hand shot up again.Yes?""I would hope the Council, or the Regents, will consider a 'like' which is not mine. It is a man's and it should be of no surprise the idea is Cáel's.""If you feel it holds merit, Aya, tell us," Saint Marie deferred."The 9 Clans have shown some interest in a children exchange programs among our youth as it would provide new techniques we can add to our arsenal an a new avenue to experiment with new ideas. I find the idea to be promising as the Host takes part in affairs beyond our own immediate needs. It would also supply partners between families to be shared for a season or two."Translation: Amazon women could breed with men of allied Secret Societies to reduce our dependence on our own, much smaller, male population. In the short term, it would go a long way to rectifying the Host's child-bearing problems.The Council's quarrelsome behavior was biting them in the ass big time. Saint Marie was right, the only opinion that mattered was hers until the Council elected a Regency. Had we not been at war, the Council would have ruled, but we were, so we took orders from the Golden Mare. Even if the High Priestess had been alive, she would have deferred to our designated War Leader on most things."Cáel Ish, Cáel Wakko Ishara is a very dangerous and devious male, Aya. Be careful of any council he gives," Saint Marie's caution was more playful than menacing."I'll be okay," Aya peeped. "He doesn't have sex with any woman until she is eighteen." That wasn't what the Golden Mare was cautioning her about. We all knew it. Aya was working to defuse a sticky bit of mental juggling, listening to a man's advice."On that we can agree," Saint Marie conceded. "Back to what I would 'like' to say. The New Directive is being implemented. I feel it goes beyond the purview of my mandate. I will leave it for the Regency to deal with. Katrina and Tessa have already invested in the groundwork in this endeavor, so I will endorse it if that is the decision of the Regency.""I have zero desire to add a single Runner to the Security Detail. I will open up slots in the training program if that is what the Regency demands. Each House's policy for dealing with the First Directive is their business, not mine. If any of you wish to consider something the Princess considers to be important, so be it. The idea of 1,000 Isharans does not appeal to me. Look how much trouble their tiny numbers have already caused us and take heed."Buffy began growling, which amused/worried the Houses on either side of us. Unlike me, Buffy didn't 'roll with the blows' and considered all manner of insults to me, House Ishara and her Isharan sisters to be answerable with violence. I loved her so. There was also no way I'd let her go after Saint Marie. The Golden Mare would crush her; I had no doubt."The unwelcome blood feud: are both House Heads ignorant of my forbiddance of such things? Apparently so. Both defied me by tossing insults back and forth. Considering we are at war with two of the most powerful Secret factions, I am angered by both for their idiocy.""The solution the Princess likes is rather novel," Saint Marie was punishing both Messina and me with her low voice and fiery gaze. Krasimira coughed."Yes?" Saint Marie suspended her anger."The suggested resolution is not without precedence," Krasimira spoke with a scholarly detachment. "In our early days, the Host settled such disputes in Spring and Fall gatherings by contests of foot speed, hunting, horsewomanship, archery and wrestling. If we revive the tradition, the competing Houses could nominate one woman for each contest to settle the matter. Only the hand-to-hand match would risk either contestant's health.""I will consider it and render judgement before the Sun sets today," Saint Marie nodded. "The final like pleases me greatly. Dealing with the 52 of you is, Cáel?"I was on the spot. I couldn't let down my fan base of one, Aya. Perhaps it was five, Buffy (who would never admit it), Daphne (who liked me), Katrina (because she liked fucking with my head) and Desiree (who was less likely to admit she found me funny than Buffy).I felt I gave a decent effort."'A ginormous pain in my hemorrhoids?' the basic one.""'More painful than having my cornea scrapped with a spoon?' more gruesome.""'Enough to make me want to give Sakuniyas a surprise French kiss?' most likely to be fatal.""'Worse than waking up to discover I'm related to Cáel Wakko Ishara?' most horrifying, for both of us.""'Inspiring me to toss it all away and take up Professional Bikini Mud Wrestling?' a personal fantasy of mine.""Why do we put up with him again?" one House Head remarked."Because I am worried that one," motioning to Buffy, "will stab me in the elevator after a meeting.""My First, are you acting psychotic around the Council members?" I looked over my shoulder at Buffy."Wakko Ishara, it is not an act. I am psychotic," she responded deadpan."Are you still packing that thermite grenade?""No Wakko Ishara. Daphne stole it from me and hid it," was her quick delivery."I love working with you two," Daphne whispered."What is it with you, your unsubtle sexual innuendo and me in a bikini?" Saint Marie stared at me."I find the combination of brilliance and lethality sexy. Just ask Elsa," I grinned. Then I grimaced as Buffy stomped on my toes. The House Heads and Apprentices on either side of me noticed and clearly expected me to do something, like to show outrage (because she was my underling), or start crying (because I was a guy)."Prestige," Daphne hissed quietly. "Prestige." She was reminding Buffy that beating me up in public made the other Amazons think even less of me than they already did."I will go with (B), the cornea scrapping," Saint Marie gave me a nod."Damn it," I muttered. I also got my foot out of the way before someone did any more damage to my phalanges.'Best Daddy Ever,' Aya mouthed to me. Back to the main action."It is not my place to order the rest of you to elect Shawnee, Rhada and Buffy to be the Regency. I do admit I admire the mixture of candidates," Saint Marie declared. I shot Rhada a quick look. She seemed really, really enamored of the idea of being part of the Regency, thus staying in New York for the next decade, or so."Before the idea is rejected out of hand, I suggest we ask the three people our Princess would like to be part of the Regency if they would accept the nomination," the Golden Mare continued. "Shawnee Arinniti?""I bow to the logic and reason of the proposal," Shawnee replied."Rhada Meenakshi?""I wish to join my sisters in battle, yet I accept the reasoning behind the proposal," Rhada nodded. "If my Head of House agrees, I will stay and do my part for our People." What was she saying to me? 'You are going to whip me, beat me, torture me, humiliate me and push me to beyond the limits of any pain I have experienced until I pass out ~ repeatedly'."I despair of finding any other compromise," Mahdi frowned. "If my Apprentice understands the greater difficulty she will face gaining prestige among her House-mates, I will consent to this proposal." Essentially a 'yes'."Buffy Ishara?""I was really looking forward to ripping the spines out of still living foes, but I would be a fool to go against Aya of Kururiyahhssi's smarts. If Wakko Ishara wants to walk out of this room unassisted, he will see the wisdom of this decision as well," she gave me a shark's smile. Daphne had surpassed her limit and punched Buffy."Hell ya, I agree," I exclaimed. "Now I know there will be certain times of the day when she isn't stalking me.""I'll work more pain into our limited schedule," Buffy grumbled."Are we sure he is the House Head and she is the Apprentice?" Yet another House Head joined the 'shit on me' train.It was telling of our group dynamic how we accepted the Pyramid of Pain. The underlings dispensed advice and violence as they felt necessary without their 'superior' getting pissy about it. Buffy felt totally justified hitting me and accepted being hit by Daphne, who continued to act unimpeded as Buffy's rapid-fire translator."If I was House Head, I'd handcuff him to me," Buffy clarified for her."What she said," I pointed a thumb Buffy's way. I'd have used a finger, but she might have grabbed, twisted and made me scream in pain."Perhaps the Council can vote on this as their second order of business," Saint Marie cloaked her command as a suggestion."Cáel Wakko Ishara, can I ask you a personal question?" Kohar of Marda caught my attention."Shoot, wait, probably not the best terminology in this crowd. Ask away," I replied."Have you faced a House challenge yet?""Yes. Just last night in fact. We free-climbed the north-face of Havenstone. I beat the next closest contender by three floors. I also had Princess Aya on the roof dropping bricks on anyone who attempted to get past me.""That means he isn't going to answer you," Beyoncé  interpreted for my audience."Can't you ever take these meetings seriously?" Febe Mielikki glowered."La, Febe, in the past few minutes I have watched the person I love most in the world get her life shat on," I shook my head."The only thing worse than seeing this happen to Aya is knowing this is her sole opportunity to not lose her soul, so I'm sucking up my heart's pain and putting forward a jester's persona so I don't put any more pressure on her than she's already been subjected to. Like me, she doesn't want the distinction of being a Person of Note.""Like me, she knows she must sacrifice her dreams for the sake of our People, the Amazon Host. Trust me, you would rather have 'me, the jester' than 'me, the Amazon' furious with the destiny that has foisted this pain on her'. Do any of you take responsibility for forcing the events of this morning?" I growled. If they wanted to see the other side of the Janus, so be it."Had you chosen a Regency in the fucking weeks you've been bickering, Kwenhamai could have been dealt with privately. The fate of the Royal House could have been put off a few years. Had you not all been so dead-set on being heroines of the Host, three of you would have sacrificed your bloodlust, your birthright and the future accolades you could recite on your final night (before taking themselves to the cliff), but none of you did.""Instead, you set the stage for dumping all of your indecisiveness on the slender shoulders of a nine year old girl most of you had written off as too fractured and frail to survive her 12th year only three months ago. So Febe how do you like the honest 'me'?" I finished off furiously.It was not lost on anyone in the chamber I was an Amazon raging against the cruelty of fate. Every other bitch in the room knew they had discarded my daughter's life as trivial and I was prepared to unleash violence on the next one to show an ounce of disrespect over Aya's surrendering of her destiny and my grief at failing to find a way to stop this from coming to pass. St Marie had just reminded them that I was 'reliably" successful despite my handicaps. Not an enemy anyone in the room wanted any part of. Saku would have been proud.A Note:I have been remiss in informing my readers of the names of the 53 Houses, even though I created it some time ago. I have made a few alterations to the original version as I've had to rethink certain parts of this tale, but here is the list I now use.List of Goddesses:The First Twenty Houses in no particular order :1) Ishara, Oaths, Medicine and War (to North America) (died out 450 CE; Reborn in 2014)2)   (Deceased) Anat, Goddess of War, Fury and Blood Sacrifice (died out 6th cent. BCE) ~ possibly resurrected by Sakunyias3) Anahit, water, wisdom and war (to North America)4) Arinniti, Sun Goddess (to North America)5) Hanwasuit, Sovereign Goddess6) Illuyankamunus, Dragon God (to North America) (Special Case)7) Inara, the Hunter Goddess8)  au ka, fertility, War, healing9) Kamrusepa, Healing medicine magic (to Africa)10) Lelwani, Goddess of the Underworld (to Africa)11) Hapantali, Pastoral Goddess.12) Hatepuna, Sea Goddess (to India)13) Hannahannah, Mother Goddess14) Moirai, Fate15) Selardi, Lunar Goddess (to Africa)16) Nammu, Primordial Sea, sailing, sailors (to India) (to Indonesia)17) Uttu, Goddess of plants (to Africa)18) Lahar, Cattle Goddess (to Africa)19) Ereshkigal, Queen of the underworld (to India)20) Istustaya and Papaya, Twin Goddesses of Destiny (to North America)Additional Houses, founded in Europe:(Code: Sc = Scythian; T = Thracian, P, Phrygian, C = Celtic, R = Roman, Sl = Slavic)21) (Sc) Marda, the One-Eyed Goddess/Vengeance {fantasy creation}22) (Sc) Farānak, A Scythian Goddess also known as the Lynx Goddess and the Silent Huntress (Dora)23) (Sc) Stolgos, Monstrous Slayer of Greeks (known to the Greeks as the Gorgon Stheno) {semi-historical}24) (T) Cotyttia, Thracian Goddess of Sex, War and Slaughter (to North America)25) (T) Bendis, Thracian Goddess of the Moon and Hunting.26) (T) Semele/Rajah, Thracian Goddess of the Earth and Birth (to India)27) (T) Hylonome, Centaur Goddess28) (P) Cybele, Phrygians Earth Goddess on Lion's throne (to the Amazon)29) (C) Andraste, War Goddess; also Goddess of the Moon and Divination; 'the Rabbit Goddess'30) (C) Epona, Horses (to North America)31) (C) Cyhiraeth, Goddess of springs whose war cry precedes death (to Africa)32) (C) Maeve, War Goddess, the Enslaver of Men33)   (Deceased) (C) Nantosuelta, Earth, Fire and Fertility (died out 1st cent. BCE)34) (C) Artio, the Bear Goddess (to North America)35) (C) Nemain, Goddess of War and Panic36) (R) Minerva, Roman Goddess of War & Strategy37)   (Deceased) (R) Diana, Hunting and Archery (died out in India 16th cent. CE)38) (Sl)  iva, Love and Fertility49) (Sl) Morė, Goddess of harvest, witchcraft, winter and death (to North America)40) (Sl) Zorja, The twin Guardians (Evening/Morning Stars)41)   (Sl) Oźwiena, fame and glory (died out in 1944)42)   (Sl) Koliada, Sky Goddess and deity of sunrises/dawn (died out 17th cent CE)43) (F) Mielikki, Goddess of the Hunt44) (N) Ska i, giantess, Goddess of bow-hunting, skiing, winter, and mountainsAdditional Houses, founded in In dia:45) (I) Mookambika, Demon Slayers46) (I) Bhadra, Goddess of the Hunt (to Indonesia)47) (I) Meenakshi, The Liberator (Rhada and Madi's House)48) (I) Durga (Dark Mother) (to Indonesia)49) (I) Chandala Bhikshuki, Queen of Night, Death, Destruction and Rebirth50) (I) Jaya (Goddess of Victory)51)   (I) Chelamma, the Scorpion Queen (died out 16th cent.)Additional Houses, founded in Africa:52) (A) Oshun, (Yoruba Goddess of Love, Sexuality, Beauty and Diplomacy; Lady of the Orisha ~ life spirits)53) (A) Yemonja, Mother of Rivers (to the Amazon)54) (A) Oba, Goddess of Betrayal and Exile55) (A) Ox ssi, Goddess of Hunting, Forests, Animals and Wealth56) (A) Jengu, Goddess of Jungles and Water SpiritsAdditional Houses: founded in North America(NT = Native Tribal)57) (NT) Uusheenhiton (noo'uusooo' heeninouhuusei hitoniho') (Arapaho), Storm Horse Sister {fantasy creation}58) (NT) Gahe, Apache (supernatural spirits who live in the mountains)Prospective House:59) New, (Hittite) SzelAnya, the Dragon's DaughterCurrent Number of Central Houses:12 in North America (9+Ishara from Europe and 2 native)10 in Africa (6 from Europe and 5 native)3 in Amazonia (1 from Africa and 2 from Europe)8 in India (3 from Europe and 7 native)3 in Indonesia (2 from India and 1 from Europe)17 in Europe6 Deceased{7:35 am Sunday, September 7th ~ Last day}Right where we left offMy rage over Aya wasn't called into question or challenged. Practicality had trumped tradition in the inevitable Amazon fashion. The only one elevated in anyone's eyes was Aya. Krasimira's apparent political adventurism was probably hard for the others to deal with. But in context, only Mahdi, Katrina and Saint Marie had seen her denounce Hayden, so this seemed a new side of Krasimira to most people in the room.Krasimira wasn't the spiritual authority, that was Hayden. She wasn't the Generalissimo, that was Saint Marie. Katrina and I were both appointed officials, we retained our House status. Saint Marie would die a member of House Inara and join her ancestors with pride. Her litany of accomplishments were well known to the Host.But Krasimira? She would die a member of House Cybele unheralded. The Keeper of Records recorded the feats of others, not their own. Nearly two generations ago, a young Krasimira had joined the Keeper's House as a guardian to an un-remembered (save by her) augur. The augur passed and she took up other duties within the house.When the old Keeper faced her final months, she elevated Krasimira to her spot. High Priestess Hayden had approved the choice without really knowing who Krasimira was. (No one outside the House of the Keeper had personal bonds with her anymore.) Seamlessly, she had sat in the old Keeper's seat and the Council kept chugging along.For the past eight years, she had sat quietly at Hayden's side and only speaking when addressed. Mostly, she did nothing overt. The actual note-taking was done by an underling. The Keeper took her own private notes squirreled away in her mind, to be written when she was by herself. Those notes would be handed over to her successor, for the Keepers' eyes and theirs alone.I don't think Krasimira knew me in particular when she dutifully followed Hayden into these chambers the day my death, or life in a cage, was bantered about. It was the day we first crossed paths. She would have known of Shawnee's request for the tooth of an Isharan, though she lacked the authority to ask why. (She wasn't a voting member of the Council.)But when Shawnee made her claim, Krasimira hadn't balked in her support, despite the oddity of Shawnee's declarations, I was indeed Ishara and my sisters could not dispose of me. The outrage of the others meant nothing to her. She pursued her obligations with true Amazon fearlessness both inside and outside of the Council.On the night of the 2nd Betrayal, a Keeper had sat there in silence as her fellow Amazons, the Ash Men, were sentenced to an unjust death. She'd had neither the numbers nor the authority to alter events, what else could she have done?So the Keepers kept track of the names of nineteen 'unaccounted for' Ash Men. For what purpose? An episode of Amazon history no one would ever want to revisit? Yet in my hour of need, coming back 2,600 years was the name 'Vranus of Ishara', sitting only a few keystrokes away. No one, save a few Arinniti diehards, wanted to know the truth of the Amazon Ash Men; and even they didn't want to remember us as individuals. To them, Vranus existed as a notation on the secret Charter of the Arinniti Sons.To Krasimira, Vranus had been a living, breathing warrior of the Host, not even dead, still mythically fighting the enemies of our race because his death had never been officially recorded. With my appearance, I stood in mute testimony to his death, and that of his sons and their sons for a damn long time.Still, I hated playing catch-up.With the Amazon custom of adoption, had no one asked if another possible Isharan heritage still persisted?I would bet they had. And I'd bet they had sought for that knowledge in the Rolls of the Host, always finding that pathway devoid of hope. But if the Keeper had known, why had she kept quiet?Pride, shame, Krasimira's words: we show anger when we should show humility. We are proud of our shame. We are arrogant of our weaknesses. We have heaped insult upon insult on our ancestors, yet are now aghast that they turn away from us, I had confused her soliloquy with that of an accusation, not the long held understanding of her office.Even staring extinction in face, the modern Host hadn't truly accepted the answer, the line of Vranus. Faced with the truth, the Amazons would have 'forgotten' the descendants of Vranus all those centuries ago in the same way they 'forgot' all the other Ash Men on the day I was brought into the Host.But the Keepers did something more than maintain the rolls and records of the Amazons, more than watch over the augurs and make sure their messages made it to the proper ears. They safeguarded the truth. No matter what the Council decided and the High Priestess commanded, the Keepers remained honest stewards of the real history of the Amazons.Why?The Amazons were terribly practical and the truth could run contrary to the needs of political reality. Honesty wasn't a highly stressed Amazon virtue, loyalty was. So was bravery. And thus generation after generation of Keepers had lied to the Council and the High Priestesses. Every time those august personages had committed something to 'the nothingness', the Keepers had defied them and not forgotten.The first heads of the first twenty houses had surrendered their names for the unity of their people, but the Keepers remembered. All twenty of those women had been of the Amazon tribe of the Pala people living on the southern coast of the Black Sea when the Trojan Wars began. Over time, their true blood descendants had founded new houses and been adopted into others.Aya was truly a daughter of Kururiyahhssi; I had no doubt of that anymore. Had she not shared the same blood as the first Amazon, Krasimira wouldn't have brought Aya and Kwen together. Resurrecting an ancient tradition in a complicated fallacious coup attempt wasn't in her; nor was such a maneuver even a necessity. The Host would elect a Regency eventually and Saint Marie was handling the war in a highly competent fashion.So Krasimira hadn't sought out the heirs of Vranus, yet when one appeared, she welcomed 'him'. And when she stepped into the President's office with Hayden while waiting for me to be brought upstairs to face judgement that night, I imagined sending Hayden to the cliffs was the farthest thing from her mind.The rest were playing politics, gender politics, and couldn't see the truth staring Krasimira in the face. The truth was a bitch and didn't play favorites, or worry about the sensibilities of others. Krasimira had seen her sisters refusing to acknowledge the ugly reality they had created for themselves.Krasimira wasn't an advocate for Ishara, that was my job, and my crappy performance was something between Dot and me. She wasn't an advocate for the males and the New Directive. That was what Katrina was for. No, like a hundred Keepers before her, Krasimira was the silent sentinel for the Truth and, the Truth didn't care about anything but the Truth."The assassin is indeed in this room. Its name is Amazon was a rather grand pronouncement from the Chief Librarian, wasn't it? Krasimira didn't chastise Hayden. That wasn't her place. Technically, neither was she disputing Hayden's ability to rule.This wasn't the climax of a dinner-theater 'Who Done It'. The crime before the High Priestess was High Treason and I was the pre-ordained guilty party. My 'ally', Katrina Epona, had not been an advocate for my defense. No. Again in my Hour of Need it was Krasimira.Lacking any true authority, she had defied her sisters and made her definitive statement. What truly transpired was Krasimira staring Hayden straight in the eyes and saying 'you cannot lie your way out of this one, High Priestess. We (as in all the Keepers past and present) will not let you'.Had she used those words, Saint Marie would have gotten around to asking what Krasimira meant. Krasimira would have rather died, because once those bitches discovered their nerdy sisters hadn't erased a damn thing in 3,000 years, they would insist they do so immediately. Krasimira wasn't about to do that. Thanks to the chaos surrounding Hayden's departure, no one had confronted her over her crucial action.To put it more precisely, the Golden Mare had been too busy and Mahdi had been wrapped up in Hayden's Decree and the resulting pressure on the Heads of House to pick the Regency. Katrina was probably a case of I'm not going to ask you so you don't have to lie to me. The only other living person in the room when Hayden's fate was sealed was me, and I'd had my hands full as well.I had to think about what I should and could do. I couldn't beat her up over Aya anymore than I could punish my Isharans for their misplaced arrogance. I decided to extend a 'thank you'; and not only for myself, but for every conceited bitch who had ever sat at this table, or all the other physical mediums the Council had used before this one.We held three votes: The Council couldn't collectively decide on how to implement Aya's other likes (1), so they agreed on her suggestion for a Regency instead (2). The final vote was to set a date for the next Council meeting (3). A date within 9 days of the Winter Solstice with the Regency to decide the precise date and give the House Heads two weeks warning.The last calamity at the meeting was initiated by a question of etiquette."How do we address the Princess at Council meetings?" the Head of House Hanwasuit inquired of Krasimira."There is no precedent for addressing the Iwaruwa alone. By our laws, she is not truly Dumalugal Aya either. She is Nasusara," Krasimira responded. Queen."She is a child," a third House Head declared, "not an Amazon.""No," Mahdi shook her head. "A, Aya is 'un-casted'. She bears an honorific presented to her by the leader of an established stronghold (Summer Camp) and confirmed by the Golden Mare minutes ago.""Congratulations my mamētu me eda," I winked to my past and present Princess, "you've just become a single-digit aged teenager.""Go Aya," Daphne and Buffy whispered behind me. Aya raised her hand, waiting for Saint Marie's recognition.However, Saint Marie moved steadily forward, declaring: "Until the Regency alters my decision, I decline assigning anyone to the Iwaruwa (heiress) whose sole purpose would be to stop her from sneaking off to endure her 12th Year Test. I judge it to be better we know where we placed her as opposed to failing to outsmart her as she needlessly proves to the Host she is, in fact, already an Amazon of the Host." Aya lowered her hand.Thus,'Yes, Aya is an Amazon of the Host' and 'Aya will take her 12th Year Test because she wants to take it, won't let us talk her out of taking it and the rest of us had better accept it'."So, she is our Queen then?"No one appeared to have an answer. Aya raised her hand once more."Yes?" the Golden Mare smiled down at her."Am I in charge?" Aya's other hand squeezed Saint Marie's as she spoke in a barely audible voice."Perhaps.""If I was in charge, I would like it if there was a law that declared the Queen of the Amazons would be officially represented by a Regency until she becomes casted, and antedate the law by one hour so this never, ever comes up again," Aya kept looking up at Saint Marie."Aya," Katrina exhaled.The council chamber was a mixture of awe, resentment and amusement. If Aya was Queen, she could make such a law. The Queen-ship was a Bronze Age autocratic institution designed to provide leadership to a 'state' in near-constant warfare with is neighbors.It was guided by oral traditions and military necessity, not written laws. As long as the queens provided successes on the battlefield and through diplomacy, she was deemed fit to rule. The traditional way of choosing a House Head was the same for the Royal House, the ruling Queen chose an heir.In the long list of Queens, less than half had been the 'eldest' child. No, those ancient War Leaders picked the bravest, smartest and most successful daughters to succeed them. Their wisdom in those selections showed in the fact the Amazons had held off a male-dominated world for over 600 years before fatally marching off to answer an ally's call to fight in the Trojan War."I advise against it," Saint Marie shook her head. "You are young. You are also the only Royal we have. Duty demands and sisters must always answer their sister's call."Translation: Aya was an adult now. It was similar to the first lesson Pamela gave me upon learning I was Ishara. We lived with bitches, it doesn't pay to play nice with bitches."Thank you," Aya nodded. She was 'thanking' Saint Marie for the lesson, no matter how hard it was to accept. Krasimira coughed."Now that the matter is settled," she spoke. The matter wasn't settled. Krasimira was steamrollering the discussion. "What do we call you?", to Aya."I, oh," in a very small voice. Aya's brow furrowed and her tiny nose wiggled. "I wish to be known by the legacy of my Anna (mother) and Atta (me, Cáel). I will be Assiyai hamai.""Love song?" Daphne murmured to Buffy."Assiyai hamai?" Krasimira asked for clarification. 'Love-song' was hardly the name of a 'fierce' Amazon Queen."The only other name I could come up with was Markappidusmene, which seemed less auspicious," she meeped. Markappidusmene meant 'Tiny Smile'."Perhaps Talliyahulla would be more auspicious?" Saint Marie nudged Aya. 'War Cry'."Oh no!" Aya balked. "That's your job.""What do you think your job is?" the Golden Mare questioned, suddenly realizing she'd made the mistake of making assumptions where Aya was concerned."To go to the cliffs with twice as many Amazon daughters, each equal to the likes of Saint Marie, Katrina, Oneida, Buffy, Elsa, Kohar and Tad fi as exist today. We must not 'survive', or simply replenish our numbers."We must become stronger because the World is a terribly messed up place," she raised her wounded hand and splayed her digits for the others to see the two she was missing, "and has become too small for us to seek safety in hidden freeholds any longer. If we cannot hide, we must rule openly. We are Amazons. Having no equals, we must rule alone. The only people we can trust, really trust, are the sisters at our sides."My job is to advance my People's cause with both compassion and cruelty and I will do so alone, because the Amazon Queen has no equals, only daughters."Not a sound. I could count out the individual fan blades recycling the air."Let our enemies tremble," Saint Marie nodded, repeating an earlier declaration."Assiyai hamai," Krasimira intoned, making Aya's royal name official before adding, "Assiyai hamai, you are mistaken about one thing. You are not alone. You have a mamētu me eda.""Oh," she perked up, shedding the gloom which surrounded her. She looked at me, our eyes met and we both grinned, then she giggled...and yet again, up her hand went."Yes?" Saint Marie looked upon Aya respectfully and then at me with much suspicion."Is the mamētu me eda of my mamētu me eda also my mamētu me eda?" Aya asked.Just like old times, only Katrina was ahead of the game. "Oh, by Epona," the Spy-mistress snorted."Cáel Wakko Ishara, who is your mamētu me eda, oh no," Saint Marie bristled."Ah, indeed," Krasimira nodded. "An unlooked for bonus.""Does someone care to enlighten the rest of us?" the head of House Nemain prodded."Oh!" That was Elsa."That's right!" Oneida, she was definitely a fan of me and my spasmodic lifestyle."Wakko Ishara's mamētu me eda, other mamētu me eda, is Temujin, Great Khan of the Reborn Mongol-Turkish Khanate and ally of the Host," Saint Marie let them know. "They are bonded by Cáel risking his own life to save Temujin's. It is actually a privately understood and publically declared fact.""In Temujin's words to the international press when our Cáel and our new Queen were kidnapped : I believe Cáel is still alive. If he wasn't, we would be seeing piles upon piles of dead enemy around him and his 'boon companion', clearly visible from orbit. Until they discover this carnal pit from Hell, I am sure they are both still alive," Oneida added. Rhada flashed ill-distilled hate her way."Shawnee, is your Apprentice's mind addled with the birthing hormones of their child?" Mahdi snipped. That was merely a cultural zing, not an attempt to expose my sinister erotic misdoings. Unfortunately, she was somewhat correct. Okay, she was totally correct."That was uncalled for," Shawnee graciously chided Mahdi, thus demonstrating her ignorance of the facts soon to be in evidence."Yes, I am carrying a child of Arinniti and Ishara," Oneida proclaimed loud and proud. "We share a Warrior's Love."I wasn't really sure how anyone else reacted to the news because House Ishara exploded into violence. That is the politic way of saying Daphne and Juanita were trying to stop Buffy from beating me to death. Here was yet another Ishara-baby and it wasn't gestating inside her. I was too stunned to defend myself.And the old refrain: 'and then it got worse'."Ta  ah kattanda!" (IN HITTITE for 'you pig's ass'), Rhada howled. I missed her drawing her blade, vaulting to the top of the table and lunging at Oneida. Most of the Amazons in the room stood, yet held their ground.They weren't shocked into indecisiveness, only trying to understand the nature of the conflict before intervening. This was not the first 'your Amazon did something my Amazon found infuriating' public threat they had to have dealt with. Rhada was more volatile than the average woman of her breed and station, true, but a violent in-chamber assault?That wasn't the 'worse' though. Oneida drawing her blade in an open challenge to Rhada wasn't the worse either, nor was her shouting."He loves me! He merely saved you!"Saint Marie yelling 'Ishara! Ishara!' over and over again, demanding I put my house back in order wasn't the end of my woes, nope.Me being yanked free of my House fur-ball into the volcanic gaze of Elsa as she seethed, "Rhada?" Oh yeah, Elsa's people and Rhada's people had a bit of a blood feud going on, how could I have forgotten that?But wait!"Not Fabiola!" gasped Messina, bizarrely assuming I slept with, okay, not such a huge assumption."Gael?" voiced by the Head of House Bendis, followed by Gael's "I'm late.""Damn it!" I pulled away from Elsa (slightly)."No. She only lets me ejaculate on 'safe days'," to Messina, Fabiola's Mom."Oh, come on! We had sex one time!" to Gael of Bendis, and finally,"Stop it!" to Rhada and Oneida, (deep breathe). "Really?" with my most believable happy face plastered on. "This is great news!"No. No it wasn't, and I could read the ugly emotional undercurrents on the faces of everyone present, except Aya, who kept the faith."Ishara," Saint Marie rumbled. I held up one finger to forestall her wrath."Oneida, Rhada and I have already decided to name our daughter Parvati. My daughter by Tad fi, ordained by the Goddess to be the first born, will be named Shala while my first son will be called Harki heni (White Hair, I'd call him Raider when we were in the 'outside' world).""My daughter by Miyako Yuri will be named Suwais-urāni, Fushichou in her Mother's tongue, in honor of Sakuniyas. My, other relationships," I would have liked to say 'none of your business', except Amazon mothers, or not, those children would be of Ishara's blood and potentially their kin.

En esta edición de Chequia en 30' (18/03/2025): El Clementinum, fuente invaluable de datos climáticos | Veronika Valterová, una checa que se siente en casa viviendo con indígenas en Amazonia.

En esta edición de Chequia en 30' (18/03/2025): El Clementinum, fuente invaluable de datos climáticos | Veronika Valterová, una checa que se siente en casa viviendo con indígenas en Amazonia.

El río Chiriquí Viejo, es un río conocido de los habitantes de la provincia de Chiriquí y desde siempre ha sido significativo para el desarrollo de los diferentes asentamientos que se originaron a lo largo de la historia. Con la llegada del Plan Puebla Panamá (PPP) se da origen a una interconexión eléctrica (SIAPAC) que inicia en Veladero, distrito de Tolé, provincia de Chiriquí. En ese mismo periodos el gobierno de Panamá dispone la mayoría de los ríos para la generación eléctrica . A inicios del siglo XXI se originaron decenas de movimiento de base y comités ambientales por la defensa de los ríos en toda la provincia, pero a pesar de ello se Instalaron 8 hidroeléctricas en el Río Chiriquí Viejo. En este programa puedes escuchar algunos fragmentos grabados con un hidrófono en el que se escuchar la voz del Río Chiriquí Viejo y de cómo la va perdiendo, producto de la presencia de los proyectos hidroeléctricos. Música de introducción: - Burn Your Village to the Ground” de The Halluci Nation. Derechos de autor, propiedad de The Halluci Nation. Usada bajo su permiso. Música de fondo: - Ambientes sonoros grabados en Panamá y la Amazonia en Bolivia por el equipo de Cultural Survival. - Pieza musical del grupo Sotz'il. Guatemala. Usado con autorización. - Cantos grabado en Sumpango Sacatepuéquez con arreglos de Rosario Sul González. Usado con Autorización. Voz, producción, guión y edición: - Rosario Sul González, maya kaqchiquel, Cultural Survival, Guatemala. Grabación de ambientes sonoros: - Rosario Sul González, Maya Kaqchiquel, Guatemala. - Nati García, Maya Mam, Guatemala. - Jonathan González Quiel, Panamá. Imagen: - Jonathan González Quien, Panamá. Esta es una producción de Radio de Derechos Indígenas. Nuestros programas son gratuitos para escuchar, descargar y difundir.

With a line of amazing comics being released this year the ACP crew sat down with Sean Michael Robinson of Living the Line Books to talk about all their amazing work. From overlooked manga creators to up and coming illustrators making brain melting comics, this publisher is doing it all, the ACP are loving it and you will too! Its a fascinating, inspiring and joyous discussion about publishing comics you need to hear. All that and tons more comics to discover and check out, so check it out now! Great stuff to check out: Living the Line, Sean Michael Robinson, Plaza, Translator with No Talent, Mansect, EPHK, Mega City Book Club, Ragtime Soldier, Tribute Press, The Dry Cleaner, TBH Comics, Kieron Squires, Silence, Afterlight Comics, Lawless Comic Con, High Viz Comic Con, Shaolin Grandmaster Killer, Steroid Productions, Thomas Sluzalek, Amazonia, Cinebook, Grommets, Bone Parish, Boom Studios, Cullen Bunn, Gonad the Ballbarian

Damian Blasi is a professor at the Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. We talk about his article 'Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science', linguistic diversity, how to study across the world's languages, his career path, and much more.BJKS Podcast is a podcast about neuroscience, psychology, and anything vaguely related, hosted by Benjamin James Kuper-Smith.Support the show: https://geni.us/bjks-patreonTimestamps0:00:00: Why Damian studied physics0:06:31: How to deal with small, sparse, incomplete, imbalanced, noisy, and non-independent observational data0:09:38: Evolutionary advantages of different languages0:14:01: How Damian started doing research on linguistics0:20:09: How to study a language you don't speak0:28:58: Start discussing Damian's paper 'Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science'0:48:25: What can experimental scientists do about the vast differences between cultures, especially of difficult to reach peoples? And how different are languages and cultures really?1:10:15: Why is New Guinea so (linguistically) diverse?1:17:34: Should I learn a common or a rare language? And where?1:29:09: A book or paper more people should read1:32:31: Something Damian wishes he'd learnt sooner1:33:56: Advice for PhD students/postdocsPodcast linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-podBlueSky: https://geni.us/pod-bskyDamian's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/blasi-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/blasi-scholarBlueSky: https://geni.us/blasi-bskyBen's linksWebsite: https://geni.us/bjks-webGoogle Scholar: https://geni.us/bjks-scholarBlueSky: https://geni.us/bjks-bskyReferencesWorld Atlas of Languages: https://en.wal.unesco.org/world-atlas-languagesThe Andamanese group that's hostile to strangers: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinelese"the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirohito_surrender_broadcastBakker (2022). The sounds of life.Blasi ... Neubig (2021). Systematic inequalities in language technology performance across the world's languages. arXiv.Blasi ... Bickel (2019). Human sound systems are shaped by post-Neolithic changes in bite configuration. Science.Blasi ... Majid (2022). Over-reliance on English hinders cognitive science. Trends in cognitive sciences.Everett (2023). A myriad of tongues.Floyd ... Enfield (2018). Universals and cultural diversity in the expression of gratitude. Royal Society Open Science.Gordon (2004). Numerical cognition without words: Evidence from Amazonia. Science.Hossenfelder (2018). Lost in math.Koyama & Rubin (2022). How the world became rich.Nettle (1998). Explaining global patterns of language diversity. Journal of anthropological archaeology.Pica ... Dehaene (2004). Exact and approximate arithmetic in an Amazonian indigene group. Science.Skirgård ... Gray (2023). Grambank reveals the importance of genealogical constraints on linguistic diversity and highlights the impact of language loss. Science Advances.

On the Road to Aya.Cael becomes the Amazon's Unorthodox Global DiplomatBy FinalStand. Listen to the Podcast at Explicit Novels.For me, the diplomacy revolved around Delilah and Virginia, I had already fallen on my knees and begged Odette to let me go see Aya 'alone'. A few sexual-charged hours later, she agreed. That left four choices for the role of my two agents. They wanted to go 'as is'. Rachel informed them they would be murdered in-flight and their bodies tossed out over a convenient body of water.Rachel felt that the only reasonable course of action was for them to not come. That way the two could live a few more weeks. However, she would settle for stripping them down, doing a full body scan and then sealing them naked in airtight coffins (with a suitable amount of oxygen) for the journey. I suspected they might still slip out the baggage compartment somewhere between takeoff and landing.I cut through the clash of egos and made the final decision. Delilah and Virginia would be stripped and thoroughly examined. Initially I had the chore. Rachel was deeply suspicious of my true intentions. Freed of any electronic devices and with their weaponry in my keeping during the trip, they would be blindfolded as we made it to Aya without bloodshed.They applauded my wisdom by roundly refusing my decision. Pamela was of no help. Ten minutes into it, I informed them I was going alone, completely alone. They laughed, snorted and chuckled. Rachel reminded me that I didn't know where to go. I lied and told her that Katrina had given me the coordinates for the super-secret juvenile, all-feline [yes, I meant cats], survival training school.Fine, they would just keep me under constant surveillance. I responded by assuring them that despite my lack of spy-like abilities, I would escape and get to relive my Summer Camp experience with the only woman who respected my Demigod-like combat status. Their laughter hurt my feelings. Pamela stepped up and told the room they could either respect my compromise, or she would help me evade them.It was even more depressing to see the room full of women who had previously been mocking me suddenly 'snap to' and quickly agree to my earlier suggestions."It is okay," Pamela told me softly as the actual mechanics of my vacation were figured out by others. "I didn't want to play Bill Munny to your Ben Logan."Pamela's eyes flared brighter than any phoenix's rebirth. She'd stumped me."The Unforgiven, my Son," she patted my cheek. "It is a western made in 1992 starring Clint Eastwood, recast masterfully by 'Yours Truly' and, we need to work on you making a convincing Morgan Freeman.""Doesn't Freeman end up in a pinewood box in the first third of the movie?" Virginia mused."I didn't want to dishearten him," Pamela grinned. To me. "He ran off alone and got himself killed.""I was what, not even a year old when that movie came out," I responded with indignation."You've never heard of Block Busters, Netflix, Redbox, Dish, Hulu, or late night, Spanish language television?" Pamela snickered."I only watch Univision for their sports coverage," I countered."You mean for those sexy female sports announcers," Delilah chuckled. That earned her a 'well duh' look from all the other women."Before I consent to the strip search and inevitable follow-up anal probe, are we really going to be in a situation that requires us to fight this time?" Virginia asked."We should be perfectly safe," Rachel responded."Check, bring extra ammo," Virginia nodded."Good for you, Ms. Maddox," Pamela winked. "One day there is hope your life will have some meaning to me.""Great," Special Agent Maddox muttered, "now I have to think of what to get her for Christmas." We all laughed. Christmas was such a long way away.We packed up, rode to a private airfield near Doebridge, learned that SD was smarter than the rest of us, boarded our flight, and then finally entered US airspace from there. Around Ohio, a thought occurred to Maddox."If we were somehow forced to land and have the plane searched, how bad would it be?" she requested of Rachel."Bad enough that we have a better chance of fighting our way free than seeing freedom before dying in prison," Rachel answered calmly."Hmm, Rachel, if something like that happened, how many parachutes do we have?" Delilah joined in."Enough. Mona rides down with Cael because he's a virgin," Rachel stated."Oh! Come on Rachel," I fell down on my knees. "Can't I bungee jump it?""Luv," Delilah snorted. "If the drop didn't kill ya, the bounce back would snap you in two.""Cáel, we are at thirty thousand feet," Tiger Lily giggled. "You are more likely to end as a streamer than a pancake." An Amazon giggle, a most joyous noise."Rachel, I have been unkind," Virginia confessed. "Cáel is so personable and so dead set on getting himself killed. I had no idea your assignment was so herculean.""Acknowledged," Rachel said, "and we don't use 'that' word." Hercules was Greek too."We have it worse," Delilah patted Maddox on her shoulder. "We must obey some sort of legal code that doesn't allow us to preemptively save him.""We must too," Rachel gave a depressive sigh. "Her," she pointed at Pamela."Hey," Pamela pouted. "I'm more a force for vigilante justice than a team player. I ride alone.""Alone?" I took a quick headcount and added our Amazon pilot. "I count ten, Lone Phaser.""Am I included in that count?" Miyako yawned from under her blanket. "This jet lag is killing me.""Where did she come from?" Virginia hopped up."She was here when we boarded," I told her. "I searched her, I swear.""Yes he did," Miyako gave a sleepy, Hello Kitty smile. She'd 'searched' me too."I bet you did," Rachel glared at me, then Pamela, then me again since I was the titular boss.Thankfully we all 'bought a vowel', played a card in Clue, and shared an Inspector Clouseau moment. The gang settled down for a nap. Sleeping was not complicated. Rachel, as my bodyguard, slept beside me. The airplane's touchdown was so flawless I had to be shaken to alertness. Did I fall asleep? More on that later.It would have been better if Virginia hadn't figured out our pilot had violated numerous FAA regulations, like dropping below radar at one remote airport then sailing along for an unknown number of kilometers at nape of the Earth until we reached our final destination (This is great in date flicks, btw. It convinces the girl that we should 'live in the moment'/screw as much as possible.)We weren't there yet, of course. That level of un-convoluted thinking would have been an Amazon indicator of senility. Being a male Amazon, I was immune to such considerations, that meant I was always nuts in their regard, but they chose to humor me. Our plane had to park in a camouflaged hangar before we were allowed to disembark.I concluded we must be getting close to our desert gulag/re-education center as the sharp glare of sunlight was accompanied by an equally heartless glare of hostility rolling forth from our waiting all-terrain vehicle caravan. Thank goodness Rachel had the foresight to bring sunscreen for the passel of us. I swallowed the bitter realization I'd lost a $1000 bet concerning our landing zone with Virginia (a Temperate Rainforest) and Delilah (the American Southwest). In retrospect, betting on the site of 'Camp Rock' wasn't my smartest wager.The Brit made off with $2000 of our money and she wanted to be paid in Euros. That's €778 from me, you offspring of those who didn't have the courage to cross the Atlantic 100 years ago. Neither Virginia nor I really cared. With the level of violence about to escalate, it was all looking like 'funny' money to us. I didn't share my misery. Our Welcome Wagon ladies hardly looked sympathetic, or all that opposed to utilizing scalping as a valid debating tool.They didn't view this moment as just a bad thing, me showing up. My arrival was apocalyptic: #1, a man. #2, with a member of another secret society. #3, #2 was a professional assassin. #4 and #5, two more outsider women. #6, an unscheduled visit, as in 'the camp guardians hadn't been given six months to plan out all contingencies'. And you think your daycare takes its security seriously?"Cáel Ishara," the curt, mega-harsh bitch addressed me in English. As the other seven women dismounted from the four Jeep Wranglers (Delilah enlightened us), it was obvious they were well armed and armored, right and ready to provide some extra-curricular para-military fun. "Welcome," and 'oh please tear out one or two of my fingernails you Ginormous Pain in my ass' she greeted the exalted me. We spoke in Hittite;"I am”, then I used a phrase which I hoped meant 'I had shed blood in battle with sister Aya'. "No other name means more to me right now." Ah, the lovely jerk that full-blooded Amazons gave the first time they heard a male speak their tongue. The slot machine of her intellect kicked into high gear. No arm grasp was coming my way. I almost forgot."The outsiders are to remain armed as guests of House Ishara." That command was crucial. When/if I got my way with my first request, I was going to be rendered 'one of the girls'."If that is your wish. (Evil grin) Grab your bags and make it snappy," the woman ordered. "I don't like any extended activity at this airfield.""Ladies, let's hurry up and get our bags," Pamela barked in English. "You too, you hairless ape." That would be me, if there was any question. The Super-friendly camp counselors, with their slung FN P90's, didn't lift a finger to help us. Miyako flounced around without a care in the world. Pamela, eh, there were only eight of them. Three of my SD group were cautious while the pilot was already effecting her refueling and departure.Rachel shot one of the guardians a look I perceived to be friendly. A double-take elucidated things. She was Rachel's younger sister and had already been updated on my bona fides. Then in Hittite;"Male, you are agreeable to the eye," Rachel's sister fired off. Three whole seconds."Why thank you. I run faster than you would think, thankfully heal even faster and have the venerated outdoor skills of Bigfoot," I smiled.The seven other ladies weren't sure what to make of that jocularity."A very, very young Bigfoot," Rachel corrected."There is nothing wrong with the size of his feet," Tiger Lily added to the fun. And then all the homicidal fanatics chuckled.Pamela's whispered translation brought a subdued, yet similar reaction from the non-Amazon contingent. Sure, the new group knew about the New Directive, my fun encounters which I equated to my life and death struggle in those earlier days, my rise to house leadership, Constanza's blinding, the grenade launcher episode and the totality of my last confrontation with Hayden. Amazons are some hard-ass bitches.As we were loading up the jeeps, the leader tapped me on the shoulder with some force, in the same way a teacher catches an unruly student's attention."What was sex with an augur like? My name is Caprica Mielikki.""Out of respect for your authority, I will answer this personal question that is really none of your business," I looked down a good ten centimeters at her. No fear."It was beautiful, like every other woman I have had the treasured pleasure to have sex with," I continued. My reply's undercurrent was simple: I am not a House Head while I'm here. I am an Amazon, not a slave, or outsider male."Did you suffer stigmata?""Yes. To be fair, I was also having intercourse with her personal guardian at the same time. I'm not sure where to lay the blame, or importance," I inhaled her rugged fragrance."Both?" a different camp counselor questioned."As I told you, he has a really big and craftily-wielded foot," Tiger Lily teased, then Pamela said in Hittite;"And he is banned from having sex with any Amazon women for fifty more days," Pamela reminded them. Miyako, Delilah and Maddox weren't involved so were left uninformed of that detail. That bludgeoning innuendo dealt with, off to camp we went. Our journey was a pleasant diversion, punctuated by our trail, or lack thereof.The jeeps split up once we hit the aerial cover of the desert pines. At that point, every rock, shrub, tree and loose bit of debris revealed its God-given mission in life was to kill us. I kept telling myself that surely our Amazon driver abhorred suicide as much as I frowned on vehicular manslaughter as a means of me dying.Failing to believe that left me with tuck, duck and roll and that death-defying move would leave me lost and waterless, somewhere. I would have thought 'somewhere without cell reception', but none of our mobile devices had made the trip, despite a valiant effort at skullduggery by Special Agent Maddox and some highly creative types back at the Hoover Building.See, after we dutifully packed all our gear, the troupe got to watch Rachel's team toss everything into a cargo bin set to be loaded onto a flight to, the ticket said Banjul, Gambia. Woot! My ten ton armored long coat was going to Africa without me. It would have undoubtedly have tried to kill me in this heat. I was lured into acceptance by hoping this was going to be a 'birthday suit' flight.Yay! (Sarcasm) We got all new undies, shirts, shoes, pants, shorts, jackets, ponchos (I was beginning to suspect duplicity on that one), and a variety of other gear, including guns. They were nice enough to replace our weapons with the exact same production models. The sole exceptions were my trusty axes and I trembled at the scrutiny they must have endured.Meanwhile, back to my archaic, misogynistic inspiration that women shouldn't be allowed to drive: after the third skirting of what must have been a ten meter drop, I realized I was looking at this journey in the wrong light. I raised my hands over my head and began screaming like a fool. I was on the best rollercoaster ride ever!!The hobnail boot was on the other foot. My driver really wanted to know what the fuck I was up to, but couldn't take her concentration off the terrain. One massive lurch planted us in an arroyo (that's a dry riverbed for those of us who aren't freaked out every time it rains). Rachel and I were sitting in the back. Turning around in the front seat, Pamela grinned at me."I dare you to surf the hood," she laughed. Sweet Mother Ishara, that was the best mixing of 'you must be a redneck'/'immortal high schooler madness' I'd ever heard. I unbuckled milliseconds before Rachel could stop me. Her look said it all. 'Please, you Moron, don't do this to me. I've been a good little guardian and really don't deserve this, now do I?'I gave her a deep French kiss. She moaned, just not in a sexual manner. One of these days Rachel was going to start running around with a needle and fast acting sedative to keep me safe from myself. Understand, my driver was racing down this dirt, well, "pathway" was being generous. Her first warning that something wasn't right was me hand-standing on the roll bar and flipping onto the dashboard.Considering I was up against a 70 kilometer headwind, I felt I pulled off that maneuver rather well. She grabbed my closest ankle with one hand while keeping the other on the wheel. Our eyes were masked with goggles, but my smile said it all. No, I hadn't been thrown forward, and no, I wasn't running away from something in the back seat.I shook free, stepped over the windshield, braced my right heel against its base and leaned into the torrent of air. I was surfing a jeep. Then I was flying above the jeep, but only for a second. We'd hit a rock the size of an armadillo, or maybe it was an actual armadillo. I wasn't looking back to check. Why was I doing this? It was a tad complex. I gave Psych 101 a shot.My life was not where I had envisioned it would be when I kissed Dr. Kimberly Geisler, and my last two Bolingbrook girlfriends, who had been unaware of each other until that moment, good-bye before leaving college forever. I proudly considered myself amoral. No social contract would keep me from some good cunt, and since I found all cunt to be good if you worked at it, I slept with every girl I could, married, committed, bored, desperate, I didn't care.I held no relationship sacred. I had already proved I could do any girl's mother, daughter, aunt, roommate, childhood friend and total stranger. I hadn't cared. I knew I was going to cause multiple women emotional pain and I did it anyway. Sure, I regretted the agony I left in my wake.I never considered myself a sadist, but I had been a pretty horrible person by ignoring the inevitable consequences of my actions. Then Havenstone. Suddenly people were doing bad stuff to people I didn't know and it mattered to me. I was talking to women without the end goal being a sexual encounter.Hell, I had been honest to women without them using pain, or the threat of pain, on me. I didn't stop being me. I nailed four women at Loraine's, Europa's and Aya's school. I nailed Nicole while waiting for Trent to toss me his social table scraps, Libra. A whole army of women engaged in murder, slavery and infanticide on a regular basis, and I cared for them.I cared for them in a way that confronted damnation, not sexual adventurism. I had graduated from 'Dude, don't do that to the lady' at some bar to 'do this and I'll have you killed' and meaning it, and making it happen. I hadn't learned my lesson. I'd gone on to kill Hayden and Goddess-knows how many other women who Hayden had placed on that list.Yep, dead, dead, dead and it was all on me. Worse, I would do it all over again because deep down, tearing up my insides, was morality. To me that boiled down to caring about someone else without reward. And all that led me to surfing the hood of a jeep on my way to meet my lodestone of this transformation, Aya.My laughter was drowned out by the noises of the engine, tires, rocks, wind and sand. It resonated all the more. The driver didn't slow down. I sincerely doubted she understood my lunacy. That was okay. Pamela did and Aya would. She'd want to go jeep surfing too. Man, for a jackass and dastardly betrayer, I was accumulating a sizable heart-load of people I could honestly say I loved.Kimberly had once told me that the pain of knowledge is never being able to forget it. Good, or bad, it is an affliction for which there is no cure. That was where I was, pained by the creeping advancement of my soul and unable to turn back now that the door to familial affection had been opened.My thoughts of Dad dying and of a thunderstorm burst in my noggin weren't being terribly helpful to my mental state either. The horn blew and I snuck a quick peek back. The driver was making a sharp, forward jabbing motion with her right hand, then thrusting to the left. We were getting ready to exit the arroyo and that probably required some hellish footwork far beyond my ability.I made a hasty, less dignified, yet safer return to my seat. Rachel quickly buckled me in before a rapid turn up and over the bank of the river bed had us heading for another forested area."What was that all about?" Rachel asked once we were back into the tree cover. She'd have asked earlier but she was too busy clenching and unclenching her jaw in frustration.

*) Entre os vários recados dados por Donald Trump na posse e no inicio de mandato, está com certeza a ideia de uma politica de, digamos, expansão de território dos Estados Unidos. Trump já deixou clara as pretensões (pelo menos no discurso) de tomar o Canal do Panamá e até a Groenlândia, ilha que pertence hoje à Dinamarca. É claro que não apareceram nas falas de Trump quaisquer menções à uma área que, em outras oportunidades, já esteve no foco de discursos: a Amazônia. Reportagem publicada recentemente pela Gazeta do Povo mostra que as razões de Trump para retomar o Canal do Panamá, anexar o Canadá e a Groenlândia não se estendem à floresta brasileira, embora líderes americanos e europeus já tenham manifestado, há tempos, o desejo de dominarem recursos naturais da região sob o pretexto da preservação ambiental.Esse episódio do podcast 15 Minutos fala sobre os planos de expansão de Donald Trump e o olhar internacional para a Amazônia. O convidado para falar do assunto é o Renan Ramalho, da equipe de República, que assina a reportagem sobre o tema. 

  What a great way to start off the new year! Jumping right in with this excellent mix from friend of the show, Andy McNeill. Andy records as Maple Mountain Sunburst and he released a wonderful album last year - https://maplemountainsunburst.bandcamp.com/album/ecstatic  He also did a guest mix for us last year which you can find here - Mixcloud  &  Low Light Mixes Blog. My favorite discovery in this mix is the third track, "My Dog's Eyes" by Zammuto. I am blown away each time I hear it. One of my favorite track of 2024 is also included in the mix - Andy's own "Pop-a-matic." So good! The rest of the mix a great as well.  Here's what Andy says about his latest creation: "Cycles, patterns and joy in repetition. I'll paraphrase redditer Waves_of_awesome who said strongly repetitive music has the ability to transport the listener to a meditative state. “… repeating passages echo like a mantra, almost hypnotizing you”. It's a fundamental yet unpremeditated element in my musical endeavours. A lot of different genres represented here — not really intentionally, I just wanted to include some favourites and influential tracks. But wait where's O Superman? It's Gonna Rain? I guess we'll have to do a part two. I hope you all enjoy the journey."  -  Andy >>>Links to all the music used in this mix

Envíame un mensajeTenemos exclusivo video y fotos de recientes reuniones (ceremonias) en Iglesias Católicas de Puerto Rico donde una laica misionera de la Amazonia ha estando llevando a la Pachamama ( madre tierra). Luis Román nos explica junto a Dr. César Félix Sánchez.Support the show YouTube Facebook Telegram Instagram Tik Tok Twitter

Sebastian Copeland is a polar explorer, climate analyst, photographer and author. In 2017, he was named one of the world's top 25 adventurers of the last 25 years.  Noted as a photographer “who has produced works that are of outstanding artistic merit and communicates messages of urgent global significance,” Sebastian has led numerous record-setting expeditions, documenting the endangered Polar regions while covering more than 10,000 km on skis over the ice. Since 2000, he has warned of systemic transformations taking place in the polar regions and their geo- economic consequences. Sebastian has addressed audiences at the United Nations, institutions and governments globally, as well as Fortune 500 companies, about the urgent need for a market transformation towards a sustainable economy. He is a fellow of The Explorers Club, and member of the International Glaciology Society, the American Polar Society, and a founding member of Artists for Amazonia. Sebastian's books have sold in over 70 countries. He was named four times Photographer of the Year, including twice in 2020 (IPA and TIFA) for Antarctica: The Waking Giant (Rizzoli 2020). In 2024, he released his sixth monogram titled: The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White (Rizzoli) with a foreword by Dr. Jane Goodall. In 2018, Sebastian received a Bambi award in Germany, in the “Our Earth” category. He was named a Knight twice by the French government: in the National Order of Merit, and in the Order of Arts and Letters. Our guest on episode 228, Sebastian returns to the program to quickly revisit his one way ticket destination before talking about his sensational new book, The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White (Rizzoli). In the course of the conversation, we cover: The changes in the Arctic and its impact on our lives outside the region Svalbard Global Seed Vault The Arctic as home to some of the oldest known life-forms (FYI: In 2011, scientists discovered 750-million-year-old bacteria trapped in ice)  His approach to taking award-winning photos (and the importance of patience in the process) How icebergs are like people The wildlife found in the Arctic The connection between the peoples of the Arctic and the landscape, and the strains placed on their maintaining their traditional way of life Dr. Jane Goodall writing the forward to the book and her influence on his work Tourism's impact on the polar regions What we all can do to help the environment.  The Arctic: A Darker Shade of White made the NYT & the New York Post Best Holiday Gift Guide lists! 

Según el último censo, en la Amazonia brasileña viven 868.000 indígenas. Los yanomami son más de 30.000. Hasta 1940 no se produjo su primer contacto con foraneos pero las políticas de los diferentes gobiernos y la impunidad con la que los buscadores de oro y las empresas madereras trabajan en la Amazonia deja sin un lugar para vivir a casi un millón de personas solo en Brasil. Hablamos con Fiona Watson, directora de investigacion y campañas de Survival; Ehuana Yaira Yanomami, artista, activista e investigadora yanomami y Virgílio Afonso da Silva, profesor de Derecho Constitucional en la universidad de Sao Paulo.Escuchar audio

La escritora peruana Andrea Ortiz de Zevallos publicó en 2024 con editorial Tusquets Madre de Dios título que se inspira en un departamento de la República de Perú. La historia que cuenta nos lleva a la explotación ilegal de esa zona y las repercusiones que esto tiene en sus pobladores, los guardianes de una de las zonas naturales con más biodiversidad en el mundo. Su pasión por su país y su gente la ha llevado a otros proyectos como Despensa Amazónica que recupera las costumbres culinarias e ingredientes de la Amazonia para difundirlas y a la vez protegerlas. Otro de sus libros es La mudanza imposible, una colección de cuentos en donde la figura de la madre está muy presente. Es documentarista por lo que ha ganado varios premios y escribió el guion de cine Muerte en el Festival.

(Conversation recorded on September 25th, 2024)     The Amazon Rainforest is one of the Earth's most vital systems, playing a key role in maintaining the balance and stability of our climate. Yet this extraordinary ecosystem, which influences global rainfall patterns and regulates temperatures, is increasingly threatened by human activity. What is the current status of the ancient Amazon Rainforest, and how could its trajectory shape the entire planet for thousands of years to come?  In today's episode, Nate speaks with Earth scientist Carlos Nobre to explore the critical challenges facing the Amazon. They delve into the rainforest's unique ecological dynamics, the devastating impact of deforestation and wildfires on its ability to function, and how the health of the Amazon directly influences the climate of the entire world. In what ways does the astounding biodiversity of the Amazon play critical roles in its resilience, and how is that biodiversity being put at risk? How could a system that has sustained its own water cycles for millions of years suddenly tip into a self-drying savanna? Finally, what actions should countries – beyond the Amazonia region itself – take to support the conservation and restoration of the world's largest rainforest and the people that call it home?    About Carlos Nobre: Carlos A. Nobre is an Earth Scientist from Brazil, currently associated with the University of São Paulo. He is also the co-chair of the Science Panel for the Amazon-SPA. He obtained his PhD in Meteorology at MIT. Nobre's work mostly focuses on the Amazon and its impact on the Earth System. He chaired the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA). He is a foreign member of the US National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Society, and member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the World Academy of Sciences. He was awarded several prizes including the Volvo Environmental Prize, the AAAS Science Diplomacy Award and AAAS Fellow Award. He also developed the Amazonia 4.0 initiative, an innovative project to demonstrate the feasibility of a new socio-bioeconomy of standing forests and flowing rivers in the Amazon.   Show Notes and More Watch this video episode on Youtube   ---   Support The Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future Join our Substack newsletter Join our Discord channel and connect with other listeners  

The Amazon is often described as an ecosystem under dire threat due to climate change and deliberate deforestation. Yet there is still considerable hope that these threats can be mitigated. In the face of these threats, indigenous conservationists are attempting to strike a balance between tradition and preserving Amazonia. Meanwhile, two river journeys more than 100 years apart – one by a contemporary National Geographic reporter and another by “The Lewis and Clark of Brazil”— draw attention to the beauty and diversity of one of the world's most important ecosystems. Guests: Cynthia Gorney – Contributing writer at the National Geographic Society, former bureau chief for South America at The Washington Post Larry Rohter – Reporter and correspondent in Rio de Janeiro for fourteen years for Newsweek and as The New York Times bureau chief. Author of Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist João Campos-Silva – Brazilian researcher and conservationist, and cofounder of Instituto Jura, a conservation organization. His work, along with that of other conservationists, is featured in the National Geographic issue devoted to the Amazon. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Amazon is often described as an ecosystem under dire threat due to climate change and deliberate deforestation. Yet there is still considerable hope that these threats can be mitigated. In the face of these threats, indigenous conservationists are attempting to strike a balance between tradition and preserving Amazonia. Meanwhile, two river journeys more than 100 years apart – one by a contemporary National Geographic reporter and another by “The Lewis and Clark of Brazil”— draw attention to the beauty and diversity of one of the world's most important ecosystems. Guests: Cynthia Gorney – Contributing writer at the National Geographic Society, former bureau chief for South America at The Washington Post Larry Rohter – Reporter and correspondent in Rio de Janeiro for fourteen years for Newsweek and as The New York Times bureau chief. Author of Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist João Campos-Silva – Brazilian researcher and conservationist, and cofounder of Instituto Jura, a conservation organization. His work, along with that of other conservationists, is featured in the National Geographic issue devoted to the Amazon. Featuring music by Dewey Dellay and Jun Miyake Big Picture Science is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com to inquire about advertising on Big Picture Science. You can get early access to ad-free versions of every episode by joining us on Patreon. Thanks for your support!   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Resumen informativo con las noticias más destacadas de Colombia del viernes 08 de noviembre de 2024 a las dos de la tarde.

Since at least the Age of Exploration, Africa has been referred to as "the Dark Continent." It's, naturally, a dated and controversial term, though to me, it refers to the mysterious interior of the continent, which wasn't seen by European eyes until the 19th Century. But in this podcaster's opinion, it's a moniker that could just as easily be applied to South America, whose Amazonia region in Brazil wasn't even fully mapped until the 20th Century, a feat achieved by none other than former American president Theodore Roosevelt. Tune in to find out how he did and what transpired on that fateful expedition! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/historylovescompany/support

En este episodio Lu Figueroa y Adriana Rangel platican sobre las Storefronts de Amazon, que ahora permiten a las marcas personalizar al máximo su espacio. Imagina un mini sitio web donde tus productos brillen, sin distracciones externas. Hablamos de cómo estas mejoras, como la página de ancho completo y el recorrido tipo cuestionario, hacen de la experiencia de compra algo más envolvente y atractivo. Compartimos historias inspiradoras mostrando cómo estos cambios están redefiniendo la forma en que los clientes encuentran lo que realmente necesitan. ¡No te pierdas este episodio! En el episodio #150 de Serious Sellers Podcast en Español, platicamos de: 00:00 - Nuevas Funcionalidades en Amazon 06:53 - Mejoras en La Storefront De Amazon 21:39 - Optimización Creativa Con Amazon 33:39 - Comunidad Unida en Amazonia

Today features a different gruesome twosome as Just Patrick is joined by Navigator Lana for all kinds of tabletop chatter. The 8-bit breakdown feature is Windmill Valley; an amazing euro game with several strategic paths and some of those big turns where everything chains together! Before wrapping up the episode, we get a visit from explorer Josh for a lost loot segment!   www.levelupgamepodcast.com Facebook X Instagram BGG Guild

Send us a textOn this episode Amazonia Krav Maga's two founders discuss various angles on self-protection teaching and learning, from taking a principle-centred approach where students have the opportunity to gain ownership over their techniques to the Chinese Water Torture method used by predators in relationships to the cycle of abuse to women supporting women. It's a discussion long in the making and it's finally here!Amazonia Krav MagaRebuilding Lives UKPatreon Page Music for the Outro: "Titans" by Cold CinemaLink: https://bit.ly/3HjGhpVSupport the show Support the show Support me on Patreon Buy "When Parents Aren't Around" Audiobook Clubb Chimera Website Clubb Chimera Martial Arts Facebook Group Clubb Chimera Facebook Page Clubb Chimera Twitter Clubb Chimera YouTube Clubb Chimera Instagram Jamie Clubb Books

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, filmmaker, and writer. He's the founder of Junglekeepers, an organization protecting threatened habitat in western Amazonia, and the author of "Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon."  www.paulrosolie.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've mastered the Pisco Sour and Punch, impressed your friends with El Capitan, now it's time to kick back with the Chilcano, a zesty, refreshing mix of pisco, ginger, and lime. Joining us for today's episode is DC-based Glendon Hartley, a bartender and proprietor of Service Bar, Causa, and Amazonia. Listen on (or read below) to learn Glendon's Chilcano recipe — and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe!Glendon Hartley's Chilcano Recipe Ingredients - 4 ounces soda water - ½ ounce fresh lime juice - 1 ounce ginger simple syrup - 1 ounce Torontel pisco - ½ ounce Italia pisco - Garnish: citrus tuile, lime wedge, or lime peel Directions 1. Over a large spear of ice in a chilled highball glass, first add soda water. 2. Add the remaining ingredients. 3. Garnish with a citrus tuile, lime wedge, or lime peel.

Today, you'll learn about the smart soil that gives plants a massive boost even when they're watered less, how our love of certain odors could be more nurture than nature, and a moss that could one day fill greenhouses on Mars. Smart Soil “‘Smart soil' grows 138% bigger crops using 40% less water.” by Michael Irving. 2024. “Climate Change Indicators: Drought.” EPA. 2024. “Water for Prosperity and Peace.” Unesco. 2024. “Self-watering SMAG-soil pulls moisture from the air.” by Ben Coxworth. 2020. “Self-Irrigation and Slow-Release Fertilizer Hydrogels for Sustainable Agriculture.” by Jungjoon Park, et al. 2024. Smell Preferences “Do you smell what I smell? New study reveals surprising variability in odor preferences.” by Mane Kara-Yakoubian. 2024. “Is the perception of odour pleasantness shared across cultures and ecological conditions? Evidence from Amazonia, East Africa, New Guinea, Malaysia, and Poland.” by Piotr Sorokowski, et al. 2024. Mars Moss “Scientists find desert moss ‘that can survive on Mars'.” by Nicola Davis. 2024. “The extremotolerant desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising pioneer plant for colonizing extraterrestrial environments.” by Xiaoshuang Li, et al. 2024. “This desert moss has the potential to grow on Mars.” Science News. 2024. Follow Curiosity Daily on your favorite podcast app to get smarter with Calli and Nate — for free! Still curious? Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/curiosity to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

27k27- No pocos exploradores han considerado plausible la existencia de ciudades perdidas en lo profundo de las selvas amazónicas. La principal fuente para postular la existencia de una ciudad perdida el el llamado "Manuscrito 512" guardado actualmente en el acervo de la Biblioteca Nacional de Río de Janeiro (división de "Manuscritos", serie "Obras Raras"). Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Gojira is a French juggernaut has been pushing the boundaries of metal for over two decades, evolving from a death metal outfit into a genre-defying force. In this episode, Jay and Modd take on the monumental task of ranking Gojira's albums from least favorite to most beloved, a challenge that's sure to ignite some passionate debates among fans. Jay and Modd reflect on how Gojira has consistently pushed the boundaries of metal, blending brutal riffs with complex song structures and deep lyrical content. The ranking starts with Gojira's earlier work, where Jay and Modd delve into the raw and unpolished energy of their debut album, *Terra Incognita* (2001). While not as refined as their later efforts, *Terra Incognita* showcases the band's potential and hints at the greatness to come. Moving on, the discussion shifts to *The Link* (2003), an album that marked a significant step forward for the band in terms of both songwriting and production. Jay and Modd explore the themes of spirituality and nature that permeate the album, as well as the intricate rhythms and guitar work that would become hallmarks of Gojira's sound. As the ranking continues, the hosts tackle *From Mars to Sirius* (2005), the album that catapulted Gojira to international fame. Jay and Modd reminisce about the first time they heard the crushing riffs of “Flying Whales” and the anthemic power of “Backbone.” Next up is *The Way of All Flesh* (2008), an album that delves into themes of mortality and the human condition. Jay and Modd analyze the darker, more introspective tone of the album, noting how tracks like “Oroborus” and “Esoteric Surgery” showcase the band's ability to blend technical complexity with emotional depth. As the episode progresses, Jay and Modd dive into *L'Enfant Sauvage* (2012), an album that balances Gojira's trademark heaviness with a newfound sense of melody and atmosphere. The hosts explore how the band refined their sound on this record, producing some of their most memorable tracks like the title track “L'Enfant Sauvage” and “The Gift of Guilt.” The discussion then turns to *Magma* (2016), a pivotal album that marked a significant shift in Gojira's sound. Jay and Modd delve into the personal tragedies that influenced the album, particularly the loss of the Duplantier brothers' mother, which brought a new level of emotional intensity to their music. The hosts discuss how *Magma*'s more streamlined approach and focus on melody alienated some fans but attracted a whole new audience. They analyze tracks like “Stranded” and “Silvera,” noting how the album's introspective lyrics and atmospheric soundscapes represent a bold evolution for the band. Finally, the ranking reaches Gojira's most recent release, *Fortitude* (2021). Jay and Modd examine how the album builds on the foundations of *Magma* while incorporating elements from the band's earlier work. They discuss the album's themes of resilience and environmental activism, as well as standout tracks like “Born for One Thing” and “Amazonia.” The hosts reflect on how *Fortitude* continues Gojira's tradition of pushing boundaries, both musically and thematically, and how it cements their status as one of metal's most forward-thinking bands. Throughout the episode, Jay and Modd share their personal experiences with Gojira's music, recounting memorable concert experiences and how certain albums impacted their lives. They also engage in lively debates about the ranking, with each host bringing their own unique perspective to the discussion. As the episode draws to a close, Jay and Modd encourage listeners to share their own rankings and thoughts on Gojira's discography. Whether you're a longtime Gojira fan or new to their music, this episode of The Metal Maniacs Podcast offers a comprehensive and entertaining look at one of metal's most innovative bands. FOLLOW US-https://linktr.ee/metalmaniacsmi

A Andav - Associação Nacional dos Distribuidores de Insumos Agrícolas e Veterinários promove anualmente o Congresso Andav, que já é o maior do mundo no setor. Com mais de 13.000 visitantes, mais de 1.300 congressistas e mais de 220 expositores nos 3 dias do evento, o Congresso Andav é o momento em que os diversos players do agronegócio se encontram para discutir o setor, fazer previsões e conhecer novidades em tecnologia, produtos e serviços. É uma festa do Agro na cidade de São Paulo. Este ano, como uma inovação, a Andav fez uma parceira conosco e levou o LíderCast para gravar 13 episódios do tradicional podcast nas dependências do evento. Num estúdio construído especialmente para as gravações, recebemos diversas personalidades para uma conversa livre sobre suas áreas de atuação e visão sobre o agronegócio e muito mais.  O resultado foram cerca de 9 horas de conteúdo que começa a ser distribuído a partir de hoje, inaugurando com o ex-ministro e grande defensor da soberania brasileira Aldo Rebelo. Ouvir essa série do LíderCast/Andav é como fazer um mini-MBA sobre o agro! Neste episódio temos o ex-ministro Aldo Rebelo, cuja participação na efetivação do Código Florestal e na defesa da nossa soberania tem sido notável. Uma conversa de dois patriotas sobre a importância do agro.                See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Andav - Associação Nacional dos Distribuidores de Insumos Agrícolas e Veterinários promove anualmente o Congresso Andav, que já é o maior do mundo no setor. Com mais de 13.000 visitantes, mais de 1.300 congressistas e mais de 220 expositores nos 3 dias do evento, o Congresso Andav é o momento em que os diversos players do agronegócio se encontram para discutir o setor, fazer previsões e conhecer novidades em tecnologia, produtos e serviços. É uma festa do Agro na cidade de São Paulo. Este ano, como uma inovação, a Andav fez uma parceira conosco e levou o LíderCast para gravar 13 episódios do tradicional podcast nas dependências do evento. Num estúdio construído especialmente para as gravações, recebemos diversas personalidades para uma conversa livre sobre suas áreas de atuação e visão sobre o agronegócio e muito mais.  O resultado foram cerca de 9 horas de conteúdo que começa a ser distribuído a partir de hoje, inaugurando com o ex-ministro e grande defensor da soberania brasileira Aldo Rebelo. Ouvir essa série do LíderCast/Andav é como fazer um mini-MBA sobre o agro! Neste episódio temos o ex-ministro Aldo Rebelo, cuja participação na efetivação do Código Florestal e na defesa da nossa soberania tem sido notável. Uma conversa de dois patriotas sobre a importância do agro.                See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two decades ago, a group of Indonesian agricultural workers in the Sumatran uplands began occupying the agribusiness plantation near their homes. In the years since, members of this remarkable movement have reclaimed collective control of their land and cultivated diverse agricultural forests on it, repairing the damage done over nearly a century of abuse. Scott talks with environmental anthropologist David Gilbert to delve into the history and politics of Indonesia's landback movements. They discuss how grassroots agrarian workers organized to resist corporate and governmental land grabs under the authoritarian regime of Suharto and the New Order. They also get into the Cold War politics of the region, U.S. intervention in Indonesia and current political developments in Indonesia. Bio// David Gilbert is an environmental anthropologist with a special interest in social movements, ecological change, and post-development theory. David is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He held previous positions as at the University of California, Berkeley and Stanford University. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University. He is the author of "Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land: A Social Movement Ethnography." He is active in protest movements across four continents, from Sumatra and Amazonia to Catalonia and California. ------------------------------------------ Outro- "Green and Red Blues" by Moody Links// + David's website: https://www.davidegilbert.com/ + UC Press: "Countering Dispossession, Reclaiming Land: A Social Movement Ethnography" (https://bit.ly/3XnZH51) Follow Green and Red// +G&R Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/greenandredpodcast⁠⁠⁠ +Our rad website: ⁠⁠⁠https://greenandredpodcast.org/⁠⁠⁠ + Join our Discord community (https://discord.gg/MBjDvs69) Support the Green and Red Podcast// +Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/greenredpodcast +Or make a one time donation here: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/DonateGandR⁠⁠⁠ Our Networks// +We're part of the Labor Podcast Network: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.laborradionetwork.org/⁠⁠ +We're part of the Anti-Capitalist Podcast Network: linktr.ee/anticapitalistpodcastnetwork +Listen to us on WAMF (90.3 FM) in New Orleans (https://wamf.org/) This is a Green and Red Podcast (@PodcastGreenRed) production. Produced by Bob (@bobbuzzanco) and Scott (@sparki1969). Edited by Isaac.

Desde hace semanas, la selva amazónica está asolada por terribles incendios. En varios estados de Brasil e incluso en Bolivia, la población se asfixia bajo una espesa capa de humo. Las consecuencias para la salud son graves, advierten especialistas. En el sur de Brasil, en el estado de Rio Grande do Sul, el cielo está cubierto por una película gris que opaca el brillo del sol. El origen de este fenómeno se encuentra, sin embargo, a cientos de kilómetros de distancia, en la Amazonía brasileña. Desde hace semanas, incendios forestales se han disparado en la selva amazónica, abarcando miles de kilómetros. El estado de Rondonia, en el noroeste, es uno de los más afectados. En julio se registraron más de 1.600 focos de incendio. En las tres primeras semanas de agosto se han superado los 2.100. Además de los peligros propios del fuego, el humo se ha convertido en un problema de salud pública. La pasada semana, el índice de partículas finas en el aire llegó a ser 55 veces superior al máximo recomendado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud. “Para las personas que están cerca de las quemas es terrible, porque tienen que respirar el humo todo el tiempo. Por ejemplo, en Porto Velho, en Rondonia, todos los años la ciudad tiene humo. Hay muchos casos de internaciones en hospitales porque las personas se enferman, porque están respirando el humo”, indica Cristiane Mazzetti, portavoz de Greenpeace Brasil. Lo que sucede en la Amazonía no se queda en la AmazoníaLa condensación del humo es tal que no solo viaja por Brasil, sino que ha llegado asimismo a Bolivia, también afectada por incendios forestales en la región de Santa Cruz. “Hay una corriente de viento que trae la lluvia, pero cuando no hay la lluvia, la corriente trae el humo también. Esto solo muestra que lo qué pasa en la Amazonía es un problema también en regiones distantes de la Amazonía. Es muy grave”, precisa Cristiane Mazzetti. El origen de los incendios es una mezcla peligrosa entre actividades humanas y las crecientes temperaturas en Brasil, explica Christiane Marchetti: “Es un cóctel peligroso. El fuego es iniciado por personas. No es algo natural en la Amazonía. Puede ser para renovación de áreas de ganadería y también de agricultura. Puede ser también para finalizar el proceso de deforestación y ahora, por este periodo que va desde julio hasta noviembre, que es la estación más seca en Amazonía, vuelve más frecuente la ocurrencia del fuego.”Leer tambiénAfectada por una sequía precoz, la Amazonia vive una situación ‘crítica'

Tercer Milenio 360 Internacional - 12/08/24 Brasil sufre su peor inicio de temporada de incendios forestales, siendo el Amazonas la región de mayor peligro. Una nueva pandemia podría gestarse en África. Conoce la advertencia que dejó Stephen Hawking a la humanidad. Entérate de la relación que tiene el Vaticano y el fenómeno OVNI extraterrestre. En Taiwán es captado un impresionante OVNI nube. En Rusia, un testigo capta el paso de un misterioso objeto de tecnología no humana, esto durante los enfrentamientos entre Rusia y Ucrania.

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Hello everyone and welcome to Episode Ninety Nine!  And while we're at it, I hope you all remain safe and healthy out there. This show is dedicated to the memory of Gary Pinson.  Gary lived over in the Missouri Ozarks and every October he and his family would come over to Snake Road in southern Illinois, which is where I first met him.  It got to be a thing every year, meeting up with Gary and his crew, walking and talking on the road.  He was a good man, a gentle man, with a twinkle in his eye and always ready with a story.  I will miss him and so will so many other folks who come down to Snake Road on the regular.  My sympathies to Preston, Gregory, Amy and the rest of the Pinson family – I'm quite sure Gary's at a McDonald's somewhere. As always, I am grateful to all the show's patrons who help to keep the show moving forward. And if you're out there listening and you would like to kick in a few bucks, it's easy to do, you simply go to the So Much Pingle Patreon page. You can support the show for as little as three bucks a month – less than a fancy cup of coffee! You can also support the show via one-time contributions via PayPal or Venmo (please contact me via email to somuchpingle@gmail.com). Just prior to heading down to Peru in May, I heard from Devon Graham, who is the director of Project Amazonas. Devon told me our group would be sharing the Santa Cruz field station with some folks doing venom research, and that certainly sounded intriguing, Arriving at Santa Cruz we met with Ella Guedouar, Carter Haley, and Grant McCargar, and we got a peek at the research they were conducting.  A very gracious trio, they were cool with me and Josh and all of his students doing some shoulder surfing as they extracted venom and worked up their serpent subjects.  And they graciously agreed to talk with me about their research. Thanks for listening everyone! And as always, please keep the comments and suggestions coming, and please take time to rate the show on your podcast platform! The show email is somuchpingle@gmail.com, and there's also a So Much Pingle group on Facebook, for discussion, comments, feedback, suggestions, herp confessions, tips for herping better, etc. -Mike

While Dara Wilson was working at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in D.C., she introduced visitors to the Amazonia exhibit. She would describe the song of a bird she'd never had the chance to see in the wild, the Blue-gray Tanager. But when Dara moved to Panama, she heard the song that she knew by heart already. Encountering the Blue-gray Tanager in its natural habitat inspired her to keep learning about birds — and to share that knowledge with others as an educator. Dara helps organize Black Birders Week. Find out how you can participate here.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Diego Bohórquez, PhD, professor of medicine and neurobiology at Duke University and a pioneering researcher into how we use our ‘gut sense.' He describes how your gut communicates to your brain and the rest of your body through hormones and neural connections to shape your thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. He explains how your gut senses a range of features such as temperature, pH, the macro- and micronutrients in our foods, and much more and signals that information to the brain to affect our food preferences, aversions, and cravings. Dr. Bohórquez describes his early life in the Amazon jungle and how exposure to traditional agriculture inspired his unique expertise combining nutrition, gastrointestinal physiology, and neuroscience. We discuss how the gut and brain integrate sensory cues, leading to our intuitive “gut sense” about food, people, and situations. This episode provides a scientific perspective into your gut sense to help you make better food choices and, indeed, to support better decision-making in all of life. For show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Joovv: https://joovv.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/huberman Timestamps 00:00:00 Dr. Diego Bohórquez 00:02:37 Sponsors: Joovv, LMNT & Helix Sleep; YouTube, Spotify & Apple Subscribe 00:06:49 Gut-Brain Axis 00:11:35 Gut Sensing, Hormones 00:15:26 Green Fluorescent Protein; Neuropod Cells & Environment Sensing 00:26:57 Brain & Gut Connection, Experimental Tools & Rabies Virus 00:35:28 Sponsor: AG1 00:37:00 Neuropod Cells & Nutrient Sensing 00:43:55 Gastric Bypass Surgery, Cravings & Food Choice 00:51:14 Optogenetics; Sugar Preference & Neuropod Cells 01:00:29 Gut-Brain Disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome 01:03:03 Sponsor: InsideTracker 01:04:04 Gut & Behavior; Gastric Bypass, Cravings & Alcohol 01:07:38 GLP-1, Ozempic, Neuropod Cells 01:11:46 Food Preference & Gut-Brain Axis, Protein 01:21:35 Protein & Sugar, Agriculture & ‘Three Sisters' 01:25:16 Childhood, Military School; Academics, Nutrition & Nervous System 01:36:15 Plant Wisdom, Agriculture, Indigenous People 01:41:48 Evolution of Food Choices; Learning from Plants 01:48:15 Plant-Based Medicines; Amazonia, Guayusa Ritual & Chonta Palm 01:56:58 Yerba Mate, Chocolate, Guayusa 02:00:22 Brain, Gut & Sensory Integration; Variability 02:06:01 Electrical Patterns in Gut & Brain, “Hangry” 02:12:43 Gut Intuition, Food & Bonding; Subconscious & Superstition 02:22:00 Vagus Nerve & Learning, Humming 02:26:46 Digestive System & Memory; Body Sensing 02:32:51 Listening to the Body, Meditation 02:40:12 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Sponsors, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter Disclaimer

Did you know the world's largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting nature take care of its own business, sharing how the digestive habits of tapirs — pig-like creatures that roam Amazonia — spread seeds that help regenerate the forest and promote climate resilience worldwide. (Even nature's waste is put to good use!)

Did you know the world's largest tropical forest is partly formed by seeds emerging from poop? Ecologist Ludmila Rattis reveals the surprisingly fruitful benefits of letting nature take care of its own business, sharing how the digestive habits of tapirs — pig-like creatures that roam Amazonia — spread seeds that help regenerate the forest and promote climate resilience worldwide. (Even nature's waste is put to good use!)

Paul Rosolie is a conservationist, filmmaker, and writer. He's the founder of Junglekeepers, an organization protecting threatened habitat in western Amazonia, and the author of "Mother of God: An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon."  www.paulrosolie.com