This radio broadcast is a discussion with Thomas Lovejoy, a biologist working in the Amazon, who was the first to use the term 'biodiversity'. The show discusses the perils and promise of the Amazon region, which contains one-third of the species of Earth. The deforestation, increasing human population and fire is contrasted with the creation of national parks, indigenous areas and sustainable development. This sound clip lasts 1 minute and 35 seconds.
This description of a site outside SERC has not been vetted by SERC staff and may be incomplete or incorrect. If you
have information we can use to flesh out or correct this record let us know.
This resource originally cataloged at:
