Brazil's struggling rainforests are so understudied, it's not clear how bad the damage is
The world has watched, gripped by climate anxiety, the growing frequency and intensity of natural disasters as some of the effects of global warming. All data collected is part of a collaborative research initiative called Synergize, and according to lead researcher Raquel de Carvalho, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of São Paulo, the compiled information "largely meets the criteria of other global databases, proving to be valuable in improving the Amazon region's representation in future investigations about anthropogenic changes at a worldwide level." "The paper is right to shine a spotlight on knowledge gaps regarding Amazon biodiversity," said Thomas Brooks, chief scientist at the International Union for Conservation of Nature. "When we don't know what species comprise a forest, we can't understand its functioning, nor can we predict the impact of climate change on that place's biodiversity." "When we don't know what species comprise a forest, we can't understand its functioning, nor can we predict the impact of climate change on that place's biodiversity," Joly said.
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