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Between 450 BCE and 950 CE, Amerindian people living in today’s Amazonia fundamentally transformed their habitat’s originally poor soils, enriching them with charcoal from their low-intensity fires used for cooking and burning refuse, as well as from manure, animal bones, broken pottery, and compost. The result is the exceptionally fertile Amazonian dark earth (ADE) – “tera preta” – which is rich in nutrients and stable organic matter derived from charcoal [...]
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A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the Amazon region.
A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the Amazon region.
Furthermore, these unique soils, enriched with beneficial microorganisms like bacteria and archaea, can boost the fertility of typically [...]
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A recent study shows that Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs), through their high nutrient and microbiological contents, could help to restore deforested areas in the Amazon region.
Furthermore, these unique soils, enriched with beneficial microorganisms like bacteria and archaea, can boost the fertility of typically nutrient-depleted soils in the Amazon region.
Building on these findings, researchers plan to further analyze the composition and microorganisms of ADEs, aiming to help restore and [...]
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Researchers in Brazil have been studying the nutrient makeup and benefits that Amazonian Dark Earth (ADE) could have for regenerating our world in the face of climate change.
The Importance of Regeneration
Deforestation has been incredibly damaging to our ecosystems around the world. With the advent of new technology, the ability to harvest large amounts of trees rapidly has never been easier. Economic incentives have favoured it, so regenerating our forests is [...]
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Entre aproximadamente 450 a.C e 950 d.C, milhões de ameríndios que vivem na atual Amazônia transformaram o solo originalmente pobre por meio de vários processos. Ao longo de muitas gerações humanas, ele foi enriquecido com carvão dos fogos de baixa intensidade, acesos para cozinhar e queimar lixo; ossos de animais, cerâmica quebrada e esterco. O resultado é a terra preta de índio (TPI), excepcionalmente fértil por ser [...]
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Solo da Amazônia, enriquecido ao longo dos séculos por indígenas, pode aumentar o crescimento de árvores e pasto devido ao alto nível de nutrientes e de bactérias benéficas. Estudo brasileiro comprova a eficácia da chamada terra preta
Entre aproximadamente 450 a.C e 950 d.C, milhões de ameríndios que vivem na atual Amazônia transformaram o solo originalmente pobre por meio de vários processos. Ao longo de [...]
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Between approximately 450 BCE and 950 CE, millions of Amerindian people living in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil through various processes.
Between approximately 450 BCE and 950 CE, millions of Amerindian people living in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil through various processes. Over many human generations, soils were enriched with charcoal from their low-intensity fires for cooking and burning refuse, animal bones, broken [...]
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Estudos publicados na revista “Frontiers in Soil Science”, publicação científica na língua inglesa, traz artigo de pesquisadores informando que os povos indígenas foram e serão providenciais para as políticas de reflorestamento da Amazônia. É que, de acordo com as pesquisas, o solo da Amazônia, enriquecido ao longo dos séculos por indígenas, pode aumentar o crescimento de árvores e pasto devido [...]
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Between approximately 450 BCE and 950 CE, millions of Amerindian people living in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil through various processes. Over many human generations, soils were enriched with charcoal from their low-intensity fires for cooking and burning refuse, animal bones, broken pottery, compost, and manure. The result is Amazonian dark earth (ADE) or terra preta, exceptionally fertile because rich in nutrients and stable organic matter derived from charcoal, [...]
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Between approximately 450 BCE and 950 CE, millions of Amerindian people living in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil through various processes. Over many human generations, soils were enriched with charcoal from their low-intensity fires for cooking and burning refuse, animal bones, broken pottery, compost, and manure. The result is Amazonian dark earth (ADE) or terra preta, exceptionally fertile because rich in nutrients and stable organic matter derived from charcoal, [...]
