Learn about the importance of the Amazon at local and global scales, the threats the region faces, and how sustainable development can help save its extraordinary biodiversity and peoples for current and future generations.
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What you'll learn
Describe how the Amazon was formed and why it is home to such a rich diversity of plants, animals, and cultures.
Understand the role the Amazon plays in the world's hydroclimate system and what it would mean for humanity to lose a significant portion of the forest.
Describe how Amazonian populations have influenced and sustainably managed the Amazon’s ecosystems over millennia.
List the main threats the Amazon currently faces and drivers of deforestation and land degradation.
Identify sustainable alternatives for development in the Amazon.
Be inspired to implement sustainable alternatives for development in the Amazon.
Syllabus 8
Module 1: Introduction to the Course
Module 2: The Amazon: 3 Billion Years in the Making
Module 3: Peoples of the Amazon
Module 4: Landscapes, Livelihoods and Policies in the Amazon
Module 5: Land-Use Impacts on Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being
Module 6: Climate Change in the Amazon
Module 7: A Sustainable and Inclusive Vision for the Amazon
Module 8: Solutions for Conservation, Restoration, and a New Socio-Bioeconomy
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