Tag: biodiversity

  • Conserving the Amazon: Challenges and Responsibilities

    Conserving the Amazon: Challenges and Responsibilities

    The Leaf-Cutter Ants and the Vanishing Lungs of the Earth One of the permanent workers of the Amazon is the leaf-cutter ant. In forests where trees can grow up to 90 meters tall, they form a bridge between the canopy and the forest floor. After humans, they create one of the most complex animal societies.…