These videos are from the SDG Academy online course The Living Amazon: Science Cultures and Sustainability in Practice, developed in partnership with the Science Panel for the Amazon. It first launched in 2024.
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8 playsThis lecture provides an overview of historic economic activities and development strategies in the Amazon. Learn how Amazonian resources (oil, minerals, hydropower, and… -
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0 playsThis lecture provides a comprehensive overview of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), their origins and creation, and their performance across the Amazon region.… -
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6 playsThis lecture analyzes the fascinating connections between the Andes and the Amazon, exploring the formation of river systems and wetlands. Discover the influence of… -
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0 playsThis lecture presents key agrarian systems in the Amazon (e.g., crops, livestock), their role in deforestation and degradation, fragmentation, pollution of waterways,… -
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2 playsThis lecture presents how the search for gold and trade of other key commodities motivated the enslavement of Amazonian populations, both Indigenous and of African… -
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4 playsThis lecture provides an in-depth look at the intricate financial mechanisms used to fund large-scale conservation and restoration projects. It highlights important… -
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2 playsThis lecture presents an overview of the Amazon, its ecosystems, people, and the essential services it provides. Learn about the true magnitude and importance of the… -
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1 playsThis lecture presents sustainable approaches to address some of the biggest threats to the Amazon’s biodiversity and ecosystems, i.e., deforestation, damming of… -
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0 playsThis lecture highlights the importance of the Amazon in regional and global climate regulation, emphasizing its role as a substantial carbon sink that lowers CO2 levels… -
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5 playsIn this lecture, students will explore various strategies for restoring the Amazon’s ecosystems, ranging from site-specific interventions to global landscape-scale… -
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0 playsThis lecture explores how the Amazon’s rural and urban inhabitants engage with each other and the forest. Discover how families migrate regularly between rural… -
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1 playsThis lecture explores key drivers that have led to the deforestation of 17% of the Amazon Basin, and how this significantly impacts the environment through various… -
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1 playsThis lecture explores how the Amazon came to be over a three billion year time scale, highlighting the geology of the region, the uplift of the Andes, and the transition… -
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0 playsThis lecture presents key factors that influence rainfall and water recycling in the Amazon. This includes the contribution of water vapor from the Atlantic Ocean, the… -
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0 playsThis lecture examines how Protected Areas (PAs) and Indigenous Territories (ITs) work as cornerstones for conservation in the Amazon. A network of more than 6,000 ITs…