Science and Environment

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Amazon Watch - Works with indigenous and environmental organizations in the Amazon Basin to defend the environment and advance indigenous rights in the face of large-scale industrial development. Provides news, campaigns, resources and contacts.

Guiana Shield Media Project - Information about the Guiana Shield, a geologically ancient, biologically rich and culturally diverse territory designated by geological formations in northeast Brazil, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela and Colombia. [several languages]

South America Earthquake Map - Shows how seismicity patterns build with time. Provided by USGS National Earthquake Information Center.

Web Earthquakes: South America - Provided by U.S. Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center.