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| For half of the year, nearly all of the land between Brazil's Japurá and Solimões rivers disappears under several meters of Amazon River water. In the 1980s, a group of far-sighted individuals succeeded in getting a large portion of this area declared the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve. With its remarkable hydraulic regime and unique wildlife, the reserve became a big draw for Brazilian and international scientists. Now, the reserve is welcoming tourists to a "floating hotel," which is used as a base for plying forest paths by dugout canoes. Mamirauá received funding through the IDB-financed National Environmental Program. For more information, go to www.cnpq.br/mamiraua or e-mail mamiraua@pop-tefe.rnp.br |
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Tourism's
green frontierHow to protect nature and make a profit.
The
flaming trees of TrinidadTourists watch with awe as brilliant red birds come to roost.
Man
and nature in MamirauáThe flora and fauna of the Amazon as seen through the eyes of children.
Beyond
economicsEcotourism takes entrepreneurs into uncharted terrain.
Satisfaction
guaranteed? Not quite yet in the rough-and-tumble world of ecotourism.
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