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A Amazonia is the biome that concentrates the greatest biodiversity on the planet. Therefore, cataloging and recognizing this variety of species is still a challenge for researchers. But scientists from the National Institute for Amazon Research (Inpa) and the The Center for Natural Biodiversity in the Netherlands The project will bring together, in a single database, the DNA records of the trees found in the region. Of the known species, there are around 10,000 varieties of trees in the biome.
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The initiative comprises The DNA-mark, which will consolidate information about Amazon species in an interactive repository. This way, scientists from all over the world will be able to access the data that will serve to support new research.
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The consolidation of this information will help environmentalists to develop strategies for the preservation and sustainable use of the forest. The Amazon, despite the diversity of its flora, is also the region that suffers most from deforestation. The devastation of the forest leads to an increase in greenhouse gases and reduces the species of fauna and flora.
After signing the Paris Agreement, Brazil has committed to zero deforestation by 2030, and the cataloging of genetic material of trees is an important tool in this process.
