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Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor

Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor rather than just read about it. In short: The Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor (Portuguese: Corredor Norte da Amazônia) is a proposed ecological corridor connecting conservation units and indigenous territories in the north of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil. Background The first version of the Ecological Corridors of Tropical Forests of Brazil proposal was developed by a group of consultants at the request of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment an…

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Reference excerpt

The Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor (Portuguese: Corredor Norte da Amazônia) is a proposed ecological corridor connecting conservation units and indigenous territories in the north of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil.

Background The first version of the Ecological Corridors of Tropical Forests of Brazil proposal was developed by a group of consultants at the request of the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment and presented in the first half of 1997. Seven major corridors were proposed: the Central Amazon Ecological Corridor, Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecological Corridor, South Amazon Ecotones Ecological Corridor, Western Amazon Ecological Corridor, Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor and Serra do Mar Ecological Corridor. These corresponded to about 25% of the rainforests of Brazil. Priority was given to the Central Amazon Corridor and the Central Atlantic Forest Corridor, which would test and develop the concepts for use with the subsequent corridors.

Proposed scope The Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor was one of five Amazon region corridors identified. It would cover the northern Amazon border with Colombia and Venezuela. There would be six priority areas in three main Amazon ecoregions. The corridor was identified as being relatively intact, globally important for its biological distinction, and high priority on a regional scale. The corridor would have an area of 21,000,000 hectares (52,000,000 acres). Conservation units would include the Amazonas National Forest, Maracá Ecological Station, Pico da Neblina National Park and Roraima National Forest. The proposal also included the Cubaté, Cuiari, Içana, Pari Cachoeira II, Piraiauara, Tarauacá I, Tarauacá II and Uruçu national forests. However, these were among 11 national forests created by President José Sarney on 23 November 1989 and 9 March 1990 that were revoked by his successor President Fernando Collor de Mello on 5 September 1991. The forests had been created without considering the claims of the indigenous people.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor

In research: Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Amazon basin, Ecological corridors of Brazil, Environment of Amazonas (Brazilian state), so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Northern Amazon Ecological Corridor outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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