The 2000-Year-Old Farmers Saving the Amazon Today

From the creator

Thousands of years ago, indigenous farmers in the Amazon created exceptionally fertile soil. Today, scientists think it could restore the succession of rainforest plants and help reverse the effects of climate change. Hosted by: Stefan Chin (he/him) Thumbnail Image Credit: Lombardo, U., Arroyo-Kalin, M., Schmidt, M. et al. ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Adam Brainard, Alex Hackman, Ash, Bryan Cloer, charles george, Chris Mackey, Chris Peters, Christoph Schwanke, Christopher R Boucher, Dr. Melvin Sanicas, Harrison Mills, Jaap Westera, Jason A Saslow, Jeffrey Mckishen, Kevin Bealer, Matt Curls, Michelle Dove, Piya Shedden, Rizwan Kassim, Sam Lutfi, Silas Emrys ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? SciShow Tangents Podcast: https://scishow-tangents.simplecast.com/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow #SciShow #science #education #learning #complexly ---------- Sources: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/en/deforestation-in-2021-increased-by-20--with-growth-in-all-biomes-1?%257B%257Burl_parameters_unstripped%257D%257D&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1687281324581221&usg=AOvVaw1ktc21bZM_FWBqoTtkFoIS https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/lifestyle/brazilian-amazon-lost-18-trees-

Published 2023-08-30 · Watch on YouTube ↗
Availability and playback restrictions are controlled by the original channel.