The Amazon Basin is home to more than 2.7 thousand freshwater fish species, about 15% of all known species in the world. Approximately two thirds of them are found exclusively in the region. The data are part of the fourth edition of the Forgot Fish of the Amazon report, led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which gathers information from more than 50 experts from 30 organizations. According to the authors, the Amazon is one of the last major wat…
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The Amazon Basin is home to more than 2.7 thousand freshwater fish species, about 15% of all known species in the world. Approximately two thirds of them are found exclusively in the region. The data are part of the fourth edition of the Forgot Fish of the Amazon report, led by The Nature Conservancy (TNC), which gathers information from more than 50 experts from 30 organizations. According to the authors, the Amazon is one of the last major wat…
According to the authors, the Amazon is one of the last large watersheds in the world where it is still possible to avoid a large-scale loss of biodiversity.