Land Use/Forests
Amazon’s ‘Dark Earth’ Secret Promises Global Forest Renewal
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7, 2023 (ENS) – Millions of Amerindian people living centuries ago in today’s Amazonia transformed the originally poor soil. The result is Amazonian dark earth, ADE, or terra preta, fertile and rich in nutrients and stable organic matter derived from charcoal, which imparts its black color. […]