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In 2021, #Brazilian scientists led an international collaboration which resulted in unexpected results presented as “A New Hypothesis for The Origin of #AmazonianDarkEarths” A brief thread
Those findings were misconstrued by some in the media as an attack on #indigenous peoples and their traditions in the #Amazon region. This couldn’t be farther from the truth.
#AmazonianDarkEarths (ADE) are widely regarded as a model for sustainable agriculture. Their unusual fertility and elevated concentration of charcoal, has prompted industrial-scale biomass burning to make products for soil amendment.
