ENVIRONMENT-SOUTH AMERICA: Mapping the Riches of the Tropical Andes

Written by Humberto Márquez - InterPress Service
Friday, 14 August 2009
Article Source: InterPress Service Written by - Humberto Márquez - August 8th, 2009 CARACAS, Aug 8 (Tierramérica) - The Ecosystems Map of the Northern and Central Andes could serve as a guide for environmental conservation of this South American area covering 1.5 million square kilometres and holding the world's highest concentration of biodiversity. The tropical Andes, the stretch of the mountain range that includes the Central Andes (Bolivia and Peru) and Northern Andes (Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela), were dubbed the "global epicentre of biodiversity" by British ecologist Norman Myers. Learn more...

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