SciShow's video: The 2000-Year-Old Farmers Saving the Amazon Today

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 ---------- 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-per-second/story&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1687281324578574&usg=AOvVaw29hwlc5GnrB8i3BQAQ6O-r https://www.amazonconservation.org/the-challenge/threats/ https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/988029 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoil.2023.1161627/full https://news.uchicago.edu/explainer/what-is-ecological-succession Image Sources: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/aerial-view-of-illegal-deforestation-in-the-amazon-stock-footage/1336900837?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/nature-tropical-amazon-rainforest-at-amazonas-brazil-stock-footage/1404556646?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/camera-moves-over-the-ground-after-rain-stock-footage/1397019394?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/soil-for-plant-isolated-on-white-background-royalty-free-image/1453041823?phrase=soil&adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bamboo_book_-_closed_-_UCR.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/bust-of-alexander-the-great-royalty-free-image/AB30561?phrase=Alexander+the+great&adppopup=true https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/735645 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/nature-aerial-view-of-amazon-forest-at-amazonas-brazil-stock-footage/1404553942?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/slow-motion-video-of-some-flames-and-sparks-rising-from-stock-footage/1309543224?adppopup=true https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-31064-2 https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/aerial-view-of-cattle-grazing-mato-grosso-brazil-stock-footage/1311991471?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AP_Biology_-_Primary_Succession_Drawing.svg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/the-growing-lichens-on-the-tree-trunk-in-estonia-stock-footage/1414110263?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/dry-wild-growing-grass-with-ears-on-a-blurred-background-stock-footage/1593803387?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/moving-through-a-flowering-rosemary-bush-stock-footage/1420462772?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/sun-shines-through-trees-on-ferns-and-other-plants-in-stock-footage/1467201958?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/aerial-view-over-the-separation-line-between-stock-footage/1322731888?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/awful-wildfire-from-the-birds-eye-view-white-smoke-is-stock-footage/1400340369?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/sun-shines-through-branches-of-trees-with-beautiful-stock-footage/1462063772?adppopup=true https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brachiaria_Pasture.jpg https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/greenhouses-against-blue-sky-royalty-free-image/130410025?phrase=greenhouse+exterior&adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/soil-for-seedlings-stock-footage/1364631809?adppopup=true https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/video/aerial-view-flying-between-the-palms-trees-en-purple-stock-footage/1286849483?adppopup=true