The total extension of the grasslands in Brazil still isn't quantified with precision, and even less are the degraded pastures. The demand for technologies that are able to quickly map and monitor the areas which are occupied with grasslands and their level of degradation, with precision and low costs, are ever growing. This research investigates the potential of the correlation between the data extracted from satellite images and data regarding grassland degradation obtained in field s

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

Amazonia’s traditional knowledge, especially the indigenous one, is known to treat diseases with the use of medicinal plants. This is the knowledge used to base sequential and controlled studies which aim to characterize clinical and toxic effects of the most commonly used phytotherapeutic plants by the general population. /nThis project proposes to evaluate and characterize, in a partnership between Oriental Amazon Embrapa and Pará’s State University and (Pará’s) Center of Superior Studies, the ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2010