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The Nature Interpretation
Center (NIC), designed by the National Geographic Society, is located
in a two-story, 5200 square foot main building. A unique aspect
of the NIC is the distance learning system which brings alive the
ecology and culture of the region all around the world. The current
exhibit, Madre de Dios: River of Change, reveals the story of the
region, its past, present and future.
A Field Laboratory, located behind the main building, provides a
dedicated space for sample preparation, creation of voucher specimens
and data analysis by researchers.
The Gardens at ACEER Tambopata represent an array of sites
highlighting the botanical richness of the Amazon rainforest: Jardín
de Plantas Medicinales, the Children's Rainforest Garden, a restored
plantation, forest succession demonstration plots, and two distinct
wetland exhibits, featuring an ox-bow lake and an impressive palm
swamp. Ethno-botany has been a major focus of the ACEER thanks
to highly renowned international ethno-botanists involved.
A 40 meter Canopy Walk will be edified in 2004 within the INKATERRA
Ecological Reserve and across the river from ACEER Tambopata,
with partial funding provided by the ACEER Foundation. The
Walkway will give visitors and researchers a unique tool to study
and observe the rainforest.
An Interpreted Trail System, will provide the opportunity to discover
differences between terra firme and flooded forests; primary and
secondary growth; and explores the forest's ability to re-establish
biodiversity after disturbances. |
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more information about ACEER, visit www.aceer.org |
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