Josh West on water's life-sustaining contribution in the Amazon

Geologist and National Geographic Explorer Josh West is working to understand the impact of deforestation and mining on water quality in the Peruvian Amazon.
In collaboration with fellow Explorers Jennifer Angel-Amaya and Hinsby Cadillo-Quiroz, West investigates water’s fate and consequences in the Amazon, studying its pathways from raindrop to river flow, when and how vegetation uses water along the way, and the ways that streams and rivers transport carbon and nutrients.
West is participating in the National Geographic Society Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition - a multi-year series of scientific expeditions spanning the entire Amazon River Basin, supported by Rolex as part of its Perpetual Planet initiative.
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