The Amazon Tall Tower Observatory is a German-Brazilian research project. More than 200 scientists from around the world are collaborating here. They aim to determine more precisely how the world’s largest rainforest affects our climate. They also want to understand how climate change and increasing deforestation are impacting the rainforest, and whether it will continue to provide South America with rainfall in the future. After all, the rainforest creates its own rain! And it acts as the continent’s air conditioner. Huge “flying rivers” transport water in the atmosphere from the Atlantic toward the Andes, moving further and further south. But without the rainforest, it will get hotter and drier.
Climb the stairway on our tower model and experience how the view of the forest changes as you ascend.
If that’s too strenuous for you, you can also experience the rainforest and the research station up close with VR goggles, or take a leisurely stroll through the fascinating photo exhibition.
Experience Amazon research up close with VR goggles: https://www.lndw-jena.de/programm/amazonas-forschung-hautnah
Photo exhibition “The Breath of the Rainforest”: https://www.lndw-jena.de/programm/der-atem-des-regenwaldes
