National Institute of Amazonian Research

National Institute of Amazonian Research
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Logo of the National Institute of Amazonian Research
Logo of the National Institute of Amazonian Research
Established1952; 74 years ago (1952)
Field of research
Ecology, Zoology, Botany
DirectorLuiz Renato de França
LocationAv. André Araújo, 2936, Bairro Petropolis, Manaus, Amazonas, CEP 69060-001, Brazil
3°05′45″S 59°59′23″W / 3.09577°S 59.98975°W / -3.09577; -59.98975
Websitehttp://www.inpa.gov.br/

The National Institute of Amazonian Research (Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia or INPA) is a public educational and research institution headquartered in Manaus, Brazil. It was founded in 1952, with the purpose of furthering scientific knowledge of the Brazilian Amazon Region. Most of INPA's research focuses on tropical forest management, ecology, molecular ecology, zoology, botany, tropical agriculture and tropical pisciculture. The institution also maintains important vertebrate, invertebrate, and vascular plants research collections.

It also publishes the scientific journal Acta Amazônica.

Graduate programs

Graduate programs offered by INPA:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Postgraduate program webpage". Archived from the original on 2014-05-28. Retrieved 2014-05-18.