National Institute of Amazonian Research
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.
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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.
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The institution also maintains important vertebrate, invertebrate, and vascular plants research collections. It also publishes the scientific journal Acta Amazônica.
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• Name — National Institute of Amazonian Research • Native Name — Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia • Research Field — Ecology, Zoology, Botany • Director — Luiz Renato de França • Address — Av. André Araújo, 2936, Bairro Petropolis • City — Manaus • State — Amazonas • Country — Brazil • Zipcode — CEP 69060-001 • Website — http: www.inpa.gov.br/
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Graduate programs
Graduate programs offered by INPA: • Agriculture in the Humid Tropics (Masters and Doctorate) • Botany (Masters and Doctorate) • Ecology (Masters and Doctorate) • Entomology (Masters and Doctorate) • Tropical Forestry (Masters and Doctorate) • Climate and Environmental Sciences (Masters and Doctorate) • Genetics, Conservation and Evolutionary Biology (Masters and Doctorate) • Freshwater Biology and Inland Fisheries (Masters and Doctorate) • Aquaculture (Masters) • Management of Protected Areas in the Amazon (Professional Masters)
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1952
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1952
National Institute of Amazonian Research is recorded from 1952.
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- 1.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazôna - Missão e Visão de Futuro. portal.inpa.gov.br. 2019-09-25.
- 2.1987-04-15.
- 3.2019-01-03.
- 4.26-10-2012.
- 5.2016-08-19.
- 6.Organismos de pesquisas / Nossos parceiros. brasil.ird.fr. 2019-09-26. IRD.
- 7.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Sobre o INPA. 2018-08-09. portal.inpa.gov.br. User. Super.
- 8.Sobre o Bosque. bosque.inpa.gov.br. 2019-09-26.
- 9.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazôna - Pós-Graduação. portal.inpa.gov.br. 2019-09-26.
- 10.Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazôna - DISER. portal.inpa.gov.br. 2019-09-26.
- 11.Núcleos. portal.inpa.gov.br. 2019-09-26. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazôna - INPA.
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