National Institute of Amazonian Research

National Institute of Amazonian Research
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Established 1952 (1952)
Field of research
Ecology, Zoology, Botany
Director Adalberto Luis Val
Address Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo,
Location Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3°05′45″S 59°59′23″W / 3.09577°S 59.98975°W / -3.09577; -59.98975Coordinates: 3°05′45″S 59°59′23″W / 3.09577°S 59.98975°W / -3.09577; -59.98975
Zip code
CEP 69060-001
Website http://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

Postgraduate program webpage

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