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
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. 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
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,
molecular ecology
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,
zoology
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,
botany
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,
tropical agriculture
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and tropical
pisciculture. The institution also maintains important
vertebrate
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,
invertebrate
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, and
vascular plants
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research collections.
It also publishes the scientific journa
Acta Amazônica
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)
See also
*
List of institutes by region
*
Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke
References
External links
INPA - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Amazonas (Brazilian state)
Amazon basin
Government-owned companies of Brazil
Research institutes in Brazil
Postgraduate schools in Brazil
Universities and colleges in Amazonas (Brazilian state)
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