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
Doctoral students	[No. of doctoral students]
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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
Zipcode	CEP 69060-001
Telephone	(92) 3643-3377
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 in Manaus, Brazil. It was founded in 1952, with the purpose of providing a further knowledge about the Brazilian Amazon Region. Most part of the research focus on the main topics of ecology, molecular ecology, zoology, botany, tropical agriculture and tropical pisciculture. A collection of Amazonian vertebrate and invertebrate taxa, and vascular plants are also found in the institute.

It also publishes a scientific journal, named Acta Amazônica.

See also

• List of institutes by region
• Reserva Florestal Adolpho Ducke

External links

• INPA - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia