Gastronomic event takes chefs to the community of Mid-Juruá region
Promoted by the collective brand Gosto da Amazônia, the event provided an exchange of knowledge and flavors between chefs and residents of the São Raimundo community. By Clara Machado Between the 2nd and 9th of September, the São Raimundo community, located in the Mid- Juruá Extractive Reserve, was the center of a great meeting of […]
A history of struggle: from exploitation to conservation of chelonians in the Médio Juruá
The main protagonists of the turtle’s conservation in the Mid-Juruá are the local reserves’ residents. By Bernardo Oliveira Turtle conservation history in Mid-Juruá, in the Amazonas, is also a history of fighting. The fight of riverine people, who confronted their “employer” that controlled the local production and exploited communities’ inhabitants in a scheme of semi-slavery. […]
ABC Expeditions: assessing biodiversity and carbon stocks in the Juruá
Instituto Juruá supported an expedition to inventory the fauna and flora in the Mid-Juruá, with the participation of 24 researchers specializing in different taxonomic groups. By Pilar Maia, Emanuelly Félix e Joseph Hawes ABC aims to revisit the locations of some of the original plots from the RadamBrasil project, a Brazilian government initiative from the […]
Instituto Juruá holds the 1st Meeting of Research and Conservation of Chelonians of the Juruá River
The event organized by Instituto Juruá in partnership with the Pé de Pincha Program sought to integrate researchers involved in the conservation of Amazonian turtles. By Letícia Araújo The first edition of the Meeting of Research and Conservation of Chelonians of the Juruá River took place on July 19 and 20 at the Amazonian Chelonian […]
Instituto Juruá participates in the 29th Ordinary Meeting of the Mid Juruá Territory Fórum
Instituto Juruá was present at the most recent edition of the Mid Juruá Territory Forum meeting, which took place on June 17 and 18, 2022. This was the first face-to-face meeting after the coronavirus pandemic began. By Letícia Araújo The Mid Juruá Territory Forum (TMJ) is composed of organizations that act or are interested in […]
Conflicts between fishermen and the Amazon aquatic megafauna
Despite the conflicts that hinder fishing, fishermen say they can live with megafauna species, even if their populations increase in the future By Patrick Cook and Clara Machado The enormous Amazonian biodiversity provides plenty of food to its residents, especially fish, which are the main source of protein for most people in the region. However, […]
Public and private organizations denounce the advance of ilegal mining in the Juruá River
The Mid Juruá Territory Forum (TMJ), an institution that brings together public and private organizations active in the Mid Juruá Territory, denounces the transit and permanence of rafts and mining dredges on the Juruá River, in the municipalities of Carauari and Juruá – AM By Talita Oliveira | Coletivo do Pirarucu The Middle Juruá Territory […]
National Geographic Festival brings Amazon researchers together
Instituto Juruá was represented by João Vitor Campos-Silva at the launch of the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition program in the United States By Clara Machado National Geographic Explorers are people who excel in their fields and are driven by the difference they want to see in the world. They receive funding and support from the […]
Community Association of Mid-Juruá presents managed Arapaima of the Amazon at the largest natural products fair in Latin America
From June 8th to 11th, Associação dos Produtores Rurais de Carauari (ASPROC) was present in the NaturalTech Fair. The event is held annually in São Paulo and brings together the main initiatives of natural products market in Latin America By Talita Oliveira | Coletivo do Pirarucu The sustainably managed wild arapaima produced in the state […]
Fisheries agreement in Itamarati advances with the participation of the president of the base association in the course on management of Arapaima
Participation of the president of the Environmental Association, Extractivists, Fishermen and Rural Producers of Itamarati in the course is part of the training offered by Instituto Juruá By Letícia Araújo Instituto Juruá was one of those chosen to fill the vacancies of the Shared Management of Fishing Resources course with a focus on participatory management […]