Pirarucu management in a pandemic scenario
By Clara Machado September is the traditional month for harvesting pirarucu (Arapaima sp.) in the mid-Juruá, but this year some adaptations were necessary to ensure safety during the pandemic. There are an estimated 600 people from rural communities involved in the annual pirarucu harvest, plus 15 members of the technical team. A fishing protocol for […]
Actions against COVID-19 in the Médio Juruá
By Clara Machado According to the September 29 Bulletin, 2,134 cases and 17 deaths caused by COVID-19 have been reported to date in the municipality of Carauari. In general, the cases that occurred in rural communities were moderate and recovered without the need for transfer to hospitals in the city. To help curb the spread […]
Instituto Juruá wins the ATBC Short Video on Science Communication
Instituto Juruá was one of the three winners of the first ATBC Short Video Contest on Science Communication: Success Stories in Tropical Biology and Conservation. The initiative was organized by Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC), Mongabay, BAND Foundation, within the Smithsonian Earth Optimism Summit. In a short video Joao Campos-Silva, the general director […]
Instituto Juruá starts an alliance with Ecotok charcoal for life
In November 2019, Instituto Juruá and Ecotok formalized a partnership to support biodiversity conservation and local development along the Juruá River. Through this initiative, Ecotok will contribute part of its profits to the maintenance of our arapaima conservation activities. Ecotok is a sustainable charcoal made from coconut shell. It is a product with high conservation […]
Instituto Juruá researcher wins Rolex Conservation Award
João Vitor Campos-Silva, General Director of Instituto Juruá, was one of the 2019 Rolex Award laureates. The award will support a project to develop a basin-scale conservation model where arapaima will play the central role, aligning biodiversity conservation and the well-being of local dwellers. “Arapaima can be understood as a fish of change in the […]