Turma do Juruá, an educational animation about the Amazon’s aquatic megafauna, is on the air!
“O rio secou, e agora?” (The river has dried up, what now?) That’s the name of an adventure involving the giant of the rivers, and it’s now available for the little ones to watch! By Clara Machado and Andressa ScabinTranslated by Laiane Lessa In Turma do Juruá’s first episode, we will meet Arapa, the big-heart […]
Tracking giants! A scientific expedition concludes the installation of satellite transmitters on arapaimas and alligators in the Juruá Basin.
Researchers from Instituto Juruá carry out the last expedition for capturing free-living alligators and arapaimas for the installation of satellite transmitters as part of the Guardiões dos Rios project. By Eduardo von MühlenTranslated by Laiane Lessa In the Amazonian region, the water cycle promotes a real in sync dance with the forest. The rivers overflow […]
Instituto Juruá carries out research on nutrition and food security in communities along the Juruá River
INPA´s master’s research, in collaboration with Instituto Juruá, seeks to identify the changes seen in the diet of Amazonian riverside communities and the impact of these changes in the lifestyle of traditional communities of the Juruá River. By Paula Mulazzani CandiagoTranslated by Bruna Favaro The construction of a people’s cultural identity involves “what” and “how” […]
Agroextractivist women in science: integration of knowledge in the Amazon
Representatives of the Mid-Juruá Association of Agroextractive Women participate in scientific conferences in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Marta, Colombia. By Nathalia Messina e Camila Duarte RitterTranslated by Bruna Favaro Instituto Juruá follows a special path, combining traditional knowledge with scientific knowledge. One initiative that promotes this integration is a research group focused on Gender […]
Sustainable Arapaima Management in the Mid-Juruá Territory in 2023: results and challenges
The severe drought affecting the Amazon has led to an extension of the fishing deadline in communities; nevertheless, some have managed to maintain the schedule By Maria CunhaTranslated by Laiane Lessa The arapaima management in the Mid-Juruá is a conservation and sustainable practice that aims to guarantee the preservation and responsible use of this iconic […]
Instituto Juruá carries out research expedition to investigate socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the oilseed chain in Mid-Juruá
By Maria Julia FerreiraTranslated by Bruna Favaro Researchers from Instituto Juruá begin expeditions for the project “Understanding Global Value Chains in the Amazon”, whose main focus is to uncover the strategies used by people in the Amazon to add sustainable value to the collection of oilseeds. From this, we seek to understand the social and […]
Droughts in Amazon: extreme events or “a new normal”?
By Thiago Sanna Freire Silva (University of Stirling, United Kingdom) Translated by Bruna Favaro A significant portion of Amazon is currently experiencing an extreme drought. On September 20th of this year, water levels at the monitoring station in Fonte Boa (AM) registered 1.7 meters below the average river level between 1979-2022¹ (Image 1). This level […]
Study indicates priority locations in the Amazon for the protection of threatened jaguars
For the first time, areas in the Brazilian Amazon were identified that should be prioritized for the conservation of jaguars while highlighting the fundamental role of Conservation Units and Indigenous Lands. By Juliano Bogoni For a jaguar to live well, an area of tens of km2 is needed, so its long-term conservation requires large-scale planning […]
Seiva Bruta Documentary
By Fernanda Preto Comebacks are always about starting over. About endless attempts to look at yourself. About reenchantments. About origin. About connecting broken parts of yourself. About nature. Comebacks are also about departures. Departure is also encounter, reunion, renewal. Image… Choosing to come back stirred my soul, made me enter life through every recognized life […]
I, a woman
By Maria Cunha Taking time for myself allows me to contemplate such a personal welcoming space for myself. There are days when I need to listen to my thoughts, rearrange things inside me, fix my hair, wear a nice outfit and allow myself to dream. There are days that I would like to look at […]