National Institute of Amazonian Research
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| Established | 1952 |
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| Field of Research | Ecology, Zoology, Botany |
| Director | Adalberto Luis Val |
| Doctoral students | [No. of doctoral students] |
| Professional students | [No. of professional students] |
| Address | Av. André Araújo, 2936, Aleixo, |
| Location | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
3°05′45″S 59°59′23″W / 3.09577°S 59.98975°WCoordinates: 3°05′45″S 59°59′23″W / 3.09577°S 59.98975°W |
| 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.
