IPAM’s Activities Report 2019 2020

5 de November de 2021

Nov 5, 2021

The Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM) [Amazon Environmental Research Institute], born in Belém, Pará, is a scientific, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit organization. Since 1995, its mission has been to promote science, education, and innovation for an environmentally sound, economically prosperous, and socially just Amazon.

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This project is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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