The Annual Meeting - 5th CENBAM Symposium and Western Amazon PPBio took place from June 28th to 30th, 2023, at the Amazon Research Institute - INPA. It brought together researchers, students, and fellows affiliated with the Western Amazon Biodiversity Research Program - PPBio AmOc and linked to the Center for Amazonian Biodiversity Studies - CENBAM, as well as postgraduate students from INPA.