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The PPBio and Biological Collections in Amazonia

In 2004, as part of an initiative by the Ministry of Science and Technology, two Amazon-based research institutions Belem’s Goeldi Museum (MPEG) and the National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA) in Manaus put together the Program for Research on Biodiversity (PPBio) whose mission was to develop a strategy to:

1) invest in science and technology,

2) prioritize and integrate skills in research,

Obtaining data and the biodiversity of the Amazon

Despite what might appear to be huge numbers of papers, research on Amazonian biodiversity is still in its early stages. 

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Biological Collections

Biological collections are one of the most important tools for obtaining information on the composition, distribution and content of biodiversity in a given environment.

What are Biological Collections?

Obtaining data and the biodiversity of the Amazon.

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