Juruena National Park - background factsheets
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The Sucunduri River: features and geology
As a result of its unique geological formation, the Sucunduri River has a large number of falls and ...
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The Transamazônica motorway
The Transamazônica motorway is part of the Juruena-Apuí expedition’s itinerary, and a meeting with ...
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Geology and soil fertility characteristics of Terra Preta
This week the Juruena-Apuí Expedition team is visiting the Terra Preta site in the municipality of ...
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Creation of a (mega) conservation corridor aims to reduce fundamental conflicts
The recent creation of protected areas in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará completed an ...
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Some background knowledge about the Apuí Mosaic
The Apuí Mosaic, located in the state of Amazonas, comprises 9 protected areas of different sizes, ...
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Legends and myths in the Juruena river region
Incredible stories about man-eating fish, “vertigo” caused by the forest, ferocious jaguars, and ...
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Indigenous tribes and the Juruena National Park
In addition to meeting the Apiaká and Kayabi ethnical groups, the original inhabitants of the ...
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Juruena-Apuí Expedition: 180 years after the Langsdorff Expedition
Every day, the members in the Jurena-Apuí Expedition are faced with the same perils and beauties ...
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Factsheet: Juruena landscapes and vegetation types - from the Amazon forests to the Cerrado
Description of forest / vegetation types in a transition area between the two major Brazilian ...
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Factsheet: The Augusto Falls in the Juruena River, Brazil & the Langsdorff expedition
The area around the Salto Augusto falls in the Juruena River is one of the hallmarks of one of the ...
