TECHNICAL VISIT TO THE AMAZON BIOME - Tour 6 Post-congress | October 6th to 12th - XXV IUFRO World Congress 2019

TECHNICAL VISIT TO THE
AMAZON BIOME
Tour 6
Post-congress | October 6th to 12th

This trip was specially prepared to find out more about the

Amazon Biome and visit research centers and companies that

carry out sustainable forest management in the region.

The Amazon is an important biome with territory that

corresponds to 6.9 million km² and covers nine countries:

Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana, French

Guiana, Peru and Suriname. The Brazilian part is equivalent to

4,2 million km², being the largest Brazilian biome. In addition

to its vast territory, another characteristic that impresses

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is its biodiversity. In the Amazon there are approximately

2,500 species of trees and about 30 thousand species

of plants, of the 100 thousand that exist in all of South

America, constituting, therefore, a genetic reserve of world-

wide relevance. The Amazon rainforest is considered the

largest tropical forest in the world. In addition, in terms of

water resources, the water produced by the Amazon basin

accounts for approximately one-fifth of all the planet’s

surface runoff, and its forests act as an important carbon

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sink, absorbing hundreds of millions of tons of greenhouse

gases annually.

In this trip we will see the handling and processing of

certified tropical timber, forestry research institutes, including

silviculture and management trials and at the end we will

have a tour in Manaus and surrounding areas navigating the

Amazon River and visiting riverside areas.

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This is an airplane and bus trip, starting in Curitiba on Sunday,

September 6th and ending at Guarulhos International Airport

on Saturday, September 12th, 2019.

The trip will be accompanied by a Forest Engineer or

Researcher with more than 20 years of experience in forest

operations in Brazil.
*Dates and schedule subject to change.
**Trip confirmation requires a minimum of 20 participants.

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DAY 2 (07/10)
                                                                        The day will be reserved for the visit to Aruanã Farm. Check-out at

DAY 1 (06/10)                                                           the hotel at 7h to start a bus trip from Manaus to Itacoatiara with the

Meeting at Afonso Pena Internacional Airpor at 15h. Flight from         expected duration of 3h30. On the way, we will stop at Aruanã Farm

Curitiba airport to Manaus at 18h05 with arrival at 22h55. The          where we will visit the nursery, the recovery of degraded areas with

transfer will be waiting to take you to the cozy 4 stars hotel in the   native essences, the production of seedlings and the processing of

traditional neighborhood of Ponta Negra in Manaus, Amazonas.            Brazilian nuts. It will also be possible to see the planting techniques

Night free of activities.                                               of Bertholletia excelsa. In the late afternoon transfer to the hotel in

*Departure time can change without prior notice.                        Itacoatiara. Night free of activities.

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DAY 3 (08/10)
Displacement at 7h30 to the company Precious Wood, a reference

in sustainable management in the Amazon. Early in the morning you

will have an institutional talk from the company. Followed by visits   DAY 4 (09/10)
to the areas of management and research. Return in the afternoon       Check-out of the hotel and departure at 07h30 to Precious Wood.

to the hotel in Itacoatiara. Night free of activities.                 The day will be fosused on visiting the industrial field operations

                                                                       areas in order to know the reality of the company’s usual work. At

                                                                       the end of the afternoon we will return to Manaus. Overnight in hotel

                                                                       in Manaus. Night free of activities.

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DAY 5 (10/10)                                                           DAY 6 (11/10)
Departure in the morning at 7h destination to a experimental station    Day to sail through the waters of Rio Negro, visit a museum with the

of INPA - National Research Institute of the Amazon, that is, ZF2,      history of rubber, from the collection of latex to the final process,

located at km 50 of BR-174. Where we will visit a tower of 50 meters    including a walk in the woods. We will continue the tour sailing to the

tall to view the canopy of the Amazon rainforest. Next we will go to    Ecological Park of Janauari for a delicious regional lunch in a floating

the research areas in forest management of the institution. Return to   restaurant (included in the package). Finally, a visit to the impressive

Manaus. Night free of activities.                                       encounter of the waters, returning to Manaus with the possibility of

                                                                        seeing some historical buildings and the stilts bordering the river.

                                                                        Return to the hotel in Manaus. Night free of activities.

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DAY 7 (12/10)
Morning free. Check-out of the hotel and transfer from the hotel at

12h to the Manaus Internacional Airport, flight with departure at

14h45 to Guarulhos Internacional Airport, arrival forecast at 19h50.

*Departure time can change without prior notice.

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ADDITIONAL DETAILS
What is included:

-- Airfare from Curitiba to Manaus on October 6th and from Manaus   -- Lunch from October 7th to 11th.
  to Guarulhos on October 12th with a 10 kg hand luggage and a
                                                                    -- Full day boat trip sailing through the waters, including lunch.
  checked bag of up to 23 kg.
                                                                    -- Technical visits: Aruanã Farm, Precious Wood and INPA - National
-- 4 nights in 4 stars hotel in Manaus – AM.
                                                                      Institute of Amazonian Research.
-- 2 nights in 2 stars hotel in Itacoatiara – AM.
                                                                    -- Travel insurance.
-- Breakfast in all hotel.

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MEETING POINT FOR
                                                                      POINT OF ARRIVAL:
       DEPARTURE:

     -- Departure will be at 15h in front of the check-in           -- The trip will end at Guarulhos International Airport,
        counter of the airline responsible for the flight,             but we can add a flight to Curitiba at an additional
        located on Level 1 of Afonso Pena International                cost. If you want this option please contact us.
        Airport, in Curitiba, located at Rocha Pombo Avenue -
        Águas Belas, São José dos Pinhais - PR.

     -- A sign with IUFRO 2019 will be in place to receive
        and direct to check-in.

     -- Make sure, in advance, the transit time to reach the
        meeting point. Bus, taxi and Uber are some options
                                                                  MEALS:
        for displacement.
                                                                -- If you have any food restrictions, please contact us.

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Single Room

                   USD 2.710     ,00

     INVESTMENT:
                   Double Room

                   USD 2.550,00

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For questions or special answers, contact by e-mail

     CONTACT:   (iufro2019@malinovski.com.br) or by telephone
                (+55 41 9 9844 3621).

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