Daily expedition logs, Juruena National Park expedition
01 Jul 2006
Juruena: Apuí calls for effective action by environmental agencies
Expedition team members met with the Apuí Municipal Council for Sustainable Development and Environment and discussed concerns related to the creation of the Juruena National Park. » Read more
30 Jun 2006
Juruena: Entire expedition arrives safely at their destination
After nearly 20 days among the sky, earth and rivers in the Juruena National Park and the Apuí Mosaic of Protected Areas, we arrived today – all safe and sound – in the town of Apuí. » Read more
29 Jun 2006
Part of the Juruena expedition team already in Apuí
Three of us returned today to Apuí to prepare for a meeting with the Apuí Municipal Council for Sustainable Development and the Environment tomorrow afternoon.
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29 Jun 2006
Juruena: Last team camp at the Sucunduri River
We spent nearly the entire morning waiting and filming with German state-owned Vox TV’s team. They are producing a programme in collaboration with WWF-Germany, with a focus on the Juruena-Apuí Expedition. » Read more
28 Jun 2006
Juruena: Expedition team begins journey back home
Today our camp was set up on a huge rocky elevation on the edge of the Fortaleza waterfall, in the Sucunduri River. » Read more
27 Jun 2006
Juruena: Researchers find species that could be new for science
An unknown species of a copaíba tree, two species of tree frogs, two different fish, a new primate, and a caatinga and cerrado bird were the preliminary result of the first three field research day along the Sucunduri River. » Read more
26 Jun 2006
Juruena: Adventures in the jungle
The team has now been split into three: some are in Apuí, a group is in Terra Preta, and some others are in Serra do Sucunduri. Coordination is increasingly complicated with communication devices, transport and gear difficult to organize and not always there where needed. » Read more
25 Jun 2006
Apuí: a town built to conquer the Amazon
Apuí is one of these towns born out of the motorways built for the dictatorship regime’s integration objectives. It actually started out as an agrarian reform settlement close to the Juma River. » Read more
24 Jun 2006
Juruena: Gold prospectors surprised about creation of the park
The gold prospectors we met at the Barra de São Miguel Community were surprised and disheartened about the creation of the national park - they fear loosing their livelihood. » Read more
24 Jun 2006
Expedition team heads to Apuí to make logistical arrangements
Yesterday we visited the Cururuzinho village – a Kayabi village –, which is located on the right bank of the Teles Pires River, in the state of Pará. » Read more
