Amazonia Real releases science in the Amazon documentary series

Agência Amazônia Real, with the financial support of the Serrapilheira Institute, launched the five-episode documentary series “Ciência na Amazônia” last Friday, 9, in Your YouTube channel🇧🇷 The first episode, “Nature Man,” is about the life and research of ecologist Philip Martin Fernside, of the National Research Institute of the Amazon (INPA).

anthropologist and linguist Ana Carla Bruno, from INBA; Epidemiologist Jesse Orellana of Fiocruz Amazonia. historian Patricia Melo of the Federal University of Amazonas (Ufam); and anthropologist Joao Paolo Pareto, founder of the Bahserikowi Center for Indigenous Medicine. The documentaries will be released by January 2023.

“Ciência na Amazônia” recordings were made during the first round of the 2022 presidential election. In the Amazônia Real Agency project, researchers tell how they faced forced silencing, denials, attacks, and a lack of resources to advance their polls during the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

“I was touched by them and them for several moments. They inspire people of Brazilian science in their professions and who should be revered by future generations,” said journalist Katia Brasil.

The “Science in the Amazon” series is produced within the scope of the public call “The Role of Science in Brazil Tomorrow”, implemented by the Instituto Cerapilera, which supports investigative journalism projects on the complex relationships between science and topics such as politics, economics, health, culture and public policies.

“Across environmental, political and economic issues, the Amazon region is central to the debate about the Brazil of tomorrow. Projects like ‘Science in the Amazon’ are of great value in bringing these challenges from the perspective of those who do science in the region,” comments Natasha Velizy, director of scientific publications at the Institute cerabilera.

At the age of 75, American Philip Fernside is recognized as an advocate for the forest and its people. A senior researcher at the National Research Institute of the Amazon (Inpa), in Manaus, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his participation in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007.

In the documentary Nature Man, Fernside explains how his research on greenhouse gas emissions in the hydroelectric business has been crucial to understanding that this type of energy has as great an impact on the environment as fossil fuels.

Now we are close to this point of no return. The climate can devolve into a situation where there is no turning back. It’s getting hotter and hotter, there are more wildfires heating the earth, and there are more gases. And then it gets out of hand. The scientist says that the hydroelectric power station, which emits methane, has such a big impact precisely in the next few years, when we need to control global warming so that this catastrophe does not happen.

Well-known audiovisual specialists from Amazonas take part in the production of the series, such as: Cesar Nogueira (cinematography and editing), Nayla Fernandez (direct sound), Valentina Ricardo (coloring) and Heverson Batista, Patata (sound mixing); In addition to the press agency team members: Elaíze Farias (research), Alberto César Araújo (collection research and photography); Lívia Lemos (designer and social networker), Iris Brasil (content production) and Cristina Camargo (project advisor).