By Sérgio Adeodato
Behind the lack of reliable data, a situation that makes it difficult to reconcile economic activities with environmental conservation at the mouth of the Amazon River is the gap in access to resources for science and technology in the region.
The Legal Amazon, with 60% of the Brazilian territory, represents less than 1% of the national expenditures for the sector.
There are 20 masters and doctors per 100,000 inhabitants - half the Brazilian average, according to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
Amapá (AP) is the state that receives the least investment in scientific research . . .
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