On board the vessel, the Pernambuco project brings art, science, and ocean education to the Amazon and joins the French-Brazilian cooperation.
After a remarkable visit to the Malakoff Tower in Recife, where it brought together art, science, and environmental education in a unique exhibition, the Terra-Mar Project is now on its way to COP30, taking its message of cooperation and hope to the heart of the Amazon. On November 11, the project embarked on Caravana Iaraçu, a Franco-Brazilian scientific and intercultural expedition that has been traveling across the country since October 28 and will continue until November 18, promoting dialogue between science, traditional peoples, and civil society in defense of the oceans and the climate.
The Terra-Mar delegation is represented by Prof. Flavia Lucena Fredou and Prof. Pedro Melo, researchers who are part of the Tapioca Laboratory (UFPE) and develop initiatives aimed at popularizing ocean science. On board the Caravan, they present the Terra-Mar exhibition, which offers the Amazonian public a sensitive immersion into the connections between art, research, and environmental awareness.
Featuring works by artists Ayodê França and Eliú Damasceno, the exhibition proposes a dialogue between visual languages, sound, and scientific data. The creations are based on oceanographic research conducted on the northeast coast and explore themes such as marine biodiversity, the impacts of climate change, and the interdependence between humans and the ocean. The result is an immersive experience in which art and science intertwine to awaken ecological belonging and critical reflection.
This journey, which goes from Manaus to Belém, seeks to give voice to Amazonian territories, documenting local strategies for tackling climate change and connecting scientific and traditional knowledge. The initiative proposes a more inclusive scientific diplomacy, sensitive to the realities of communities and committed to the co-construction of sustainable solutions. With Terra-Mar, the Iaraçu Caravan takes on a poetic and aesthetic dimension, where science meets art to translate climate challenges into sensitive experiences.
The Terra-Mar exhibition is organized by LMI TAPIOCA, the Interdisciplinary Laboratory on the Tropical Atlantic, by the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement – IRD Brazil, by Rede Clima Pesquisas, by Naturabit, Falcão Vento, and by BioImpact. The Iaraçu Caravan is a Brazil–France cooperation project, an initiative of the IRD (Institut de Recherche pour le Développement) and partner institutions, including CNPq, MCTI (Ministry of Science, Technology, and Innovation), the French Embassy in Brazil, the Franco-Brazilian Center for Amazonian Biodiversity, Hybam (Service d’Observation Hydro-sédimentologie du Bassin Amazonien), CAPES, UFAM (Federal University of Amazonas), UFPA (Federal University of Pará), and FEF ACCION (Projet Fonds Équipe France ACCION).
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