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INFRACURSIONS Project

@infracursions.bsky.social
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Interdisciplinary team, based at the University of Bristol, researching small-scale, hidden economic activities in the Amazon rainforest infracursions.org

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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
📐 How do scales define research practices and contexts? 🔎 How can an attention to scale help explore the complexities of social life or major global challenges? 📑 These were some of the questions that animated our workshop "Unpacking the Heuristics and Methodologies of Scale" on February 23-24.
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
🗺️ An Infracursions exhibition: "Cartographic Encounters: Art, Space, and the Amazon", on today (23/02) and tomorrow (24/02) in @bristoluni.bsky.social Priory Road Complex, next to the reception! Free to attend, come in and learn more about scales of extraction in the Amazon Rainforest.
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
📢 Read our latest blog post! 🌎 #COP30, dubbed by its organisers as the “COP of the Amazon”, came to an end this past Saturday. Dr Margherita Scazza spent over a week in Belém & here she reflects on what this COP might mean for forest governance & incursion economies... ➡️ bit.ly/4pFfVDf
Two people stand in front of a sign that reads 'COP30 Brasil Amazonia Belem 2025'
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨Only a few days left to submit your abstract! Don’t miss the deadline to be part of our interdisciplinary workshop exploring concepts of scale! Open to all disciplines. Deadline: Mon 3rd Nov Find out more➡️ infracursions.org/events/ #Callforpapers #Callforabstracts #Interdisciplinaryresearch
Submit by Monday 3rd November
Are you exploring questions of scale in your research?
We're inviting scholars from any discipline to submit abstracts for an interdisciplinary workshop unpacking the concepts of scale.
Find out more: infracursions.org/events
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
📢 Call for Abstracts! Exploring scale in your research? We're inviting scholars from any discipline to submit an abstract for a 2-day workshop unpacking the concepts of scale. Find out more ➡️ lnkd.in/enmdTcXH #callforabstracts #callforpapers #academicworkshop #interdisciplinaryresearch #scale
Are you exploring questions of scale in your research?
We're inviting scholars from any discipline to submit abstracts for an interdisciplinary workshop unpacking the concepts of scale.
Find out more: infracursions.org/events
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
📢Call for Abstracts📢 Two-day workshop aiming to develop an #interdisciplinary discussion about the epistemologies & practices of scale Scholars from ANY discipline are invited to submit by 3rd Nov 2025 📅23-24 Feb 2026 📍Bristol, UK 🌐 bit.ly/438ddgt #CallforAbstracts #CallforPapers
Poster for Call for Abstracts. Poster text reads: 
Deadline: 3 Nov 2025
Workshop
Unpacking the Heuristics and Methodologies of Scale
The Infracursions project at the University of Bristol invites scholars from any discipline to submit an abstract for a two-day workshop.
The workshop aims to develop an interdisciplinary discussion about the epistemologies and practices of scale. 
Dates: 23-24 February 2026
Location: Bristol, UK
Website: infracursions.org/events
Keynote Speakers:
Michael Lempert - Professor of Anthropology, University of Michigan
Karen Seto - Professor of Geography & Urbanization, Yale School of the Environment
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
🎉Congratulations to Rayane Pacheco, postdoctoral researcher on the Infracursions project, who has been featured in the Brazilian media as a 'scholar to watch' - newspaper Estadão profiles scholars leading discussions on critical topics such as sustainability. Read the full profile ➡️ bit.ly/3IBwHmH
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
An overwhelming majority of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is unauthorized (illegal). A data-driven report from August/2023 to July/2024, cross-referencing deforestation with clearing permits, confirms this heartbreaking reality. Read more below ⬇️ #AmazonDeforestation #LawEnforcement
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91% of Brazilian Amazon deforestation last year was illegal, report finds
Nearly all deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon in the past year was illegal, a new report finds. Between August 2023 and July 2024, 91% of forest clearing in the Amazon lacked authorization, accordi...
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Brazil is the world's largest beef exporter with >40% of cattle raised in the Amazon. Large areas of rainforest are cleaned for pasture - often illegally. This fascinating article shows how "cattle laundering" allows beef from illegal farms to enter global markets undetected ⬇️ #AmazonDeforestation
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The life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforest
Cattle moved between ranches, allowing meat from farms linked to deforestation to end up on supermarket shelves
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
📢Applications closing soon📢 The INFRACURSIONS project at the University of Bristol is hiring two Postdoctoral Research Associates (PDRA) to undertake research on resource extraction in South America. Closing date: 2 May #postdoc #postdocjob #researchjob #academicjobs #Amazonia Info & apply here ⬇️
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
📢New #Postdoc Opportunities📢 The INFRACURSIONS project at the University of Bristol is hiring TWO Postdoctoral Research Associates to undertake research on resource extraction in South America Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/3DHtsYt #Amazonia #deforestation #academicjobs #postdocjob #researchjob #vacancy
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University of Bristol Beacon House Queens Road Bristol, BS8 1QU, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 9000 Contact us
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
🎧New Podcast ➡️ Listen to INFRACURSIONS group lead @amypenfield.bsky.social discuss interdisciplinary approaches to conservation with Filipe França and Lucas Alencar on the latest GDI podcast bit.ly/3Xmk433
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
❔Why are we researching small-scale, hidden activities in the Amazon? ❔What are the impacts of small-scale logging, mining, & land grabbing on deforestation? ❔What do we mean by 3D research & what approaches will we take? Watch this video about INFRACURSIONS to find out ➡️ youtu.be/JSAROaKIoyg?...
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INFRACURSIONS - An Introduction / Una Introducción / Uma Introdução
YouTube video by Infracursions Project
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INFRACURSIONS Project @infracursions.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
We're working to understand deregulated economies in the Amazon🌳 & we would really value your input! If you are part of an organisation working in the Amazon, we'd appreciate if you could complete & share this short survey📝 ➡️ bit.ly/3ERITOd #infracursions #amazonia
Understanding deregulated economies in the Amazon.
Infracursions Research Project Survey:
If you are part of an organisation working in the Amazon, we would value your input.
By filling out a short survey you will be helping the Infracursions project at the University of Bristol better understand the needs of the institutions working on the ground and ensure our research is relevant and effective:
Inform the design of digital maps and tools
Monitor informal extractive economies
Support evidence-based decision-making
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