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The sea meets the Garden at National Science and Technology Week 2025 - October 20-26
The 22nd National Science and Technology Week (SNCT) begins on October 20 throughout Brazil. In 2025, the theme “Planet Water: ocean culture to face climate change in my territory” is an invitation for everyone to participate in the fundamental dialogue involving the ocean, climate, and a sustainable future. The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden is diving into this proposal by bringing together partners and offering a program full of new features until the 26th of this month.
There will be more than 30 activities open to the public, including educational games and activities, guided tours, virtual reality, exhibitions, stands, lectures, and round tables, with ocean culture as the main theme. Schools can schedule their visits using the forms available on the page with the complete event schedule.
The entire Brazilian coastline, from north to south, is bathed by the Atlantic Ocean, meaning that our country's history, economy, culture, and biodiversity are closely linked to the sea. It is no coincidence that we have a biome called the Atlantic Forest, which stretches along most of this coastline and is home to the city of Rio de Janeiro. In the program for the 22nd SNCT at JBRJ, the Atlantic Forest Trail and the guided tour Coastal Cacti at the Atlantic Forest–Ocean Interface present several species of plants that are part of this biome. Species with traditional uses by human societies were also brought across the Atlantic and will be discussed in the visit Diverse Knowledge and Perspectives: Connections between the Atlantic Forest and Ocean Culture, in the Thematic Collection of Medicinal Plants.
From trees and cacti to algae, from mammals, birds, and fish to corals, the richness of marine life and coastal ecosystems, such as sandbanks and mangroves, will be represented in exhibitions, tours, and stands at the Botanical Garden Museum, in the Collection and Memory, in the Arts Shed, and outdoors, in the Arboretum, the Meliponary, and the Cultural Corridor. On the lawn of the Turtle Lake, visitors will be able to interact with a 16-meter-long inflatable whale—an initiative of the Humpback Whale Institute.
Visitors of all ages will also be able to learn about ocean culture and marine and coastal biodiversity through various games and fun activities, such as clay and drawing workshops, masks, costumes, question-and-answer sessions, memory games, word searches, storytelling, and much more.
For those interested in more in-depth knowledge, the program also includes in-person and online lectures and round tables with experts from the Botanical Garden and other institutions.
JBRJ's partners in the 22nd SNTC are: Embrapa Solos, PrevFogo, Firjan SENAI - SENAI Institute of Chemical Technology and Environment (IST QMA): SIG@S Maricás Project, Humpback Whale Institute, Arraial do Cabo Marine Extractive Reserve (RESEXMAR-AC), Coral Sol Project: Islands of Rio; Mar à Vista Institute, Shell Brasil, Light, and Association of Friends of the Botanical Garden - AAJB.