From June 2003 to June 2008 we researched eight major bioindustry companies of natural products in Manaus (Amazonas – Brazil), using the neoschumpeterian methodology. Starting with Amazonian indigenous knowledge and using local and natural raw materials, these companies make innovations and reach for sustainability. Products like natural energetics, anti-infections, anti-inflammatories, etc are made on a natural basis by local and genuinely Amazonian companies.

From 2005 to 2008 we studied the advancement of sustainable development in the traditional Amazonian community Bom Intento, in the county of Manaquiri, in the State of Amazonas, Brazil. To this end, we worked in two stages. In the first, we characterized the community using a survey, trying to note the main features in social, economic and environmental terms.