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| Projeto Biodiversidade | |
|---|---|
| Name | Projeto Biodiversidade |
| Formation | 2000s |
| Purpose | Conservation, Research, Education |
| Headquarters | Brazil |
| Region served | Amazon Basin, Atlantic Forest |
Projeto Biodiversidade
Projeto Biodiversidade is a Brazilian conservation initiative focused on preserving biological diversity across ecosystems in South America, particularly within the Amazon Rainforest, Atlantic Forest (Brazil), and adjacent biomes. The project brings together researchers from institutions such as the Universidade de São Paulo, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, and international partners including the World Wide Fund for Nature, Conservation International, and the United Nations Environment Programme to coordinate field studies, policy engagement, and community programs.
Projeto Biodiversidade operates at the intersection of conservation science, ecological restoration, and environmental policy by mobilizing expertise from the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Embrapa, and the Smithsonian Institution. It integrates data from satellite platforms like Landsat, Sentinel-2, and MODIS with field surveys conducted in collaboration with organizations such as IUCN, BirdLife International, The Nature Conservancy, and the Global Environment Facility. The initiative engages stakeholders including municipal governments like Manaus, indigenous groups represented by the Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira, and philanthropic foundations including the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
The core objectives include habitat protection aligned with targets from the Convention on Biological Diversity, species monitoring consistent with IUCN Red List criteria, and restoration efforts echoing the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Projeto Biodiversidade aims to map priority areas using methods validated by World Resources Institute analyses, to promote sustainable livelihoods along models from Programa Bolsa Família-linked initiatives, and to support legislation such as the Brazilian Forest Code and incentives shaped by the Green Climate Fund. Scope covers terrestrial, freshwater, and coastal systems including work in collaboration with Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade and coastal programs tied to Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve efforts.
Founded in the early 2000s amid increased attention from forums like the Rio+20 Conference, Projeto Biodiversidade evolved through partnerships with universities including Federal University of Amazonas and research centers such as the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Early milestones included pilot studies influenced by methodologies from Sustainable Development Goals assessments and field protocols used by Royal Society-affiliated projects. Funding rounds saw participation from multilateral agencies like the World Bank and bilateral programs including USAID collaborations, while scientific outputs were published alongside authors from Harvard University, Oxford University, and Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
Activities combine remote sensing techniques applied with tools from Google Earth Engine and ground-truthing following protocols of the European Space Agency and NASA. Field methods employ mist-netting protocols standardised by BirdLife International, camera-trapping approaches used by researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, and genetic sampling practices aligned with Smithsonian Institution laboratories. Community engagement draws on participatory mapping methods from Amazon Conservation Team and sustainable-use models promoted by IUCN Global Species Programme. Capacity building includes training with faculty from University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, and national training centers like Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá.
Geographic focus spans the Amazon Basin, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Mata Atlântica with field sites near cities such as Belém (Brazil), Fortaleza, and Rio de Janeiro. Target taxa include flagship and keystone species monitored in collaboration with specialists on Jaguar, Giant Otter, Golden Lion Tamarin, Hyacinth Macaw, and freshwater fish taxa studied alongside teams from International Union for Conservation of Nature specialist groups. Work also addresses plant diversity with botanists linked to Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, bryophyte studies with New York Botanical Garden, and invertebrate surveys informed by researchers at the Natural History Museum, London.
Projeto Biodiversidade’s consortium includes academic partners like Universidade Federal de Pernambuco and international NGOs including Fauna & Flora International, WWF-Brazil, and the Avaaz network for advocacy. Funding has been provided through mechanisms associated with the Global Environment Facility, corporate social responsibility programs of companies such as Itaú Unibanco and Petrobras-related environmental funds, and grants from foundations like the Mott Foundation and MacArthur Foundation. Policy engagement has involved consultation with agencies such as Ministry of the Environment (Brazil) and multilateral policy platforms including Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meetings.
Outputs include peer-reviewed articles co-authored with researchers from Princeton University, Yale University, and the University of Oxford, datasets integrated into portals maintained by GBIF and MapBiomas, and influence on protected area designations such as expansions of Protected Areas of Brazil and community-managed reserves modeled after Extractive Reserve concepts. Successes reported include population stabilisations for species monitored by the IUCN Species Survival Commission, restored corridors aligned with Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and socioeconomic benefits linked to ecotourism initiatives involving local cooperatives and NGOs like SEBRAE. Ongoing challenges mirror those addressed by actors at forums like the UNFCCC and Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Category:Conservation projects in Brazil