Biodiversity Conservation

We work with the objective of contributing to the biodiversity conservation in environmental, social and economic aspects.

Climate change

We support decision makers in the climate agenda focused on ecosystem conservation and restoration projects and biodiversity.

Ecosystem restoration

The approaches developed by IIS aim to assist the planning and implementation of vegetation recovery projects, exploring synergies and trade-offs between biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and costs, under a variety of scenarios.

Sustainable development

We seek to promote the transition to sustainability, contributing to the balance between socioeconomic development, biodiversity conservation and rational use of natural resources.

Sustainable Land Use

We promote the transition from the traditional agricultural practices to a more sustainable land management, helping to mitigate climate change and guaranteeing the future of the next generations.

Economic Analysis

We seek to strengthen and defend the basic principles of balance between the economy and the environment, favoring research, planning and management in public and private fields, linked to the relationship between ecological, social and economic systems, in order to improve social well-being.

Policies

We assist in the formulation of policies aimed at sustainability, as well as the implementation of practical actions, working in partnership with public sector bodies and other organizations.

Spatial intelligence

Through landscape modeling and monitoring, we identify the patterns and trends of social and ecological systems, supporting decision makers through quantitative statistics and mapped scenarios.

Projects

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Evaluation of ecosystem services in the state of Acre

This project was focused on the assessment and valuation of ecosystem services for different scenarios of future land use in the state. The central part of the project is a spatial valuation of natural capital by using the tool InVEST. The evaluation of ecosystem services (ES) in both monetary and non-monetary terms is a fundamental tool to build policies and finance mechanisms that incorporate the value of these services and remunerate actions to conserve and restore the forests that provide them. In this study we provide a first assessment of selected ecosystem services for which monetary valuation is possible. Although the value of nature goes beyond what can be captured in a valuation analysis, providing monetary values for some services can help to demonstrate the need for targeted interventions that correct distortions caused by incomplete markets.

The ultimate aim of this study was to create an incentive for finance framework and cash flow template for innovative financing mechanisms that can attract public/private sector finance for activities that reduce emissions from deforestation, and fund the transition to sustainable ecosystem management (SEM), low carbon economy and promotion of regulation, provision and cultural ecosystem services, where natural capital is valued, maintained and restored.

The results will be used by the state government in attracting investments to finance the transition to a sustainable economy.

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