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.

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22.10.18

Biodiversity and climate change: integrated science for coherent policy

IIS´director Bernardo Strassburg, attended last week the workshop “Biodiversity and climate change: integrated science for coherent policy”, organized by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The workshop objectives are to discuss recent assessments and policy-relevant science through a dialogue between the climate and biodiversity communities, including the two major assessment processes, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).  The main expected outputs from the workshop are the identification of key messages to inform the CBD and UNFCCC as well as strengthened collaboration between the climate and biodiversity communities. Experts in the fields of biodiversity and climate change mitigation and adaptation will identify key issues to be further explored. These results will be conveyed to ministers and political leaders for subsequent comments and feedback.