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

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

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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12.12.18

“Secretaria of State for the Environment and INEA present report of the “”Climate Adaptation Plan of the State of Rio de Janeiro”””

The Secretaria of State for the Environment (SEA) and the State Institute of the Environment (INEA) launched the results and recommendations of the “Climate Adaptation Plan of the State of Rio de Janeiro” in an internal seminar on wednesday (december 12th) at the auditorium Alceo Magnanini (SEA / INEA).

The objective of this plan was to support SEA and INEA in planning actions in accordance with the State Policy on Climate Change, highlighting vulnerabilities and providing recommendations for public decision-making and for the definition of projects and concrete measures that increase the resilience of State to climate change.

The International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), in partnership with the GAEA Institute for Environmental Studies, Coppe / UFRJ and Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos Hidráulica (Funceme), was responsible for developing the technical basis of the plan. At work, IIS was tasked with identifying the key projected impacts of climate change on the Green Agenda sector (biodiversity and agriculture) and then proposing solutions focused on the concept of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EBA). The presentation was made by IIS project and research assistant Isabella Leite.

The work is an initiative of SEA / SUBCLIM / SUPCLIM and INEA, with the participation of state institutions and led by coordinators Dr. Sérgio Margulis (GAEA Institute for Environmental Studies) and Prof. Emílio Lèbre La Rovere and team (Centro Clima / COPPE / UFRJ).