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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Aline Rodrigues

Senior researcher

Aline holds a Bachelor's degree, Master's degree and PhD in Geography and Environment at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, with part of the PhD at the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UK). She has experience in environmental history, historical ecology, soil science and forest restoration in the Atlantic Forest. Currently, she works in soil characterization projects and evaluation/valuation of soil ecosystem services in agricultural, livestock and forestry systems, with a special focus on soil carbon. She is a researcher at the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) and professor at the Professional Master's Degree in Sustainability Science at PUC-Rio. She is part of the research groups: Integrated Landscape Management (PUC-RIO), Rio Center for Conservation and Sustainability Sciences (CSRio) and the Laboratory of Biogeography and Historical Ecology (LaBEH).

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