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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Carlos Alberto de Mattos Scaramuzza

Senior Technical Leader

Carlos Alberto de Mattos Scaramuzza has thirty-three years of professional experience in conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, developing technical advice, scientific research, and project management. Focused on bridging the gap between technical and scientific research and practical applications, he has been involved in the implementation of public policies and project and program management.

His areas of expertise include conservation biology, vegetation and landscape ecology, biogeography, land use dynamics, GIS applications and environmental modeling; ecology of rainforests, savannas and grasslands. He is also a specialist and certified instructor in Open Standards for Conservation Practice and Professor at the Professional Master in Sustainability Science, at the Department of Geography and Environment, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).

He was part of WWF-Brazil team from 2003-2012, as Landscape Ecology lab coordinator and Thematic and Regional Programs Director. From 2013 to 2017, he worked in the Secretary of Biodiversity in the Brazilian Ministry of Environment as Director of Ecosystem Conservation Department, responsible by the national public policies development related to sustainable use and systematic conservation planning of Brazilian Biodiversity.

At IIS, since 2019, he has acted as technical director ahead of the Biodiversity Conservation and Restoration area, coordinating projects, inter alia, on public policies and implementation of ecosystem restoration, biodiversity monitoring; good practices for biodiversity in the reforestation and mining sectors; and integrated landscape management; climate litigation, and environmental modeling.

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