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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Paulo Durval Branco

Associate reseacher

Paulo is MSc in Business Administration by the Catholic Pontific University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio). He graduated in Business Administration, with a major in Information Systems also by the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC Rio). He teaches postgraduate courses in the areas of sustainability and business, including the Professional Master in Sustainability Science, at the Department of Geography and Environment, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), in partnership with CSRio, having most of his academic work in sustainability and business education published in Brazil and abroad.

He has been frequently invited as a speaker at various forums focused on sustainability and business. His experiences also extend to being an executive manager in areas such as organizational development and human resources management and a facilitator in programs of managerial development, working hand-on-hand with both the public and the private sector. He is deputy director of strategy of the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS), co-founder of Frontiers of Development Institute and co-founder of Ekobé, one of the first Brazilian consultancy firm specialized in corporate sustainability. Since 2003, Ekobé contributes to the integration of sustainability principles and practices into the strategy of many organizations, like Alcoa, ArcelorMittal, Santander Bank (former Banco Real), Febraban (The Brazilian Federation of Banks), Ethos Institute, Natura and Nokia. He was the vice director of Center for Sustainability Studies (FGVces) of the Business Administration School of Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV EAESP), where he led projects in sustainability strategy and management, stakeholders engagement, sustainable value chains, innovation and entrepreneurship, internationalization of companies, among others.

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