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.

About IIS > Internal collaborator

Vinicius Farjalla

Technical Manager

Vinicius holds a Ph.D. in Ecology from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and he is a professor in the Department of Ecology at UFRJ. He is a level 1B research productivity grantee from CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) and a Rio de Janeiro State scientist from FAPERJ (Rio de Janeiro Research Foundation). He is the author of over 100 scientific publications, has supervised more than 25 master's dissertations and doctoral theses, and has been repeatedly recognized as a distinguished professor by graduates of the Biological Sciences program. He has served as department head, graduate program coordinator, and vice-director at UFRJ.

Vinicius has extensive experience in team coordination, securing public and private funding, and managing research and development projects in the environmental field in Brazil. Internationally, he coordinates and participates in projects with institutions from dozens of countries. Currently, he is the lead author of the 7th Global Environment Outlook Report (UNEP-UN).