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.

Projects

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Forest restoration and support to native seedling nurseries network in the Atlantic Rainforest

In 2015, the International Institute for Sustainability (IIS) became a partner of the Golden Lion Tamarin Association (AMLD) to develop projects related to the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest, in Casimiro de Abreu, in state of Rio de Janeiro. The city is the natural habitat of the golden lion tamarin, an endangered species.

The projects focus on forestry monitoring and experiments with native species of the Atlantic Rainforest with the support of biochar. The latter improves soil conditions and may contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions.

The IIS-AMLD partnership will develop the following projects:

  • Use of biochar in native plants species to enhance reforestation;
  • Previous reforestation monitoring and its impacts on ecosystem services.

Recent studies indicate the use of biochar as an economic and environmentally sustainable tool due to the potential to increase the productivity of crops and mitigate global environmental problems through carbon sequestration. This soil quality improvement is an optimistic alternative to the forest restoration process.

Golden Lion Tamarin Association and IIS sign Cooperation Agreement. (Credit: IIS)
Native seedlings nurseries on the property of Mrs. Graça, one of AMLD producers. (Credit: IIS)
Golden Lion Tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia). (Credit: IIS)

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Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD)