Fields of Activity

InBioVeritas supports actions for the conservation of the Brazilian Mata Atlântica, according to the CBD Convention on Biological Diversity, in the following fields:

• Generating and acquisition of knowledge on biological diversity of the Mata Atlântica (composition, structure and ecological processes);

• assessing existent historic, scientific, social and environmental knowledge;

• elaboration of biological classification systems for Mata Atlântica habitats;

Photo (c) Ricardo Miranda de Britez

• developing monitoring systems for biodiversity;

• research for implementing management tools to supply PAs and their adjacencies surroundings;

• research and modelling for ecological restoration;

• economic valuation of ESS Ecosystem Services of Mata Atlântica;

Photo (c) L.Scheuermann

• research on evaluation and adaption to climate change;

• administration and making available of information on environmental aspects of Mata Atlântica, data bases and scientific collections;

• capacity building via courses for students, enterprises, NGOs and public sector;

• participation in thematic round tables and institutional networks, for fostering design of environmental politics;