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.

An independent think-and-action thank focused on understanding the relationship between humans and the rest of nature.

We develop research, capacity building and tool to inform policy planning and implementation

Our main target is land-use sustainability, in particular biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and adaptation

and associated sustainable development challenges

Partners (32)

Associação Mico-Leão-Dourado (AMLD) Banco Mundial Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (Funbio) Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Centro de Ciências da Conservação e Sustentabilidade do Rio (CSRio) Columbia University Conservation International Convention on Biological Diversity Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (Embrapa) Escola Superior de Agricultura FBDS Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Federal Republic of Germany Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative Global Environment Fund Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation IIASA Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro (JBRJ) Ministério do Meio Ambiente - Governo Federal (MMA) NGI Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Estado de São Paulo - SMA/SP The Nature Conservancy (TNC) UNEP/WCMC University of Cambridge University of East Anglia USP World Agroforestry Centre World Resources Institute (WRI) World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)