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

Andre Lanna

Wildlife Monitoring Specialist

Andre is a biologist from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), has a masters’ degree in Animal Biology from the Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES) and a PhD in Ecology from UFRJ, with a visiting period at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL/UK). Since 2016 he has been developing the project "Conservation of mammals in the Serra do Mar biodiversity corridor", which is part of the Biodiversity Component of the Atlantic Forest Trail (ATL) initiative. The project aims to investigate variations in the density of medium and large mammals along an altitudinal gradient in the Serra do Mar Corridor and has already received support from the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), Rufford Foundation and WWF-Brazil. In 2017, Andre participated in the Conservation Management & Leadership training (CLP/UK).

Currently, in his postdoctoral studies at UFRJ, he seeks to understand the opportunities for conservation and restoration of functional connectivity of biodiversity corridors in the Atlantic Forest.

At IIS, Andre works as a researcher in fauna monitoring and ecological restoration effectiveness in the project "In the Caminho da Mata Atlântica: restoring landscapes and strengthening local production chains in the Central Fluminense Mosaic".