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

Danielle Vilela

Data Science Analyst

Danielle Vilela holds a degree in Biological Sciences with a specialisation in Ecology from UFRJ and a postgraduate qualification in Environment (MBE) from COPPE/UFRJ. She is currently a master’s student on the ProfAgua programme at UERJ (2025). With over a decade of experience, she has worked in GIS analysis and environmental management on large infrastructure projects and in consultancy roles. In her most recent professional experience, she implemented alert systems for wildfires and extreme weather events, and optimised the monitoring of extensive transmission lines across the national territory. Her expertise includes conducting environmental studies and analyses, preparing reports, and managing programmes across all phases of environmental licensing. In the Sustainable Development sector, she has worked as a consultant on a project supporting the implementation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). In this project, she developed Remote Sensing analyses to determine land use and land cover, Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) and the hydrographic network for the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest biomes. Danielle has strong skills in spatial analysis, digital cartography, remote sensing and environmental modelling. She works with geoprocessing tools and programming languages.