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.

Publications

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TEEB São Paulo – Ecological and socioeconomic valuation of ecosystem services of Paraíba do Sul River Basin – Paulista Portion/SP

Throughout land use spatial projections for the three different scenarios, it was possible to perform comparative analysis between the BAU scenario and the two alternative ones, obtaining the additionality in terms of ecosystem services’ provision regarding different activities in the alternative scenarios, specifically: Forest Code compliance in LC, and restoration spatial priorization in SLM. Ecosystem services modelled and economically valued were: sediment flow, soil loss, carbon sequestration and pollination. From the modeling and ecosystem services in the Basin, it was possible to provide subsidies for initiatives that aim to restore and maximize the provision of ecosystem services considered fundamental for ecological processes and the local Community.