Reference center for research on Brazilian biodiversity
Democratic space to bring together people and ideas that build a future with nature at the forefront
Data generation and secure source of information for decision makers in Brazil
who we are?
The Biodiversity Knowledge Center was born from the commitment to make Science an instrument for sustainable development.
Uniting research centers dedicated to
6 Brazilian biomes, the Center brings together the most modern research on sustainability and ecology to present to Brazil and the world.
The highest quality scientific production becomes a strategy to guide companies, public managers and initiatives in environmental solutions.
Numbers Knowledge Center
Pioneering Projects
Data analysis on a large scale promoted by a qualified and specialized team
Quick access to biodiversity data and tools through direct connection to theSiBBr/MCTI
Dozens of sampling pointsdistributed throughout Brazilian territory to study biodiversity in partnership with thePPBio/MCTI
BlueList
Reference ecosystems for the restoration of Brazilian biomes
Zoonotic diseases
Tracking the origin and spread
Invasive species
Monitoring in all Brazilian biomes
Brazilian bioeconomy
Prospecting and developing potential
Food and water security
Monitoring in all Brazilian biomes
Management Committee
GERALDO WILSON FERNANDES
(Coordinator - UFMG)
Level 1A CNPq Researcher, full professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. PhD in Evolutionary Ecology from Northern Arizona University (1992), with postdoc from Stanford University (2016).
Full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. Coordinates the Pantanal Research Network (MCTI) and the Biodiversity Research Program (PPBio).
HELENA GODOY BERGALLO
(Deputy coordinator - UERJ)
Level 1D CNPq Researcher, full professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro. PhD in Ecology from the State University of Campinas. Coordinates the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Research Network (MCTI) and the Center for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Development (UERJ). Member of the State Environmental Control Commission.
Carlos Grelle (UFRJ)
Guarino Coli (UnB)
Pedro Viana (Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi)
Adrian Garda (UFRN)
Fabio de Oliveira Roque (UFMS)
Domingos Rodrigues (UFMT)
Gerhard Overbeck (UFRGS)
International impact
Evaluate and monitor Brazilian biodiversity in an integrated and innovative way with an international interface, providing a scientific basis for decision-making in the face of the global environmental crisis
International Operation
ISO Biodiversity
CBD BBI-Bio Bridge Initiative (Brasil-Namíbia)
Observatório Global de Água Doce (Freshwater BON)
Cúpula da Amazônia/PPbio-MCTI
Indicators for The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (United Nations)
Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (Colombia)
Instituições colaboradoras estrangeiras:
S. S. Research Foundation-SSRF, Índia
King's College London, Inglaterra
Florida State University, Estados Unidos
University of East Anglia, Inglaterra
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Espanha
Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina
University of Nottingham, Inglaterra
Université d'Angers, França
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina
Universidad de la Republica Uruguay, Uruguai
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Argentina
National Performance
The center operates in the six Brazilian biomes with a team coordinated by experts in different areas of knowledge. institutions:
Brazilian Agricultural Research Company – Embrapa
National Amazon Research Institute – INPA
Fisheries Institute – IP
National Institute for Space Research – Inpe
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation – Fiocruz
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation – ICMBio
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute
Emílio Goeldi Paraense Museum
State University of Montes Claros – Unimontes
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte – UFRN
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ
Federal Rural University of Pernambuco – UFRPE
Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro – Unirio
State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ
Federal University of Santa Catarina – UFSC
Federal University of Mato Grosso – UFMT
University of the State of Mato Grosso – UNEMAT
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS
Federal University of Tocantins – UFT
Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS
Federal University of Vale do São Francisco – Univasf
Federal University of Sergipe – UFS
Federal University of Santa Maria – UFSM
Federal University of Paraná – UFPR
University of Brasilia – UnB
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