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FAPESP and Academy of Finland announce result of call for proposals Versão em português
Scientists from Brazil and Finland will work together in five research projects on biodiversity photo:BIOTA-FAPESP)
The Academy of Finland (AKA) and the State of São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) announce the result of a call for fund joint research projects in biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources issued in 2013 by the institutions.
Scientists from Brazil and Finland will work together in the five research projects on biodiversity that were selected.
The call was focused on six research themes: Biodiversity mapping and environmental monitoring; Valuing biodiversity and ecosystem services; Changing landscape/ seascape and biodiversity; Protection of biodiversity versus impact avoidance or biodiversity offsetting; Operational information needs of achieving sustainability; Institutional challenges in achieving sustainability.
Selected proposals:
| Pesquisadores | Título do projeto |
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Dilce de Fatima Rossetti Hanna Marjaana Tuomisto |
Mapping Amazonian Biodiversity at Multiple Scales by Integrating Geology and Ecology |
|
Marli de Fatima Fiore Kaarina Sivonen |
Biodiversity of Cyanobacteria and their Bioactive Compounds from Under-Explored Brazilian Habitats Nº do processo FAPESP: 2013/50425-8 |
|
Tadeu de Siqueira Barros Jani Markus Heino |
Scaling Biodiversity in Tropical and Boreal Streams:Implications for Diversity Mapping and Environmental Assessment (SCALEBIO) Nº do processo FAPESP: 2013/50424-1 |
|
Milton Cezar Ribeiro |
New Sampling Methods and Statistical Tools for Biodiversity Research: Integrating Animal Movement Ecology with Population and Community Ecology Nº do processo FAPESP: 2013/50421-2 |
|
Antonio Maria Garcia Tommaselli Juha Hyyppa |
Unmanned Airborne Vehicle - Based 4D Remote Sensing for Mapping Rain Forest Biodiversity and its Change in Brazil (UAV_4D_BIO) Nº do processo FAPESP: 2013/50426-4 |
The call for proposals is available at: www.fapesp.br/7626