Paula Piccin

This is the first study to evaluate the potential for groundwater recharge as an additional soil function. The researchers highlight that the potential for water recharge is a vital function of the soil and must be incorporated into the monitoring of impacts on environmental quality. Study reveals that the key to increasing water security in … Read more

After the success of the first and largest forum on conservation, sustainability and appreciation of the Pantanal held in August 2023, in Campo Grande, the Pontes Pantaneiras coalition announces a new meeting in the city: the Pontes Pantaneiras Laboratory. This time, the group will bring experts to reflect on the paths and actions on various … Read more

Bringing forests back is a global priority activity to reduce the impacts of Climate Change. The United Nations (UN) established that we live in the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021 – 2030). We aim to halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems across all continents and oceans. And we will achieve this through ecological restoration, … Read more

Launched in August 2023 by the Ministry of Finance, the Plan for Ecological Transformation (Plano para a Tranformação Ecológica) is a proposal for socioeconomic development based on criteria that guarantee the conservation of natural resources and the fight against the climate crisis. “The Plan aims to promote a sustainable future, addressing critical topics discussed at … Read more

Fifteen researchers from 10 Latin American countries, recognized with the Whitley Award  for the work they perform to conserve biodiversity, got together in August for a training meeting promoted by WFN – Whitley Fund for Nature at the headquarters of IPÊ – Ecological Research Institute (Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas), in Nazaré Paulista. According to Lisa Wheeler, … Read more

Seeking innovations in the environmental area, IPÊ paves the way for a new stage that begins towards the sustainable production of native seedlings from the Atlantic Forest biome of Pontal do Paranapanema, in the extreme west of São Paulo. In community nurseries supported by IPÊ, traditional plastic tubes are gradually being replaced by substrate tubes … Read more