Research and action lines

Development of integrated platforms, data organization, and tools for systematizing, visualizing, and sharing information on environmental restoration in the Amazon.

Subthemes

• Platforms
• Databases

Photo: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel-2 data (2018), ESA

Research on forest regeneration, biodiversity recovery, and ecological functioning of Amazon ecosystems in different restoration contexts.

Subthemes

• Pollination
• Seed dispersal
• Fauna
• Herbarium
• Biodiversity and carbon restoration
• Carbon and diversity in primary and secondary forests
• Functional recovery in secondary forests

Photo: Andre Deak — Amazon rainforest, Rio Urubu, Amazonas

Spatial analyses, environmental modeling, and monitoring tools for understanding climate risks and planning restoration in the Amazon.

Subthemes

• LiDAR
• Climate risks

Photo: Neil Palmer / CIAT — aerial view near Manaus

Protocols, technologies, and applied studies on seed production and forest regeneration.

Subthemes

• Tachi
• Seeds

Photo: Burkhard Mücke — Inga edulis seeds in a coffee agroforestry system

Research on ecological, social, and economic benefits of agroforestry systems, including monitoring, training, and spatial analysis.

Subthemes

• Co-benefits and SAF training
• Mapping and carbon in SAFs

Photo: Mvfarrell — shade cacao agroforestry, Belize

Integration of science, territory, traditional knowledge, and public policy to support participatory restoration strategies in the Amazon.

Subthemes

• Living labs
• Governance
• Biocultural restoration
• Socioeconomics
• Aquatic systems

Photo: Rubens Curvelo — riverine canoes, Cacau Pireira, Amazonas

Strategic coordination of project activities, institutional engagement, and strengthening scientific and institutional communication.

Subthemes

• Management and integration
• Communication

Photo: NASA/Veronika Leitold — field notes, Tapajós National Forest