
Research Topics
Environmental Change and Sustainability
The programme’s research lines fall under a single area of concentration focused on different global environmental changes — such as biodiversity loss and changes in ecosystem services, land use and climate change — as well as on sustainability-related research areas including sustainable agricultural production and food security, health and well-being, gender equality, energy, sustainable cities, responsible production and consumption, and the strengthening of institutions to improve and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Faculty members may participate in up to two research lines to foster strong interaction between research across different strands.
1. Biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being
Research topics:
- Surveys, monitoring and management of fauna and flora
- Effectiveness and management of protected areas
- Land use and land cover: landscape ecology
- Environmental modelling
- Agriculture, food security and sustainability
- Provisioning, use and valuation of ecosystem services and nature’s contributions to people
- Human health and the environment
- Synergies between biodiversity and global environmental change
Docentes Permanentes

Álvaro Oliveira D'Antona

Ana Maria Heuminski de Avila

Celia Regina Tomiko Futemma

David Montenegro Lapola

Emílio Federico Moran

Jurandir Zullo Junior

Mateus Batistella

Roberto Luiz do Carmo

Simone Aparecida Vieira

Sonia Regina da Cal Seixas
Docentes Colaboradores

Carlos Alfredo Joly

Cristiana Simão Seixas

Néri de Barros Almeida

Ramon Felipe Bicudo da Silva
2. Climate change and environmental conflict
Research topics:
- Risks and vulnerability to climate change and extreme events
- Climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Impacts of mineral and energy production
- Land use and land cover: links with climate change
- Social and environmental justice
- Equality and the environment
- Climate and environmental policy
- Demographic dynamics
Docentes Permanentes

Aline Vieira de Carvalho

Álvaro Oliveira D'Antona

Ana Maria Heuminski de Avila

Ana Paula Bortoleto

David Montenegro Lapola

Eduardo Sonnewend Brondízio

Jurandir Zullo Junior

Leila da Costa Ferreira

Lucia da Costa Ferreira

Marko Synésio A Monteiro

Mateus Batistella

Roberto Donato da Silva Junior

Roberto Luiz do Carmo

Simone Aparecida Vieira

Sonia Regina da Cal Seixas
Docentes Colaboradores
3. Transformative science for sustainability
Research topics:
- Nature-based solutions
- Infrastructure and urban/rural planning
- Pollution and sanitation
- Sustainable tourism
- Clean energy
- Responsible consumption and production
- Bioeconomy
- Culture, heritage and the environment
- Use of and access to natural resources
- Transformative Governance
Docentes Permanentes

Ana Paula Bortoleto

Celia Regina Tomiko Futemma

Eduardo Sonnewend Brondízio

Emílio Federico Moran

Leila da Costa Ferreira

Lucia da Costa Ferreira

Marko Synésio A Monteiro

Roberto Donato da Silva Junior
Docentes Colaboradores

Cristiana Simão Seixas

Diogenes Valdanha Neto

Gilberto de Martino Jannuzzi

Rafael Borim de Souza
