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Find below links to specific areas of the site about the Research Projects of the BIOTA FAPESP Program, as well as a listing of the most recent publications by our journalists.

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Academia, civil society and government join forces in new center for nature-based solutions
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By André Julião  |  Agência FAPESP – Scientists, public administrators and civil society organizations in São Paulo state will join forces in…

In 20 years, natural regeneration of tropical forests recoups 80% of old-growth carbon and soil fertility
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By Luciana Constantino  |  Agência FAPESP – A study published in the journal Science shows for the first time that natural forest…

Public consultation opens on BIOTA FAPESP’s strategic plan for next eight years
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On March 25, the FAPESP Research Program on Biodiversity Characterization, Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use (BIOTA) began a process of…

Diversity of coralline red algae is greater than expected and could increase further
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By André Julião  |  Agência FAPESP – A group of researchers supported by FAPESP has proposed a number of new…

Electoral cycles influence destruction of Atlantic Rainforest areas in South and Southeast Brazil
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Study led by researchers at the University of São Paulo analyzed data for the period 1991-2014 and revealed that deforestation increased in election years. The phenomenon could cancel out the environmental gains achieved by conservation policies and actions, the scientists warn (photo: Simone Vieira/BIOTA-FAPESP Program)

Without proper management, wildfires in natural areas will intensify in the months ahead, study warns
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By André Julião | Agência FAPESP – Brazil faced the likelihood of a fresh wave of wildfires in natural areas as…

Study reveals drastic decline of aquatic insect population in Paraná River basin
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By José Tadeu Arantes  |  Agência FAPESP – Research conducted in Brazil for more than 20 years in the Paraná River…

After 15 years of research, scientists reconstruct evolution of groups of flies from dinosaur era
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By André Julião | Agência FAPESP – Two researchers have spent the last 15 years tracking down a story that is…

Mapping of butterfly species distribution in Atlantic Rainforest areas identifies conservation priorities
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By Janaína Simões  |  Agência FAPESP – By mapping the distribution of butterfly species in the Atlantic Rainforest biome along…

Brazil’s biodiversity law needs to be adapted to the Nagoya Protocol
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By Elton Alisson  |  Agência FAPESP – Having ratified in early March the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and…

International collaboration expands Brazilian biodiversity’s natural product database
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By Maria Fernanda Ziegler  |  Agência FAPESP – More than 54,000 compounds derived from natural products that are part of Brazilian…

Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to Support Human Well-Being
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Biota/Fapesp Program is pleased to announce the São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Scenarios and Modelling on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to…