The unprecedented loss of biodiversity and the imminent threats of climate and environmental change are among the most important challenges facing humanity.
Biodiversity continues to decline around the world, mainly in response to urban and agricultural expansion into natural areas.
The Research Center for Biodiversity Dynamics and Climate Change (CBioClima) is the first Research, Innovation and Diffusion Center (CEPID) headquartered at the São Paulo State University (UNESP, supported from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).
Created in 2023 at the Institute of Biosciences of UNESP, CBioClima articulates the consolidated experience of diverse groups and researchers, with the MISSION of establishing the first research observatory on tropical biodiversity and climate change, promoting innovation focused on sustainable and science-based solutions, and accelerating the dissemination of knowledge to mitigate biodiversity loss in a climate change scenario.
More than 100 national and international scientists from different specializations and levels of training participate in CBioClima. The CBioClima Center is a CEPID (Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center) funded by FAPESP (2021/10639-5). CBioClima also receives financial support from UNESP, and its researchers have the support of national and international partners, such as: NSF, NERC, UKRI, NWO, among others, and the main Brazilian funding agencies, such as FAPESP, CAPESP, CNPq, FINEP and Instituto Serrapilheira, among others. These researchers are committed to addressing the global challenges related to biodiversity loss due to climate change.
This commitment gains even more relevance given the scarcity of information on tropical biodiversity, which represents the majority of the world's species. Therefore, CBioClima is strategically positioned as a leader in the Global South, articulating cutting-edge, long-term research with international collaboration and a necessarily multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary approach in all its research, innovation, and dissemination activities.
CBioClima investigates the influence of climate change on biodiversity, the possibilities of integrating conservation practices and production chains, ways to reverse or mitigate environmental impacts on biodiversity and human well-being, possible sustainable solutions in agroecology, and seeks to multiply successful experiences in promoting sustainability. These points connect the Center to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 15 – Life on Land; 13 – Climate Action; 4 – Quality Education; 5 – Gender Equality; and 14 – Life Below Water.
Executive committee
Directorship and Coordination
Responsible researcher and director: Patrícia Morellato
Vice-director: Mauricio Bacci Jr.
Innovation Coordination: Leonardo Fraceto
Dissemination Coordination: Mauro Galetti
Scientific Coordination: Célio Haddad
Internationalization Coordination: Vitor Miranda
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Coordination: Clarisse Palma da Silva
Integration Coordination: Tadeu Siqueira
International Council
Hans Lambers | The University of Western Australia
Marie Josee Fortin | University of Toronto
Pamela S. Soltis | University of Florida
Qasim Chaudhry | University of Chester
Rodolfo Dirzo | Stanford University
Administrative management
Executive Management: Patricia Carolina Moreno
Technology Management: Renan Ramos Chaves
Host institution:
Institute of Biosciences - UNESP - Rio Claro
Associated institution:
Institute of Biology – Unicamp
