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).

Established in 2023 at the São Paulo State University (UNESP) Institute of Biosciences, CBioClima brings together the consolidated expertise of multiple research groups and scientists with the mission of establishing Brazil's first research observatory dedicated to biodiversity and climate change. The Center promotes innovation focused on science-based sustainable solutions while accelerating the dissemination of knowledge to help mitigate biodiversity loss in the context of climate change.

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More than 100 Brazilian and international scientists from diverse disciplines and career stages are part of CBioClima. The Center is a Research, Innovation and Dissemination Center (RIDC) funded by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP; Grant No. 2021/10639-5). CBioClima also receives institutional support from UNESP, while its researchers are funded through collaborations with national and international partners, including the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), the Dutch Research Council (NWO), among others, as well as Brazil's major research funding agencies, including FAPESP, CAPES, CNPq, FINEP, and the Serrapilheira Institute.

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The Center's scientific excellence is strengthened by a research environment guided by the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. By fostering the participation of researchers with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, CBioClima contributes to human capacity building while promoting a more collaborative, creative, and socially relevant scientific enterprise.

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This collaborative effort is particularly important given the limited scientific knowledge available on tropical biodiversity, which encompasses most of the world's species. CBioClima is strategically positioned as one of the leading research centers in the Global South, integrating cutting-edge, long-term research with international collaboration and multidisciplinary as well as transdisciplinary approaches across all its research, innovation, and knowledge dissemination activities.

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CBioClima investigates the impacts of climate change on biodiversity, the integration of biodiversity conservation with production systems and value chains, strategies to reverse or mitigate environmental impacts on biodiversity and human well-being, sustainable solutions based on agroecology, and pathways to scale up successful sustainability initiatives.

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These research priorities directly contribute to several of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 15 – Life on Land, SDG 13 – Climate Action, SDG 4 – Quality Education, SDG 5 – Gender Equality, and SDG 14 – Life Below Water.