UCEM awarded research funding by the British Council for EcoBrazil workshop
Posted on: 20 January, 2025
In November of 2024, UCEM was awarded £53,200 by the British Council under the International Science Partnerships Fund for an EcoBrazil workshop.
This hybrid workshop, titled: ‘Adapting Ecosystems: Bridging Biodiversity and Climate Resilience in Brazilian Landscapes through capacity building, knowledge exchange and simulation modelling; EcoBrazil’, aims to gather 20 UK and 20 Brazilian participants from a diverse range of areas.
Together, participants will discuss and propose tentative solutions to a range of challenges in the Amazon, including urbanisation and threats to biodiversity.
Ultimately, the goal is to develop a research roadmap to simulate sustainable bio-economies, which will be achieved through a range of objectives, including:
- Fostering the research capacity of Early Career Researchers, experts from the industry, and urban policy and planning makers in Brazil
- Exploring digital solutions for socially disadvantaged communities to access basic needs and simulate scenarios for economic development
- Building and strengthening links for future collaboration between Brazil and the UK
- Developing links between industry, academia, government and NGOs
- Enhancing national capacity and expertise in participatory action research, sector studies and policy design.
More details can be found on https://eco-brazil.com/
