Role Of Biodiversity In climate change mitigatioN

Objective

To realise the full potential of tropical forests in climate change mitigation (CCM) & the provision of other ecosystem services in the face of ongoing global change we must improve our understanding of the relationships between biodiversity (BD) and the socio-ecological processes through which we respond & adapt to change.

ROBIN will provide information for policy & resource use options under scenarios of socio-economic & climate change to: quantify interactions between terrestrial BD, land use & CCM potential in tropical Latin America; develop scenarios for CCM options by evaluating their effectiveness, unintended effects on other ecosystem services (e.g. disease mitigation) and their socio-ecological consequences. We will achieve this by combining new techniques (including remote sensing) for BD assessments in complex multi-functional landscapes, data-based analyses, integrated modelling & participatory-driven approaches at local & regional scales. Case studies along a gradient of sites in Mesoamerica and Amazonia will be used to develop understanding of the relationships between BD & CCM options & feed policy development. These studies will improve understanding of the options favourable to stakeholders & barriers & drivers affecting adoption of resource management strategies.

Key deliverables will be: improved understanding of the role of BD in climate change; participatory-driven strategies & tools for CCM; assessments of the risks & uncertainties associated with CCM options. The main impact of the work will be improved outcomes from CCM & BD protection measures by providing natural resource managers in Latin America with guidance on how BD & ecosystems can be used in CCM without creating new problems. We will provide improved indicators for BD relevant to the Convention on Biological Diversity & the design & implementation of REDD+/++ schemes, to ensure increased storage of carbon in forests & multi-functional landscapes & decreased rates of BD loss.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › biological sciences › botany
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › remote sensing
• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes

Programme(s)

• FP7-ENVIRONMENT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change)

Topic(s)

• ENV.2011.2.1.4-1 - Potential of biodiversity and ecosystems for the mitigation of climate change

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2011
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Funding Scheme

CP-IP-SICA - Large-scale integrating project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA)

Coordinator

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

Address

Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SN2 1EU Swindon Wiltshire
United Kingdom

Activity type

Research Organisations

EU contribution

€ 1 691 016

Administrative Contact

Tanya Warnaars (Dr.)

Participants (11)

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 885 407

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Marta Pérez-Soba (Dr.)

MINISTERIO DEL MEDIO AMBIENTE Y RECURSOS NATURALES

Mexico

EU contribution

€ 303 979

Address

Av San Jeronimo - Colonia Jardines Del Pedregal 4903
01900 Mexico

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Michael Frank Schmidt (Dr.)

EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE PESQUISA AGROPECUARIA EMBRAPA

Brazil

EU contribution

€ 301 158

Address

Prq Estacao Biologica Pqeb Edificio Sede Plano Piloto
70770901 Brasilia

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Lucieta Guerreiro Martorano (Dr.)

INSTITUTO BOLIVIANO DE INVESTIGACION FORESTAL ASOCIACION

Bolivia

EU contribution

€ 343 755

Address

Carretera Norte Km 9 Zona Barrio Chaparral El Vallecito
6204 Santa Cruz De La Sierra

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Marisol Toledo (Dr.)

UNIVERSITAET KLAGENFURT

Austria

EU contribution

€ 514 843

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Simron Jit Singh (Dr.)

Instituto de Ecología, A.C.

Mexico

EU contribution

€ 319 522

Address

Carretera Antigua A Coatepec 351
91070 Xalapa, Veracruz

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Miguel Equihua (Dr.)

POTSDAM INSTITUT FUER KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG

Germany

EU contribution

€ 465 581

Address

Telegrafenberg 31
14473 Potsdam

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Christine Bounama (Dr.)

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTONOMA DE MEXICO

Mexico

EU contribution

€ 356 498

Address

Torre De Rectoria 9º. Piso, Ciudad Universitaria, D.f.
04510 Mexico Distrito Federal

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

José Manuel Maass (Dr.)

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 1 173 383

Address

Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Lourens Poorter (Dr.)

UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID

Spain

EU contribution

€ 535 642

Address

Calle Ramiro De Maeztu 7 Edificio Rectorado
28040 Madrid

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Gonzalo León (Prof.)

GUYANA FORESTRY COMMISSION

Guyana

EU contribution

€ 94 894

Address

Water Street Lot 1
Georgetown

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Pradeepa Bholanath (Ms.)