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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.

Call for proposal

FP7-ENV-2011
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Coordinator

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Address
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
SN2 1EU Swindon Wiltshire
United Kingdom

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Activity type
Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
Administrative Contact
Tanya Warnaars (Dr.)
EU contribution
€ 1 691 016

Participants (11)

STICHTING WAGENINGEN RESEARCH
Netherlands
EU contribution
€ 885 407
Address
Droevendaalsesteeg 4
6708 PB Wageningen

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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

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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

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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

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Activity type
Research Organisations
Administrative Contact
Marisol Toledo (Dr.)
UNIVERSITAET KLAGENFURT
Austria
EU contribution
€ 514 843
Address
Universitaetsstrasse 65-67
9020 Klagenfurt

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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

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Activity type
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
Administrative Contact
Miguel Equihua (Dr.)
POTSDAM-INSTITUT FUR KLIMAFOLGENFORSCHUNG EV
Germany
EU contribution
€ 465 581
Address
Telegrafenberg A31
14473 Potsdam

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Activity type
Research Organisations
Administrative Contact
Pradeepa Bholanath (Ms.)