Research Opportunities at Iracambi

Research Options at Iracambi

Forest Restoration

Iracambi caters for either individuals or teams of researchers who want to participate in one of our ongoing research programs. Visit our Research Portal to see the details of our research program. We provide logistical support, linguistic skills and access to our own living laboratory in the Atlantic Rainforest. We also welcome researchers who have their own research projects, as long as they are consistent with our own priorities.

Iracambi fully endorses our Government's efforts to protect intellectual property rights and national genetic resources and eradicate illegal trafficking in natural species. This does mean, however, that there are certain restrictions on foreign researchers working in Brazil: we can advise you of these if you think they might apply to you.

If you´d be interested in joining our research program, either with your own research ideas or to take part in ours, contact us.

Below is an expanded list of research areas available at Iracambi in fields related to forest restoration. The list below is not exhaustive, so we encourage you to contact us with any further inquiries, for information about past and current research projects or with any ideas you may have for your own project. We can be reached at Iracambi@iracambi.com

Forestry and Forest Restoration

Ecological process of forest destruction and restoration;
Community based forest monitoring;
Study of potential productive forest corridors including size, location, composition and bio-diversity;
Study of restoration of riverside gallery forests (matas ciliares), including composition and bio-diversity;
Forest management practices;
Potential for the introduction of native species to replace exotics;
Production of native species seedlings.

Soil and Water Conservation and Watershed Management

Capacity of forest fragments for water capture;
Effects of improved forest management on soil erosion and sedimentation;
Community based water monitoring;
Stream water quality and quantity;

Farm Forestry

Best practices for improving and maintaining soil fertility in hillside coffee plantations through the incorporation of trees;
Best practices for improving and maintaining nutritive properties and soil fertility of pastures through the incorporation of trees and leguminous plants;
Identification of suitable species for both of the above.

Soils

Characterization and mapping of soil types at Iracambi and in surrounding areas;
Consolidation of existing data on soils in the Territory;
Fertility transfer-differing effects of agricultural and animal husbandry activities on soil quality.

For our information sheet for researchers, click here. To get an idea of what it is like to live at Iracambi please go to our Life at Iracambi page.