Research Opportunities at Iracambi - Natural Resource Management

Research Options at Iracambi

Natural Resource Management

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 natural resource management. 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

Land Use Planning

Supporting local communities and local government in the establishment of functioning management committees for Environmental Protection Areas;
Assist the committees in developing management plans for these areas;
Assist local government and other stakeholders identify critical areas in terms of land use, and to suggest appropriate solutions;
Develop educational tools to assist local communities to understand the processes involved.

Geographic Information System

Collection of more data for Iracambi’s existing GIS;
Improvement of data base of existing system;
Development of Iracambi’s GIS, inserting it into the wider context of the Development Territory;
Using the system to provide information for educational purposes;
Developing a method to improve public access to the system through the internet.

Agro-ecology – Environmentally Friendly Agriculture

Development and dissemination of agricultural practices that are ecologically sustainable and economically profitable.

Mining

Study potential socioeconomic impact of bauxite mining;
Awareness building of mining issues;
Identify potential ecological effects of mining on the surrounding areas;
Identification of roles for Iracambi-Community advocacy partnerships;
Assist in the development of appropriate responses to the mining proposal;
Identify best practices in post-mining land rehabilitation.

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.