Brazilian public funding for biodiversity research in the Amazon.

Brazilian public funding for biodiversity research in the Amazon.

The Brazilian Amazon is one of Earth’s most biodiverse and ecologically important regions. However, research investments for biodiversity in the biome are disproportionately low compared with other regions of Brazil. In 2022, the Amazon received 13% of master's, doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships and hosted 11% of all researchers working in biodiversity postgraduate programs. Amazonian institutions received approximately 10% of all federal budget spent on grants and scholarships and about 23% of all resources destined to support long-term ecological sites. The cities of Manaus and Belém concentrate about 90% of all grants and scholarships available for the entire region. Despite per capita research investment in the Amazon being equal to or better than that available for the more economically developed regions of Brazil, the distribution of resources by area is highly unequal. Increasing research funding for the Amazon region requires differential input by federal agencies and more transnational collaborations and integration between Amazonian programs and international funds.

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Main Authors: STEGMANN, L. F., FRANÇA, F. M., CARVALHO, R. L., BARLOW, J., BERENGUER, E., CASTELLO, L., JUEN, L., BACCARO, F. B., VIEIRA, I. C. G., NUNES, C. A., OLIVEIRA, R., VENTICINQUE, E. M., SCHIETTI, J., FERREIRA, J. N.
Other Authors: LIS F. STEGMANN; FILIPE M. FRANÇA, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL; RAQUEL L. CARVALHO, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO; JOS BARLOW, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY; ERIKA BERENGUER, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY; LEANDRO CASTELLO, VIRGINIA TECH; LEANDRO JUEN, UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL; FABRÍCIO B. BACCARO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS; IMA CÉLIA GUIMARÃES VIEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; CÁSSIO ALENCAR NUNES, LANCASTER UNIVERSITY; RODRIGO OLIVEIRA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ; EDUARDO M. VENTICINQUE, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO NORTE; JULIANA SCHIETTI, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO AMAZONAS; JOICE NUNES FERREIRA, CPATU.
Format: Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: 2024-03-05
Subjects:Management Monitoring Policy and Law, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecologia, ecology,
Online Access:http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1162582
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pecon.2024.01.003
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Summary:The Brazilian Amazon is one of Earth’s most biodiverse and ecologically important regions. However, research investments for biodiversity in the biome are disproportionately low compared with other regions of Brazil. In 2022, the Amazon received 13% of master's, doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships and hosted 11% of all researchers working in biodiversity postgraduate programs. Amazonian institutions received approximately 10% of all federal budget spent on grants and scholarships and about 23% of all resources destined to support long-term ecological sites. The cities of Manaus and Belém concentrate about 90% of all grants and scholarships available for the entire region. Despite per capita research investment in the Amazon being equal to or better than that available for the more economically developed regions of Brazil, the distribution of resources by area is highly unequal. Increasing research funding for the Amazon region requires differential input by federal agencies and more transnational collaborations and integration between Amazonian programs and international funds.

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