Amazonia Brazil–UK Workshops in 2025
Further to our 2024 funding call delivered by the British Council in collaboration with our Amazonia+10 initiative partners in Brazil, a second group of workshop proposals has been awarded funding through the UK government’s International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). These workshops will be jointly organised by UK and Brazilian researchers and will engage early-career researchers from both countries.
Maximum amount per proposal: £53,200
Total funding awarded: £478,043
The workshops programme aims to support the research and academic ecosystem through bilateral collaboration between Brazil and the UK, as well as the exchange of knowledge and best practice and the design and implementation of pilot activities to promote capacity strengthening collaboration, shaped by the demands and priorities set under the Amazonia +10 initiative.
The workshop topics will focus on the main themes of the Amazonia+10 Initiative which can include, but are not limited to:
- Biodiversity and climate change
- Protection of traditional communities
- Urban Challenges across the Legal Amazon
- Bioeconomy to promote a new model of development.
| Amazonia BR/UK Workshops Funded Proposals for 2025 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazilian Institution | UK Institution | Workshop title | Workshop Location | Call |
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Federal University of Mato Grosso Dr Vitale Joanoni Neto |
Cardiff University (Prifysgol Caerdydd) Dr Antonio Ioris |
Socio-ecological Questions and Bioeconomic Alternatives: New Perspectives on Amazonian Development and Frontiers of Environmental Justice | Mato Grosso | Link |
|
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) Dr Felipe Naveca |
University of Oxford | Climate changes and Health impact - ensuring healthy and productive life of the Amazon populations | Manaus | |
|
Federal University of Amazonas Dr Fabricio Beggiato Baccaro |
University of Birmingham Dr Juliano Sarmento Cabral |
Future range of Amazonian biodiversity | Manaus | Link |
| Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) |
University of Glasgow Dr Jonathan Olsen |
Quantifying the environmental impact of climate change in the legal Amazon and its effects on population health: from the local to national level. | Manaus | Link |
|
State University of Maranhão Prof José Fernando Rodrigues Bezerra |
University College of Estate Management Dr Muhammad Qasim Rana |
Adapting Ecosystems: Bridging Biodiversity and Climate Resilience in Brazilian Landscapes through capacity building, knowledge exchange and simulation modelling; EcoBrazil | Belém | Link |
| Federal Rural University of Amazon (UFRA) |
University of Surrey Dr S. Alireza Behnejad |
Sustainable Development of Biobased Construction Materials in Brazil (e.g. bamboo & palm) - from plantation to the final products | Belém | Link |
|
Federal Rural University of Amazon (UFRA) Prof Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett |
University of Reading Prof Sakthivel Vaiyapuri |
International Workshop on Snakebite-induced Muscle Damage to Prevent Disabilities in the Amazon Rainforest | Estado do Amazonas | Link |
| Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) |
University of Oxford Prof Sue Costa Clemens |
Empowering the Amazon: A Workshop on Regulatory Capacity Building for Bioeconomy Development | Manaus | Link |
|
Federal University of Rondônia Dr Nara Luisa Reis de Andrade |
University of Central Lancashire Dr Renuka Thakore |
Extreme Events and the Impacts on the Amazonian Traditional Communities under a Climate Change Scenario | Rondônia | Link |