Who is Who

The EcoSiPas project consortium consists of a total of 8 partners from Germany, Brazil, and the USA. This includes not also research partners, but also civil society organizations working in the Cerrado in order to ensure practical relevance.

Project Management HSWT

Prof. Dietrich Darr

Project lead

Dr. Katie Meinhold

Project coordination

Researchers
(in the order of Work Packages)

Prof. Dr. Eraldo Matricardi (UnB)

Remote sensing, Geoinformatics (GIS) and Environmental Science,

Work packages 1 (Lead), 2 & 4

Prof. Dr. Eder Miguel (UnB)

Environmental Science, Forestry and Artificial Intelligence,

Work packages 1, 2 & 4

Dr. Raquel Fernandes de Araujo (UnB)

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eraldo Matricardi

These title: Rio Pardo de Minas Sub-Basin – MG

Work package 1, 2 & 3

Dr. Aldicir Scariot (Embrapa)

Ecology and Ethnobotany,

Work packages 1, 2 (Lead), 3 & 4

Dr. Anderson C. Sevilha (Embrapa)

Systematic Conservation Planning

Work packages 1 & 2

Dr. Marcelo B. Medeiros (Embrapa)

Community Ecology

Work packages 1 & 2

Dr. Angélica Giarolla (INPE)

Soil Erosion Modeling, Soil Conservation, Agrometeorology

Work package 2

Dr. Bianca Pietsch Cunha Bendito (Embrapa/ INPE)

Supervisor: Dr. Angélica Giarolla

Environmental impact assessment, Environmental diagnosis, Soil and water conservation, Hydrological and hydrosedimentological modeling, Water ecosystem services.

Work package 2

Dr. Solange Filoso (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science)

Water Resources and Watersheds

Work package 2

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schmidt- Vogt (ALUF)

Biogeography and Geography,

Work packages 1, 2, 3 (Lead) & 4

Dr. Melanie Feurer (ALUF)

Qualitative Social Research, Agronomy and Forestry,

Work packages 1, 2 & 3

Dr. Maria Gomes Vale (HSRW)

Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dietrich Darr

Environmental Economics, Health Economics, International Economics and Econometrics

Work packages 3 & 5

Prof. Dr. Carlos M. M. Eleto Torres (UFV)

Environmental Science and Forestry,

Work packages 2, 3 & 4 (Lead)

Prof. Dr. Laércio Antonio Gonçalves Jacovine (UFV)

Environmental Economics and Forestry

Work package 2, 3 & 4

Prof. Dr. Silvio Nolasco de Oliveira Neto (UFV)

Agroforestry and Silviculture

Work package 2, 3 & 4

Prof. Dr. Dietrich Darr (HSWT)

Environmental Economics, Business Administration, Socioeconomics, Forestry, Environmental Science and Agricultural Economics,

Work packages 2, 3, 4, 5 (Lead) & 6 (Lead)

Dr. Katie Meinhold (HSWT)

Food System Transformation, Integration of Wild Food Resources

Work packages 5 & 6

Students

Lucas Abreu Kerkoff

MSc Candidate, University of Viçosa, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Eleto

Map and analysis of the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of land use/management decisions of SPS in the Brazillian Cerrado

Work packages 1 & 4

Evelyn Bianca Almeida Vazx

MSc Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Aldicir Scariot

Application of the InVEST software in the quantification and valuation of ecosystem services & definition of priority conservation areas in the Arinos region, MG

Work package 1

Thomas Rieth Correa

MSc Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eraldo Matricardi

Reference evapotranspiration for sparse data and data gap filling in Python. A case study in the Urucuia River Basin.

Work package 1

Marizete Chaves de Cerqueira

PhD student, University of Brasilia (UnB), Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eraldo Matricardi

Modeling future land use scenarios and their impact on ecosystem services in the Alto Rio Pardo Basin, Minas Gerais

Work package 1

João Marcelo Lemos

Master Student, University of Brasilia (UnB), Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Eraldo Matricardi

Application of the Free Flowing Rivers method in the Rio Pardo de Minas Sub-Basin – MG

Work package 1

Otavio Miranda Verly

PhD Candidate, University of Viçosa, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Eleto

Diversity, importance of NTFPs, and regeneration of tree species in native silvipastoral systems in the Brazilian Cerrado

Work package 2

Jessica Chamusca Alves Dias

PhD Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Aldicir Scariot

Soil physical quality & ecosystem services in SPS. A case study in the Cerrado region (Sucupira farm)

Work package 2

Ruan Felipe Lima Caldeira

Master Student, University of Brasilia (UnB), Supervisor: Eder Pereira Miguel

Functional attributes and metrics in tropical and subtropical forests in the estimation of biomass and carbon.

Work package 2

Beatriz Christina Farias

MSc Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Aldicir Scariot

Plant Biodiversity and ecosystems services in Cerrado different Land Use Intensities

Work package 2

Ligiane Fernandes Ferreira Bessa

MSc Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Adicir Scariot

Seed quality and ecological traits of native grass plants for SPS in the Cerrado

Work package 2

Jonas Alex Antonio de Sousa

MSc Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Aldicir Scariot

Effects of land-use gradients on carbon stocks and soil quality in the Cerrado

Work package 2

Viviane Evangelista dos Santos

PhD Candidate, University of Brasilia, Supervisor: Dr. Aldicir Scariot

Integrating family farmers into the promotion of ecosystem services

Work package 3

Felipe Ribeiro

PhD Candidate, University of Viçosa, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Carlos Eleto

Analysis of the current and potential viability of non-timber forest products and ecosystem services in autochthonous silvopastoral systems in the Brazilian Cerrado

Work packages 3 & 5