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Natura
What it is:
The Natura Project for Scientific and Environmental Development;
Where:
The Flood Forest area near the Canguaçu Research Center, on the right bank of the Javaés River surrounding the Island of Bananal, in the Pium municipal region, Tocantins State;
Duration Time:
2001 to 2003;
Financial Sponsor:
Natura Cosmetics;
Partners:
Five Municipal Councils and the General Justice Prosecution Department – TO;
Component:
Scientific and social.
The Nautra Project of Scientific and Environmental Development in its scientific component aims to promote research and the publication of scientific surveys developed in the Canguaçu Research Center. These include the second edition printing of a magazine and expanded book on Carbon Capture: A Solid Experiment, in addition to the preparation of educational software on climate changes, which applies the direct/inverse methodology for emission calculations and reforestation.
OBJECTIVE
The overall objective of this project is the scientific production through the preparation of a data bank of the impact zone of the Island of Bananal Carbon Capture Project, (Pium, Lake Confusão, Caseara, Cristalândia and Dueré), and the acquisition of equipment to measure carbon flows in the regional ecosystems. Other secondary objectives were:
▪ Quantify the biomass and carbon stock in the flood forests in the region of the Island of Bananal;
▪ Measure the carbon flows with IRGA (Infra red gas analyzer);
▪ Identify the species where the biggest quantities of biomass and carbon are stored, as well as the species with the biggest photosynthesis activity to be indicated for reforestation;
▪ Apply the Social Carbon methodology in the region surrounding the Canguaçu Research Center.
PROJECT RESULTS
▪ Preparation and implantation of the research project: carbon stock and flow analysis in forest formations in the ecotonal region of the Island of Bananal;
▪ Purchase of IRGA equipment for the Carbon flow research;
▪ Implantation of thirty 50 x 50 m lots with a total productive area of 7.5 ha through the charting and geo-referencing with GPS of all the lots;
▪ Plotting and measurement of the 7,760 trees (donated in August 2003);
▪ Monitoring of biomass stocks in relation to the flood levels;
▪ Monitoring of the meteorological station data in the Research Center;
▪ Publication of scientific papers and panels;
▪ Receive the visit of the principal researchers from the field of carbon during the 10th International Scientific Committee Meeting of the LBA (Palmas, November 2001);
▪ Presentation of the first survey results at the 2nd International Scientific Conference of the LBA (Manaus, July 2002);
▪ Application of the Social Carbon methodology in five regional settlements;
▪ Conclusion of the preliminary diagnosis of the target region.
THE ROLE OF THE ECOLOGICAL INSTITUTE IN THE PROJECT
The Ecological Institute conceived, coordinated, implemented and managed the project.
RELATED LINKS:
www.natura.net
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