ABOUT US

The Centre for Remote Sensing at the Institute of Geosciences is an Institutional Research Laboratory of UFMG that conducts research in analysis and modeling of environmental systems, including their applications in the design and evaluation of public policies.

ABOUT OUR WORK

Our research consists of environmental modeling, in particular the development of models to simulate changes in land use and cover, agricultural and forest rents, urban dynamics, forest fire, fluvial regime and carbon balance. The applications of these models involve the valuation of ecosystem services, development of sustainable supply chains, territorial planning and the design of public policies, as well as ex-ante evaluation of the impact of these policies (see publications). Other important products of our research are the software DINAMICA EGO, a platform for environmental modeling, and mappia.earth, a set of tools for building interactive map servers.

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LATEST NEWS

CSR and PPGAMSA promote IUFRO webinar

On August 23rd, 2022, Professor Sónia Carvalho Ribeiro will mediate the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) webinar with the theme “Forests and forest products: the use of native species and the role of sociobiodiversity in Latin America”. The researchers Juana Palma (Chile), Rene Camacho (Colombia) and Henrique Pereira (Brazil) will be present. Watch here.

CSR promotes the 'BioDinamica' course

The “BioDinamica” course will take place at the Seminar Room number 1010 of the Engeneering School of UFMG from August 8th to the 10th, 2022. The course goes from 9am to 5pm in the three days. There will be online broadcast. Register here.

CSR promotes the course 'Introduction to Dinamica EGO'

The course “Introduction to Dinamica EGO” will take place at the Seminar Room number 1010 of the Engeneering School of UFMG from August 3rd to the 5th, 2022. The course goes from 1pm to 5pm on Wenesday and Thursday, and from 9am to 12am on Friday. There will be online broadcast. Register here.

IPBES publishes report on sustainable use of wild species

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services published a report on sustainable use of wild species with the participation of Prof. Sónia Carvalho Ribeiro, CSR coordinator.

Como deslanchar o Código Florestal após uma década de entraves?

O Eco mentions research led by CSR showing low rates of completion of CAR analysis after 10 years of the Forest Code (PDF).

Incêndios florestais intensos enfraquecem vegetação nativa

Pesquisa Fapesp Magazine writes article on fire studies led by CSR researchers and interviews researcher from the laboratory (PDF).

LATEST VIDEOS

Colégio Loyola covers the seminar “Solving the Climate Crisis” promoted by Climate Science in partnership with CSR and PPGAMSA.
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Jornal da Globo interviews CSR researcher about lack of survaillance on deforestation alerts.
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Jornal Nacional interviews CSR researcher about SeloVerde MG.
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É de Casa TV show interviews CSR researcher about predicting fires.
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