The Post Graduate Course in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation (PPGECB) develops extension programs with the involvement of our faculty and student body, in virtue of our direct and intrinsic connection with conservational aspects.
The following ongoing projects stand out:
Projects
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Our Trees - Conservation and management of threatened arboreous species in southern Bahia.
This extension project at UESC views to act in the conservation of native trees in southern Bahia, promoting the divulgation of knowledge obtained in academic research to those who will act directly in the field, in agricultural and agroforest areas.
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Whales from the Hill Project
The project started with the doctoral thesis of the graduate Maria Isabel Carvalho Gonçalves, and it continues with several research and scientific dissemination actions, working in environmental education, publicizing in the media about the project's area of activity, organizing an event in addition to broad performance in social media. Read more on the website.
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Alliance of Knowledge Project
UESC extension project that aims to encourage changes in behavior towards the environment, awakening a critical look at environmental issues through awareness raising and knowledge exchange, and reducing the gap between academia and society. Its main actions are the publication of a community newspaper, interventions in schools and interpretative trails, and the reception of basic education students at UESC.
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Parrotfish Project
One of the project's goals is to promote sustainable development in coastal communities along more than 7,000 km of the Brazilian coastline. This involves the creation of viable economic alternatives such as training of underwater tourism guides (RN, AL and BA) and the promotion of community-based tourism. Furthermore, it directly contributes to the establishment of public policies that promote more efficient management of natural resources, such as the assessment of the conservation status of parrotfish, and the Local Management Plans for Parrotfish fishing (in Corumbau and Cassurubá Extractive Reserves, in Bahia) ensuring the protection of parrotfish and marine ecosystems.
And also finished projects:
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Optimization of the forest seedling production at the Floresta Viva Community Greenhouse, Serra Grande, Bahia
Has as a main theme the reforestation of degraded areas, aiming towards environment restoration, ecological services and other purposes. Through actions of interdisciplinary character, the project has as a goal to optimize the forest seedling production, directing it’s use towards forest restoration, with its focus in the Floresta Viva Community Greenhouse, the only one of its kind in southern Bahia. Despite the official validity of the project being four years (nov/2020-nov/2014), the implemented infrastructure is still used for PPGECB research, with practical results and immediate environmental applicability.
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Ecophysiological study of large-scale seedling production potential aimed towards forest restoration and the pharmaceutical and cosmetic industry
In partnership with the company Natura Inovação e Tecnologia de Produtos, this project aimed to evaluate, in an interdisciplinary way, the phenological, physiological and genetic aspects of an oilseed species (Carpotroche brasiliensis) of commercial interest. As it is grown in agroforestry systems, it also favored partnerships between the State University of Santa Cruz and small rural producers in the Maraú-Camamu/BA region.
Scientific Promotion
UESC has a monthly newspaper, published in print and electronically, in which the scientific dissemination of research carried out at the university is made in a simpler language that reaches the community. Disclosures are also made on the university and PPG website, in addition to publications on our social media: Instagram (ppgecbuesc), Facebook (ppgecb.uesc).
Since 2019 the PPGEGCB has been offering a Scientific Dissemination course, with the objective of encouraging and enabling students to disseminate their work in a language easily understood by all. This initiative is part of a set of actions to broaden the program's engagement in this area, including dialogue and repercussion of research in local media.
In addition, since 2016, the Conservation Applied Ecology Laboratory (LEAC) has been developing short courses open to the community and students of UESC, aiming to disseminate the research and activities of biologists. Lasting from 2 to 12 hours, the courses have the collaboration of professors and students of UESC and other biologists.
Many students also develop environmental education actions aligned with their research projects, with lectures, knowledge exchange and awareness of adults and children, sometimes with field trips, generating booklets to be distributed.
Partnerships wiht institutions
The PPGECB has partnerships with many regional and national institutions, that allow the programs immersion in conservational practices in society. Many of these institutions offer experience and formation opportunities to our post-graduates, especially through the students participation in the Internship for Conservation Project Management.