Bahia has the uniqueness of being home to four Brazilian biomes: Cerrado, Caatinga, Atlantic Forest and Marine. This diversity translates into lush landscapes, rich biodiversity and valuable natural resources. To the south of the state, bathed by the Atlantic Ocean and inserted in the Atlantic Forest biome, is the Cacao Growing Region, a “hotpoint” of biodiversity and other natural riches. More than an important cocoa production hub, the region is home to an impressive variety of flora and fauna, as well as abundant water resources and agroforestry landscapes.

 

The Postgraduate Program in Ecology and Biodiversity Conservation (PPGECB) at the State University of Santa Cruz is located on Jorge Amado Road, between the municipalities of Ilhéus and Itabuna, in the heart of the Cacao Growing Region. A privileged and especially inviting location for developing research on ​​Biodiversity.

 

The main PPGECB programs and the office are concentrated in a building specifically allocated to biological collections and and research in the area of ​​biodiversity: the “Biodiversity Research Center Professor Júlio Baumgarten” (CPBio). Laboratories located in this and other pavilions are also available to PPGECB students, including the Geoprocessing room of the Applied Ecology and Conservation Lab, the Vertebrate Zoology Lab and computer laboratories. In addition, three greenhouses and a nursery are available. In total, UESC has more than 40 operating laboratories, of which 18 are directly accessible to PPGECB students. Finally, relevant infrastructure for research are added by the various equipment acquired by PPGECB: observation tower for remote monitoring installed at the Una Biological Reserve, terrestrial and oceanographic meteorological stations, drones, telemetry equipment, among others.

 

Mailing address:

Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade - PPGECB

Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC, Rodovia Jorge Amado, km 16, 

Centro de Pesquisa em Biodiversidade - CPBio, 1º andar,

Salobrinho - Ilhéus/Bahia/Brasil

CEP: 45662-900

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