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Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz (ESALQ) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from ESALQ/USP (1997), a master's degree in Soils and Plant Nutrition from ESALQ/USP (1999) and a PhD in Environmental Science from CENA/USP (2003). He is currently Full Professor in the Department of Soil Science at ESALQ/USP and Director of CCARBON/USP (Center for Carbon Studies in Tropical Agriculture). He works mainly on the topics of soil carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emissions, dynamics of soil organic matter in agricultural systems, mathematical modeling, carbon market, global warming and climate change. He is a CNPq Productivity Fellow and one of five Brazilians on the British Reuters Agency list of the Top worlds most influential climate scientists. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Integrated agricultural production systems (SIPA), already widely adopted in Brazil, can help Brazil meet its nationally determined contributions (CNDs). Additionally, the expansion of these production models has been an eligible strategy for public policy programs and tax incentives in the country, such as the ABC+ Program and the National Program for the Conversion of Degraded Pastures …
The "Transitions" International Research Center focuses on interdisciplinary efforts to tackle complex global challenges. Spanning fields like humanities, biology, oceanography, quantum technologies, environmental science, and computational methodologies, the goal is to foster significant scientific breakthroughs and prepare a new generation of scientific leaders. The center's structure i…
The FAPESP - Shell Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Innovation aims to be a world-class Centre for advanced studies with a focus on innovation towards sustainability and mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. The Centre complements Fapesp's experiences in supporting high-level scientific research and technology development towards these fields. It aims to establish a world-class Centre…
The restoration of pasture areas is recognized and recommended by experts and international organizations as an essential strategy for mitigating climate change. It is due to the great potential for carbon sequestration and the feasibility of other impacts on ecosystem services. Brazil has recently committed the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to recover 15 million hectares of pa…
In 2017 the Federal government created the National Biofuels Policy (Law 13.576), called RenovaBio. For its implementation and monitoring RenovaBio will need to establish (and periodically update) mandatory annual GHG emission reduction targets for the commercialization of fuels and the requirements for technical and economic regulation of the Decarbonization Credit. In this context, this…
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Sequestration of organic carbon in soil is crucial to mitigate the effects of climate change, especially in tropical regions, where high biological activity and edaphoclimatic conditions intensify decomposition processes. Carbon stabilization depends, among other factors, on soil aggregation, with macroaggregates and microaggregates being the main physical compartments that promote the pr…
Soil organic matter (SOM) is a key indicator of soil quality, influencing edaphic properties and playing a crucial role in climate change mitigation. Quantifying and understanding the stabilization mechanisms of SOM is essential for the development of sustainable agricultural systems. Pasture management, combined with soil characteristics and edaphoclimatic conditions of different Brazili…
The evaluation and monitoring of the impacts of agricultural systems on soil quality are essential for establishing best management practices and ensuring sustainable land use to mitigate climate change, conserve biodiversity, and achieve food and energy security. The Soil Management Assessment Framework (SMAF) has been successfully tested as an objective tool to quantify the effects of l…
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Brazil has experienced an accelerated agricultural expansion process in recent decades, with emphasis in the so-called Matopiba region. This new agricultural frontier, located in the Cerrado biome, covers ~73 million hectares, distributed over the states of Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia. However, despite the well-known potential of the Cerrado biome for agricultural activities, th…
The soil is crucial for regulating gas exchange in the atmosphere, especially the mitigation of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the primary greenhouse gases. Changes in land use and the intensification of production systems can lead to the loss of soil carbon (C). The use of conservation management practices contributes to increasing soil carbon content, which is essential for the developmen…
New technologies and remote sensors have been used for to monitor forest restoration. To measure canopy opening, for example, it is possible to use the photosynthetic radiation sensor known as aceptometer. With this sensor, it is possible to measure the amount of photosynthetic light that is being intercepted by the canopy and reaching the understory for the regenerating individuals. The …
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Conservation practices (e.g. cover crop use and no-tillage) are essential for the soil to play its role in carbon (C) sequestration and climate regulation. C sequestration in agroecosystems can be increased by the physical protection of C within soil aggregates, as a result of root action, minimal disturbance and the excretion of substances with a cementing action, such as glomalin-relate…
Accurate forecasting of large-scale soil organic carbon (C) dynamics in the context of global climate and land use changes for the Brazilian Cerrado region is crucial given the importance of this region for the Brazilian economy and agriculture. The dynamics of organic C in soil can be better understood and predicted by separating soil organic matter into its particulate (POM) and minera…
This research exchange project aims at producing a set of spatially explicit land-use change projections that allows the evaluation of multiple land management scenarios for the accomplishment of Brazil's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement related to restoration of pastures. Such projections will prioritize the storage of carbon into the soil, alongside with…
The increasing demand for resources due to population growth has accentuated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, aggravating the climate change process. In this sense, the adoption of management practices that reduce GHG emissions and increase the potential for carbon (C) sequestration in the soil is essential to tackle the climate change process, in addition to contributing to a more sustain…
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