The project aims at assessing methods and innovative techniques in the area of Remote Sensing and spatial data integration for detection in cultivation practices and production systems, especially integrated crop-livestock-forestry systems (ICLFs) and variations, which constitute one of the key points of the low carbon agriculture policy.
On a local scale, the goal is to evaluate the potential of new techniques and methodologies that apply to the new Sentinel 2 sensor with regard to the det ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2015

The soil is of vital importance for the planet. The soil is the main support of agriculture; for climate change, it is one of the regulating elements of the water cycle.
It is in this context that FAO and Embrapa signed an agreement, aimed at the operation of a digital soil mapping for Latin America, as part of the “support for the establishment of the second stage of the Latin American soil system” and whose results and products will be: a) Preparation of a package and program for capacity- ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Thu Dec 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2011

One of the greatest challenges of humanity is to ensure water in sufficient quantity and quality to supply the global demand.
One way to achieve that would be to use economic instruments. An example of this type of compensation is the Payment for Environmental Services (PES).
Currently, Payments for Water Environmental Services Programs are in continuous expansion in the country due to the increasing demand for water and society’s willingness to pay for the services.
This project aim ...

Status: Completed     Start date: Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2012