Brazil (Part VIII, English version) - Convention on Biological Diversity

Ministry of EnvironmentTable 3-21. Number of biodiversity projects financed by state(1985-1996).*No. ofState projects % Region1) São Paulo 522 33.5 South-east2) Minas Gerais 113 7.3 South-east3) Distrito Federal 111 7.1 Central-west4) Amazonas 106 6.9 North5) Paraná 92 5.9 South6) Pará 73 4.7 North7) Rio de Janeiro 67 4.3 South-east8) Acre 61 3.9 North9) Rio Grande do Sul 59 3.8 South10)Pernambuco 51 3.3 North-east11)Bahia 47 3.0 North-east12)Santa Catarina 37 2.4 South13)Espírito Santo 20 1.3 South-east14)Goiás 20 1.3 Central-west15)Rondônia 19 1.2 North16)Mato Grosso do Sul 18 1.1 Central-west17)Piauí 16 1.0 North-east18)Ceará 15 0.9 North-east19)Mato Grosso 15 0.9 Central-west20)Paraíba 13 0.8 North-east21)Rio Grande do Norte 13 0.8 North-east22)Amapá 11 0.7 North23)Sergipe 7 0.4 North-east24)Maranhão 6 0.4 North-east25)Alagoas 5 0.3 North-east26)Roraima 4 0.3 North27)Tocantins 3 0.2 North*Data from CNPq, CAPES and EMBRAPA not included.Source: Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN).Levantamento e Caracterização de Projetos de Biodiversidade noBrail: Relatório Final de Pesquisa - Fase I e Fase II, Brasília,1996.USA14%Japan7%Spain 1%Italy 1%France6%Germany44%Table 3-22. Number of biodiversity projectsfinanced by biome (1985-1996).*Biome/ Ecosystem Nº of Projects %Amazon rain forest 260 22Aquatic and fluvial systems 251 21Cerrado 159 14Coastal and marine systems 154 13Atlantic forest 148 13Other Woods and Forests 82 7Caatinga 42 4Mangroves 24 2Pantanal of Mato Grosso 22 2Others (caves, restingas,urban systems) 22 2* Data from CNPq, CAPES and EMBRAPAnot included.Source: Instituto Sociedade, População eNatureza (ISPN). Levantamento e Caracterizaçãode Projetos de Biodiversidade no Brail:Relatório Final de Pesquisa - Fase I e Fase II,Brasília, 1996.Table 3-23. Number of biodiversity projectsfinanced by topic (1985-1996).*Topic %Ecology 28Zoology 17Botany 10Sustainable management of biodiversity resources10Conservation biology in situ and ex situ 6Systematics and Taxonomy 4Inventory and surveys of biodiversity 4Environmental education 3Genetics 2Oceanography 2Others 14*Data from CNPq, CAPES and EMBRAPA notincluded.United Kingdom27%Figure 3-13. Financial resources provided on biodiversity projectsby foreign governments, 1989-1995.Source: Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza - ISPN. 1996.Levantamento e Caracterização de Projetos de Biodiversidade noBrasil: Relatório Final de Pesquisa - Fase I e Fase II. Brasília.Source: Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza(ISPN). Levantamento e Caracterização de Projetosde Biodiversidade no Brail: Relatório Final dePesquisa - Fase I e Fase II, Brasília, 1996.(wetlands) (2%), both biologically rich biomes, were not giventheir due (Table 3-22 and Figure 3-13).Analysis of the biodiversity projects by theme duringthis period demonstrated considerable concentration on justa few areas. Three of these, Ecology, Zoology and Botany,144