IPE- Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas

The Institute for Ecological Research (IPÊ) was founded more than 30 years ago with a simple but powerful mission: to create practical solutions that connect biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and human well-being. Working across some of Brazil’s most threatened ecosystems, IPÊ has become internationally recognized for combining science, environmental restoration, and community engagement to protect landscapes that are critical for both people and nature. One of our flagship initiatives is the Corridors for Life Project in the Atlantic Forest — one of the world’s most biodiverse and endangered tropical forests. Today, less than 12% of the original Atlantic Forest remains, highly fragmented by decades of deforestation, agriculture, infrastructure expansion, and unsustainable land use. This fragmentation threatens endangered wildlife, reduces water security, weakens climate resilience, and limits the ability of forests to capture and store carbon.