Belmont Forum

The Belmont Forum is a group formed by some of the major funding agencies for research projects on environmental changes in the world, among which is FAPESP. The purpose of the forum, coordinated by the International Group of Funding Agencies for Global Change Research (IGFA), is trying to change the course of international collaboration in research on environmental change through joint research calls. Researchers from higher education and research institutions, public and private, in the state of São Paulo, may participate in the call Belmont Forum.

The Partner Organizations

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia
São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), Brazil
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), Canada
Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR), France
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India (MoES), India
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
National Research Foundation (NRF), South Africa
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), United Kingdom
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), United Kingdom
National Science Foundation (NSF), USA

FAPESP Cooperation Partnerships and Agreements

Research grants

Ongoing (most recent)

Abstract
PHOENIX is a study of how Global Changes - including environmental and climate changes, demographic changes, changing consumptionpatterns, energy and land-use, developments in the politics of food and mental health, and socio-cultural transformations - impact mobility.Specifically, we undertake data modeling of social tipping points by utilizing GIS techniques and synthesizing existing ge…
PHOENIX: human mobility, global challenges and resilience in an age of social stress, AP.R

Completed (most recent)

Abstract
The Sustainable Agriculture Matrix (SAM) consortium will be a transdisciplinary and transnational network to guide pathways for sustainable agriculture by co-developing an indicator system and associated products that 1) measure agriculture sustainability from environmental, social, and economic dimensions and improve the accountability of countries' commitment to sustainable agriculture;…
Guiding the pursuit for sustainability by co-developing a sustainable agriculture matrix, AP.R
Abstract
Air pollution has become the major problem of many cities, and it is affecting billions of persons around the globe. Airborne particles are known both to induce health problems and to have a role in climate change. Georesource-related particles account for a significant portion of the total load. Their emission occurs during the mining, recycling, or use of georesources. We want to bring …
AirGeo: citizens' empowerment through biomonitoring of air quality in response to mining, recycling and using georesources, AP.R
Abstract
Life on earth depends on healthy oceans. But our oceans are in decline. There is mounting pressure on finite marine resources because of the increasing number of competing activities, technological advances, and over-exploitation, pollution and climate change. Conflicts about how to harness benefits from marine resources are widespread, intensifying, and unfolding in unprecedented ways. T…
Ocean sustainability pathways for achieving conflict transformation (OCEANS PACT), AP.R

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Scholarships in Brazil

Ongoing (most recent)

Abstract
This postdoctoral research is linked to the PHOENIX project, which is a study of how Global Changes - including environmental and climate changes, demographic changes, changing consumption patterns, energy and land-use, developments in the politics of food and mental health, and socio-cultural transformations - impact mobility. Specifically, PHOENIX undertakes data modeling of social tipp…
PHOENIX: Human Mobility, Global Challenges and Resilience in an Age of Social Stress - Social tipping points and climate mobilities, BP.PD

Completed (most recent)

Testing and validation of interactive methods for plankton image lebeling, BP.TT
Abstract
There is a change to integrate actions and conflicts from local and regional levels to the national level. Understanding how processes and power and in different levels and how they can influence on the sustainability and stakeholders participation is a key step to develop more participative processes and to allow the small groups to influence in the process. The recognition of the unequa…
Strengthening the next generation of fisher's leaders for promoting small-scale fisheries transformations in Brazil, BP.PD
Technical support to the development of efficient methods for plankton image classification, BP.TT

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Virtual Library in numbers * Updated data on August 30, 2025

Total / Available in English

1 / 1	Ongoing grants
33 / 33	Completed research grants
1 / 1	Ongoing scholarships in Brazil
78 / 59	Completed scholarships in Brazil
113 / 94	All research grants and scholarships

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