Life below water

Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources

14.1 By 2025, prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including marine debris and nutrient pollution;

14.2 By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans;

14.3 Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels;

14.4 By 2020, effectively regulate harvesting and end overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and destructive fishing practices and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics;

14.5 By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information;

14.6 By 2020, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies which contribute to overcapacity and overfishing, eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and refrain from introducing new such subsidies, recognizing that appropriate and effective special and differential treatment for developing and least developed countries should be an integral part of the World Trade Organization fisheries subsidies negotiation;

14.7 By 2030, increase the economic benefits to Small Island developing States and least developed countries from the sustainable use of marine resources, including through sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture and tourism;

14.A Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries;

14.B Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets;

14.C Enhance the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources by implementing international law as reflected in UNCLOS, which provides the legal framework for the conservation and sustainable use of oceans and their resources, as recalled in paragraph 158 of The Future We Want.

(Source: <https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/oceans/>. Acess October 29, 2020)

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Research grants

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The project aims to develop an innovative technology for CO2 hydrogenation, utilizing a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) reactor, which is still unprecedented in Brazil, thus establishing a new research area in catalysis within the country, with potential applicability in various economically relevant reactions. Through an advanced synthesis method based on galvanic replacement, NiGa al…
CO2 Recycling Using Plasma Catalysis for Environmental Mitigation and Optimization of the Carbon Market, AP.GR
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Fungiculture by attine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: subtribe Attina) is a mutualistic relationship in which the insect cultivates a basidiomycete fungus as its primary food source. Some studies have already shown that microbial diversity is high in these insect colonies, and that many microorganisms within this community may play a role in defending the colony when challenged by pathoge…
Exploring microbiomes associated with ant gardens for the discovery of new antifungals, AP.GR
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Among other invertebrate groups, Sipuncula has attracted attention both for its abundance and its association with rhodolith beds, especially on more coastal sites (e.g., Ilha das Couves). Currently, we have approximately 300 Sipuncula individuals sorted and preserved in 100% alcohol, for which we aim to refine their identification as well as try to understand the ecological importance of…
Diversity of Sipuncula associated with Subtropical Brazilian Rhodolith beds, AV.EXT

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Water is a vital resource for human development, and its rational use in industrial processes is essential. The Clean-in-Place (CIP) system is the most common way to clean and sanitize closed-loop processing lines without dismantling them, however, there is still significant human intervention in driving them, leading to high process water consumption. Thus, this project aims to apply Mac…
MACHINE LEARNING METHODS APPLIED IN CLEAN-IN-PLACE SYSTEMS WITH A FOCUS ON SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONAL SAFETY, AP.R
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The escalating global population, projected to reach approximately 8.5 billion by 2030 and potentially exceeding 10 billion by the century's end, significantly increases the demand for food, particularly protein-rich sources. This drives the need for efficient aquaculture systems to bolster global food security. Marine biotechnology presents a strategic opportunity for sustainable develop…
Changing the native macroalgae production framework, from wild harvesting to cultivation in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans by innovative technological solutions, AP.PROASA.R
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Freshwater fish farming, especially in cages, plays a key role in the economy and food security at national and global levels. However, the interaction of this activity with aquatic ecosystems raises environmental concerns that are still poorly understood, particularly concerning the impacts on the structure and dynamics of the food webs of aquatic communities. With the expansion of fish …
Food Web in Focus: Impacts of cage fish farm on Neotropical Reservoirs, AP.GR

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