Development of an Editorial Project for dialogue channels with different stakeholders within the scope of the research project Fate and impacts of microplastics and pesticides in aquatic and terrestrial matrices in agricultural contexts

• Grant number: 24/15381-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Journalism
• Start date: October 01, 2024
• End date: September 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Communications - Journalism and Publishing
• Principal Investigator: Cassiana Carolina Montagner
• Grantee: Michele Fernandes Gonçalves
• Host Institution: Instituto de Química (IQ). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Instituto De Química, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 22/12104-4 - Fate and impacts of microplastics and pesticides in aquatic and terrestrial matrices in agricultural contexts, AP.TEM

Abstract

In Brazil, where 30% of its territory is classified as agricultural land, pesticide pollution is one of the main challenges to achieving a sustainable model for agribusiness. On the other hand, there is a lack of information and knowledge about the impacts of the residual presence of pesticides in water and soil. Added to this is the sector's participation in consumption and consequent pollution by plastics. The combination of pesticide contamination and plastic pollution has potential effects that have not yet been studied, and it is in this gap that the research project to which this proposal is linked fits. Thus, aiming at sharing information and knowledge generated with different stakeholders - the scientific community itself; people involved in the formulation, implementation and evaluation of public policies; and society in general, this activity plan, scheduled for execution throughout the second half of the research project (with the possibility of extension until the 18th month) to which the proposal is linked, consists of: identification and characterization of interested parties, with systematization of profiles for planning dialogue channels based on the best available knowledge about Social Communication processes, Digital Marketing, Public Communication of Science and promotion of Scientific Culture; development of information architecture for institutional website/sites; editorial planning for the digital presence of the research project; and production of content for various channels