In the last decade, significant advances have been made in understanding climatic vulnerability, leading to tools for mapping sites where endangered species face threats. These tools prioritize conservation actions, but preventing species extinction due to climate change remains complex. Interdisciplinary approaches are crucial for reducing costs, fostering resilience, and facilitating assisted migration. In biodiversity hotspots like many Latin American countries, high local biodiversity requires skilled taxonomists for accurate identification. Ecophysiologists connect the work of taxonomists, biogeographers, and policymakers, obtaining specialized information to determine local diversity and ecological requirements. Governance plays a crucial role by allocating funds and actions to protect species, with recognized endangered species providing strong incentives for targeted conservation efforts.
This project aims to create a network with two main objectives:
1) Streamline the collection of essential information from taxonomists to biogeographers and conservation organizations to map endangered species and prioritize actions against global change in Latin America, focusing on Ecuador and Brazil.
2) Generate options for researcher and student exchange between Latin American countries and Spain to assist conservation under global change. Initial actions include updating two digital platforms (VULNERAWEB and geoSABINA) and funding a visit to Brazil for a seminar/round table with key actors. These efforts will foster an international network to support effective, science-driven conservation.
Principal investigators: Agustín Camacho Guerrero and Rubén G. Mateo.
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
