"The old divide between human development and nature conservation is over. Lasting human prosperity is impossible without the protection and restoration of ecosystems, and large-scale conservation is the very engine of societal progress."

"If we create protected areas but refuse to fund them, are we really protecting anything? We showed that Brazil is not doing its homework."

Chronic underfunding of protected areas in a megadiverse country: spatial, temporal and socioeconomic patterns from Brazil

Cunha, H.F.A. et al.

Environmental Conservation

2026

"Who should decide how nature is protected — central governments or local communities? We found that national governments are still the ones making the decisions."

Global Patterns and Drivers of Protected Area System Decentralization: A Cross-National Analysis

Khmara, L. et al.

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

2025

"Can we actually measure whether a society is developing sustainably? Here is our approach."

Modeling Sustainable Development Pathways

Schultz, L. et al.

Environmental and Sustainability Indicators

2025

"We were the first ones to propose zero deforestation for the Brazilian Amazon. Can Brazil achieve this goal? Here we show how to get things right."

Zero deforestation and degradation in the Brazilian Amazon

Vieira, I.C.G. & Silva, J.M.C.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution

2024