News from Latin America

Updates every hour. Last Updated: 6-Jan-2026 19:11 ET (7-Jan-2026 00:11 GMT/UTC)

7-Jun-2023

Birds and bats ensure yields for cacao farmers in northern Peru

The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Healthy bat and bird populations don’t only help to keep the endangered tropical dry forests of northern Peru in equilibrium. For the regions’ farmers of cacao—the main ingredient in chocolate— these predators are worth almost $1,000 per hectare of annual production.

Journal

Ecological Applications

7-Jun-2023

Study identifies a protein that could be a target for a vaccine against spotted fever

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The molecule was identified by researchers at the University of São Paulo in cells of the Amblyomma tick that transmits the disease.

Journal

Parasites & Vectors

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6-Jun-2023

Brazilian algorithm aims to project future of Amazon Rainforest and predict changes in carbon capture

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

The computer program was developed at the State University of Campinas to include more vegetation diversity in the analysis of climate change impacts.

Journal

Ecological Modelling

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2-Jun-2023

New working group of the GRC is tasked with facilitating multilateral cooperation in science

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

In order to find mechanisms to enable collaboration between scientists from different countries, the Global Research Council (GRC) – an entity that brings together the world's main public funding agencies – has created the Working Group on Multilateral Engagement, which met for the first time this Thursday (June 1) in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

2-Jun-2023

Scientific publishers and funding agencies unite in favor of racial and ethnic diversity in research

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

There is an understanding among the members of the council that in order to promote structural changes and impact in this regard, it is necessary to improve data collection methods. Initiatives developed by Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry, NRF and DFG were presented at event held in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

1-Jun-2023

Municipal administrators know about NbS but rarely use them to reduce environmental inequality

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Study mapped knowledge of nature-based solutions among municipal staff responsible for projects in 20 Brazilian cities. The survey points to the need to adapt the approach used in the northern hemisphere to local conditions.

Journal

Environmental Science & Policy

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Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

1-Jun-2023

International scientific collaboration helps reduce regional disparities in tackling climate change

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

Assessment was made by experts at the annual meeting of the Global Research Council taking place in The Hague, Netherlands. During the event, co-organized by FAPESP, representatives of funding agencies from 63 countries ratified a statement of principles and practices on funding research on the topic.

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1-Jun-2023

Funding agencies from 63 countries ratify document for broader and more inclusive research

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

A charter of principles was ratified during the annual meeting of the Global Research Council, which has been co-organized by FAPESP and is taking place in The Hague, in the Netherlands. The goal is to establish common practices to assess the quality of the science produced and facilitate international collaborations.

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1-Jun-2023

Tackling global problems requires international collaboration and this underscores the strategic role of the GRC

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

Representatives from 81 research funding agencies from 63 countries are meeting this week in The Hague, in the Netherlands, for the Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council. The event will discuss topics that will help shape the future of research around the world.

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31-May-2023

The quest for equity and inclusion in the research ecosystem has moved beyond the gender issue

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
Meeting Announcement

This working group promoted on Tuesday (May 30) a panel with leaders of research funding agencies from four countries. The participants had the opportunity to exchange views on the topic and report on the initiatives their institutions have been developing to promote equality and inclusion in their local research ecosystems.

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