1. 1 Partial report – March/09 Ana Catarina Jakovac Rita Mesquita LBA PROGRAM PHASE AN OVERVIEW on the RESEARCH PROJECTS STATUS 2

2. 2 INTRODUCTION LBA first phase – ended in 2006  156 projects 150 LBA projects 6 associated projects 9 thematic areas 1st Phase SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION 1401 Publications 508 Dissertations and thesis 1482 Abstracts FONTE: WebSite LBA CDCarbon Dynamics, Storage and Exchange LCLand Cover and Land Use Change NDNutrients Dynamics SHHydrology and Water Chemistry TGBiogeochemistry and Trace Gases ACAtmospheric Chemistry PCPhysical Climate HDHuman Dimensions TETraining and Education

3. 3 STATUS OF THE LBA RESEARCH PROJECTS Phase I - projects 156 LBA2 – ongoing New projects 21 Ended Projects 138 Confirmed by PI 77 Not yet confirmed - Ended until 2005 - 48 Not yet confirmed - Ended after 2005 - 13 39 Ongoing Phase I proj. 18 ? ** New proposed projects 29 Submitted to SSC 13 Not submitted 8 LBA2 - after 2007 - Phase I - 1998 to 2006 -

4. 4 THE LBA2 ONGOING PROJECTS LBA Projects - 36 Associated projects – 3 LBA2 Financial support Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia MCT MCT: Instituto do Milênio CNPQ: PELD, Edital Universal, Edital CT Amazônia FAPESP / FAPEAM FINEP Programa LBA EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental Petrobrás NSF - National Science Foundation of the U.S. NASA WOTRO UK National Environmental Research Council USFS – US Forest Service Moore foundation Max Planck Society Cooperação Brasil/ EUA – 18 Exclusivo Brasil - 10 Cooperação Brasil/ EUA/ UE – 6 Cooperação Brasil/ UE – 4 Cooperação Brasil/ Peru/ EUA - 1 Preliminary results of the survey

5. 5 THE LBA2 ONGOING PROJECTS RESEARCH SITES OF LBA2 PROJECTS 1 a 4 5 a 10 11 a 20 > 20 Number of projects in each city + 10 large scale projects – Amazon Basin

6. 6 New Proposed projects Number of projects Research Themes LBA2 Ongoing Projects Proposed projects 29 PROPOSED PROJECTS : 82% - projects coordinated by LBA researchers 18% – projects that already uses the LBA sites/regional offices How can LBA search for projects to fill the gaps?

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