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FAPESP Day Uruguay

FAPESP DAY URUGUAY PROGRAM

DAY I: November 13, Thursday
 

13:00 - 13:30
Welcome / Registration 

13:30 - 14:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Alvaro Brunini, President, ANII
Marco Antonio Zago, President, FAPESP
Marcio de Castro Silva Filho, Scientific Director, FAPESP
Ana Vásquez, Head of the Cooperation Unit, ANII
Raul Machado Neto, Head of Institutional Relations, FAPESP

14:00 - 15:30
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 1: OCEANOGRAPHY
Chair: Marcelo Dottori - The South Atlantic Ocean: How our backyard influences the global ocean 
Omar Defeo (UdelaR) - Integrating Oceanography, Fisheries, and Governance for Sustainable Coastal and Marine Systems in the Southwest Atlantic 
Cristiana Seixas (UNICAMP) - The Ocean International Agenda and Local Actions 
Natalia Venturini (UdelaR) - Antarctic fjords as climate regulators 
Q&A/Discussion

15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 - 17:35
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 2: SILVICULTURE FOR PRODUCTION AND CONSERVATION: INNOVATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Chair: Pedro Henrique Santin Brancalion (USP) - Brief Introduction of the thematic 
José Leonardo Gonçalves (USP) - Innovations and Opportunities in Commercial Plantations: Experiences from Brazil 
Fernando Resquín (INIA) - Silviculture, wood quality and genetic improvement 
Ana Paula Duarte (UdelaR) - Integrating Silviculture, Ecology and Technology: Advances from the Forestry Department, Universidad de la República 
Pedro Santin Brancalion (USP) - Innovations and Opportunities in Forest Restoration: Experiences from Brazil 
Q&A/Discussions

17:35
END OF DAY I

 

DAY II: November 14, Friday 

08:30 - 09:00
Welcome and Registration

09:00 - 10:35 
SCIENTIFIC SESSION 3: STRATEGIES AND POLICIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL PROTEIN
Chair: Sérgio De Zen (USP/Minerva) - Brief Introduction of the thematic
Fabio Montossi (INIA) - The construction of a sustainable livestock model in the Southern Cone of Latin America: The experience of Uruguay 
Luciana Correia de Almeida Regitano (Embrapa) - The hologenome concept: implications 
for beef cattle production sustainability
Federico García (UdelaR) - Livestock production: an economic view of farmers willingness to adopt technology 
Sérgio De Zen (USP/Minerva) - Sustainable meat production chain 
Q&A/Discussion

10:35 - 10:50 
Coffee Break

10:50 - 11:25 
INFORMATIVE SESSION: RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Moderation: Niels Olsen, Scientific Directorate Advisor, FAPESP
Ana Paula Yokosawa, Deputy Manager of Research Collaborations, FAPESP - FAPESP Funding Opportunities SP-Uruguay 
Ana Vásquez, Head of the Cooperation Unit, ANII - ANII’s instruments for international cooperation
Q&A/Discussion

11:25 - 11:30
Final Remarks
Raul Machado Neto, Head of Institutional Relations, FAPESP
Ana Vásquez, Head of the Cooperation Unit, ANII

11:30
END OF SYMPOSIUM
 



14:00
TECHNICAL VISITS - RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
(for São Paulo delegation only)

 


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