Long-term Ecological Research Program - PELD/CNPq, Brazil

The PELD program, held for 23 years by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) is maintained by ongoing Public Calls. The PELD network currently has 34 reference sites distributed in all biomes from Brazil, operating in dozens of protected areas and areas subject to anthropic impacts. The Program has a well-established and active management structure, in which the Management and Scientific Committees act in an integrated manner for strategic decisions in order to improve the Program. It is a member of the International Network for Long Term Ecological Research - ILTER, which brings together 44 member countries and their networks of long-term research sites. The program has been pooling efforts to foster a national culture devoted to long-term ecological research that can address environmental issues and point to solutions and practices for sustainable use of natural resources and ecosystem services, with important contributions to the proposition of public policies, promoting biodiversity conservation and human welfare. https://www.gov.br/cnpq/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/acoes-e-programas/programas/peld