SURPASS2 is an international partnership between Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the UK, working on pollinators and pollination services in South America. Our objectives are to develop knowledge, build capacity and define tangible actions for conservation and sustainable use of pollinators. SURPASS2 will deliver evidence for the creation of resilient pollination services for sustainable economic growth, positive agricultural and environmental outcomes for improved human health and wellbeing.
Through our research activities, we are providing crucial knowledge to food producers, policy-makers, land managers and the public who need better evidence based tools to support decision making for sustainable outcomes. We aim to offer improvements to the future cultural and social recognition of the vital roles that pollinators, and those that work with them, play in sustaining crop production and ecosystem functioning.
The SURPASS2 project is funded under the Newton Fund Latin America Biodiversity Programme: Biodiversity - Ecosystem services for sustainable development, awarded by the UKRI Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), in partnership with the Argentina National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), Brazil/São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP), and Chile National Agency for Research and Development (ANID). Grant references: NERC: NE/S011870/2 - FAPESP: 2018/14994-1 - CONICET: RD 1984/19 - ANID: NE/S011870/1.
Ecological Remote Sensing Scientist (UKCEH)
Dan works on the production and the analysis of large scale satellite derived datasets to improve our capability to monitor and measure the impact of land use change on biodiversity.
Veterinarian (Moscas Florícolas de Chile citizen science)
Paz works on pollinator's ecology and conservation in agroecosystems.
Field assistant (Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad- IEB)
El Sharif works on pollination studies and collection of specimens.
Environmental engineer (Instituto de Ecología y Biodiversidad- IEB)
Adriana's main interests are in ecological restoration and pollination ecology.
Student (Universidad de Chile)
Christian conducts field work, sampling pollinators and modelling trends of Bombus dahlbomii populations co-occurring with Bombus terrestris.
Conservation Engineer (Conservation and Biodiversity Institute)
Benito's main interests are in pollination of agroecosystems with native pollinators and environmental education about native bees in Chile.
Newton Fund Latin America Biodiversity Programme, awarded by by the UKRI NERC, in partnership with the CONICET, ANID, and FAPESP.
