In 2024, Instituto Serrapilheira supported the creation of a transdisciplinary group in tropical ecology. The initiative is part of the institute’s effort, begun several years ago, to study the feasibility of creating a center focused on research and public policy in ecology and the environment.

Bringing together 13 scientists from fields such as hydrology, biodiversity, mathematics, climate, archaeology, anthropology, economics, public policy, and communication, the group, led by scientist Marina Hirota, sought to identify gaps in knowledge and long-term strategic axes, as well as to produce immediate syntheses. From there, they created an online geospatial platform with data on the valuation of ecosystem services related to water, biodiversity, and carbon.

One of the main results was the preparation of a technical note, released in December, which showed, based on the cross-referencing of databases such as MapBiomas, IBGE, and Funai, that rainfall in the Indigenous Lands of the Amazon sustains 57% of Brazilian agricultural income by influencing precipitation over 80% of productive areas.