The debate on the country’s biodiversity will occupy the center of discussions during the 21st National Science and Technology Week, which begins today (5) and runs until November 10, at the National Museum of the Republic, in Brasília (DF). This year, the event’s theme is “Biomes of Brazil: Diversity, Knowledge and Social Technology” and will be a moment of reflection on the biodiversity of Brazilian biomes, the wealth of traditional knowledge of the communities that inhabit them.
The focus of discussions will also be on the role of social technologies in the construction of projects that can respond to the challenges faced in Brazilian biomes – Amazon, Caatinga, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Pampa and Pantanal, in addition to the Coastal-Marine System.
Entry is free and there is no need to register in advance. Organized by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), SNCT will offer free guided tours, integrating its actions into the SNCT program, which will also feature activities in the auditoriums and in the annex of the National Museum.
Among the stands that can be visited are the National Institutes of Research in the Amazon (INPA), the Atlantic Forest (INMA), Space Research (INPE), National Institute of Technology (INT), National Scientific Computing Laboratory (LNCC), Centers Brazilian Physical Research (CBPF), National Natural Disaster Monitoring and Alerts (CEMADEN), Mineral Technology (CETEM), Technologies Northeast-CETENE Strategies, among others.
The event is suitable for the participation of public and private schools; technological education institutes, among others, which will be able to participate in workshops, exhibitions, debates and other activities, which are biomes, made up of a combination of climatic, geographic and water factors.
This combination influences its landscape formation and also results in a unique biodiversity of flora and fauna within each biome, formed by a wide range of species, many of them endemic.
Biomes also play crucial roles in regulating the climate, conserving water resources and supporting the viability of agricultural and extractive activities, with emphasis on discussing how the ancestral knowledge of traditional communities contributes to environmental conservation and sustainable development and as social technologies, arising from this traditional knowledge, contribute to the solution of social, environmental and economic problems.
The week will be a time to understand more about the effects of climate change on the different biomes in Brazil and the actions necessary to reduce these impacts. THE schedule of activities can be accessed here.
In October, SNCT activities took place across the country, between the 14th and 20th, with the active participation of state and municipal governments, teaching and research institutions, as well as entities linked to science, technology and innovation throughout Brazil.
