A total of eight works in six different categories will be awarded a total of R$80,000
Registration is now open for the 6th edition of the MapBiomas Award. Held in collaboration with the Ciência Hoje Institute, the initiative aims to recognize and encourage work that develops solutions and has contributed to the production of knowledge and applications in science, public policy, the private sector and education based on the use of data from a MapBiomas initiative, module or product in Brazil or abroad.
A total of eight papers will be awarded a total of R$80,000, as well as scholarships for a course in Geoprocessing satellite images using Google Earth Engine promoted by Solved and annual subscriptions to Ciência Hoje Digital magazine. Entries are free and can be made until April 22nd, at the award page you can find the full call for entries and the application form. The winners will be announced in June this year.
>> Application form for the 6th edition of the MapBiomas Award
The MapBiomas Award is a unique opportunity for those seeking to highlight their work and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in areas such as monitoring deforestation, land use and biodiversity. To take into account the diversity of uses for the data that MapBiomas produces, the award has six categories: General, Youth, Outstanding Applications in Public Policy, Outstanding Applications in Business, Applications in Schools and Actions to Combat Deforestation. This is the second year that the awards have included the Combating Deforestation and Applications in Schools categories.
The MapBiomas Award can be applied for in a variety of formats, such as studies, articles, monographs, dissertations, theses or reports, developed individually or as co-authors, by school students, technical, undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers, professionals from private companies or NGOs, public managers, etc. Entries can explore a variety of MapBiomas initiatives, modules and products, such as MapBiomas Alert, MapBiomas Fire, MapBiomas Water and MapBiomas Soil.
"Today the MapBiomas network is in 14 countries and involves different initiatives beyond land cover and land use. We hope that the sixth edition of the award will continue to encourage the different applications and innovations of this open, collaborative, accessible and impactful science carried out by MapBiomas and its users," comments MapBiomas' scientific coordinator, Julia Shimbo.
About Instituto Ciência Hoje: The Ciência Hoje Institute (ICH) is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the dissemination of science in Brazil. It is responsible for publishing the magazines Ciência Hoje and Ciência Hoje das Crianças. Both publications were pioneers in Brazilian science communication: CH was founded in 1982 and has already published over 400 editions; CHC is still the only publication written by scientists from all fields for children and young people. What sets ICH apart is its close relationship with the scientific community, which validates the content of all its publications. The quality of this content inspired the ICH to start working in the science education sector as well.