'Pollinators of Brazil' wins Prêmio Jabuti
The book ‘Polinizadores no Brasil: Contribuição e Perspectivas para a Biodiversidade, Uso Sustentável, Conservação e Serviços Ambientais’ (‘Pollinators in Brazil: Contribution and Prospects for Biodiversity, Sustainable Use, Conservation and Environmental Services’), produced by IEA’s Ecosystem Services research group, was one of the winners of the 2013 edition of the ‘Prêmio Jabuti’ (‘Tortoise Award’), a well-known literary award in Brazil.
The work was awarded third place in the Natural Sciences category. The first place went to ‘Flora das Caatingas do Rio São Francisco: História Natural e Conservação’, by José Alves de Siqueira Filho, followed by ‘Biomas Brasileiros: Retratos de um País Plural’, by Fabio Rubio Scarano.
‘Pollinators in Brazil’ contains 23 studies of 85 researchers from 36 national scientific institutions. Its organizers are Vera Lucia Imperatriz-Fonseca (coordinator of the research group), Dora Ann Lange Canhos, Denise Araújo Alves and Antonio Mauro Saraiva. With 488 pages and priced at R$ 120,00, the book can be purchased in bookstores and online through Edusp’s website.
The ceremony of the Prêmio Jabuti 2013 was held on November 3, at Sala São Paulo, in São Paulo.