Mariana Castro defends PhD thesis in Political Science at IESP-UERJ
Last Friday, 20 March, IESP-UERJ hosted the defence of the doctoral thesis by Mariana Castro, a collaborator at the Observatory and a researcher at LABMUNDO.
Climate Emergency and Defence seminar available on the OIMC channel
On 25 November, the Observatory partnered with the Graduate Programme in Military Sciences and LABMUNDO to host the "Climate Emergency & Defence International Seminar: COP 30 and its implications for the Armed Forces", now available on our YouTube channel.
NEMA and OIMC contribute to updating the mapping of Brazilian mangroves
On the 18th of March, a Wednesday, the National Secretariat for Climate Change of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, in partnership with Ibama, is hosting the launch ceremony for the ‘Update of the Mapping of Brazilian Mangroves’, a project that includes NEMA/UERJ and the OIMC.
Mário Soares speaks at the Biodiversity Forum of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Last Tuesday, 10 March, the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Museum invited Prof. Mário L. G. Soares to speak at the Biodiversity Forum. The coordinator of NEMA/UERJ and member of the OIMC Strategic Group gave a lecture on the topic ‘Brazilian Mangroves: a meeting of waters, knowledge and a source of life’.
Short course on the Anthropocene and the Climate Emergency, a partnership between OIMC and FGV
From March 16 to 26, 2026, the Observatory is joining forces with the Getúlio Vargas Foundation to offer the short course ‘The Anthropocene and the Climate Emergency: where art and science meet’, coordinated by Prof. Carlos R. S. Milani.
OIMC holds planning meeting at IESP-UERJ
On 6 March, members of the Observatory gathered at the Institute of Social and Political Studies for a Strategic Planning and Review Meeting.
Director of OIMC in academic mission at the University of Coimbra, Portugal
In February 2026, Prof. Carlos R. S. Milani was invited to spend an internship as a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra (CES-UC) in Portugal, with support from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
Climate Geopolitics, AI and China-Latin America Relations Seminar, at IESP-UERJ
On March 13, 2026, Friday, the Observatory will host the seminar ‘Geopolitics of Climate, AI, and China-Latin America Relations’ as part of the IESP-UERJ 2026.1 Lecture Series.
OIMC Director presents an overview of Brazilian environmental policy in graduate course at UERJ
During the first semester of 2026, Prof. Carlos R. S. Milani teaches the course Environmental and Climate Policy in Brazil, a subject common to both the IESP-UERJ Political Science graduate program and the UERJ Environment graduate program.
Cadernos do OIMC N. 22 contrasts the status of energy transition in Brazil, South Africa and India
The Observatory is releasing the first edition of 2026 of Cadernos do OIMC, featuring the article ‘Fair energy transition in Brazil, South Africa, and India: plans, challenges, and resistance,’ written by political scientist Renata Albuquerque Ribeiro (LABMUNDO).