The Professional Master's in Environment and Sustainability has an interdisciplinary approach aimed at professionals from diverse fields, who will develop work with practical applications to address socio-environmental demands. The program aims to train professionals at an advanced technical and scientific level, capable of acting in the diagnosis, prevention, resolution, and integrated management of environmental problems, seeking to maintain and/or improve socio-environmental quality at local, regional, and national levels.

Vision

To be a reference in the generation of knowledge and technologies committed to sustainable development, capable of promoting environmental, social, and technological innovations that respond to the socio-environmental and productive needs of different territories.

Mission

To train qualified and committed professionals capable of developing and applying environmental, social, and technological innovations to promote sustainable development and address contemporary socio-environmental challenges.

Principles

    • Socio-environmental commitment

    • Cooperation

    • Innovation

    • Interdisciplinarity

    • Respect for diversity

    • Excellence

Research Lines

1. Conservation and Management of Biodiversity

This research line aims to understand the structure and functioning of natural systems to support their management, preservation, and restoration through an interdisciplinary and cross-cutting approach. The goal is to promote scientific advancements that reconcile nature conservation with social and economic development. This line includes projects related to the knowledge, conservation, and management of biodiversity at all levels, with an emphasis on species and ecosystems in southern Brazil. It develops strategies for monitoring populations, communities, and ecosystems, providing input for the management of natural resources and identifying priority areas for the conservation of regional fauna and flora.

2. Society, Environment, and Development

This research line focuses on studying and questioning the interactions between society, nature, environment, traditional and contemporary development models, agri-food organizations, political participation, sustainability, and environmental education. It seeks to construct an integrated, reflective, and critical perspective on environmental policies and to support the development of theoretical and practical outputs aimed at diagnosing and intervening in environmental issues in urban and rural contexts, as well as promoting regional development.

3. Sustainable Technologies for Development

The "Sustainable Technologies for Development" research line aims to investigate and develop innovative solutions that promote sustainability, contributing to The "Sustainable Technologies for Development" research line aims to investigate and develop innovative solutions that promote sustainability, contributing to environmental preservation and recovery as well as socioeconomic development. It focuses on creating and applying new strategies for identifying, diagnosing, recovering, mitigating, adapting to, and/or compensating for the impacts of human activities on environmental quality. By fostering interdisciplinary reflection on environmental challenges and their solutions, this line seeks to train professionals with a multidisciplinary vision, enabling them to implement sustainable systems that support socioeconomic development at local, regional, and national levels.