The major aim of BIOTA-FAPESP is to inventory and characterize the biodiversity of the State of São Paulo, by defining the mechanisms for its conservation and sustainable use.

The list of aims, means and products is not, by any means, complete, but intends to characterize the program.

AIMS

• To study and understand the biodiversity of the State of São Paulo and disseminate this knowledge and its importance.
• To understand the generating, sustaining and impacting processes of biodiversity.
• To increase the ability of the State and public and private organizations in managing, monitoring and using biodiversity in a sustainable way.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of Conservation initiatives within the State, identifying priority areas and components for Conservation.
• To develop a methodological basis and reference standards for studies on environmental impact.
• To produce estimates about biodiversity loss in different spatial and time scales.
• To subsidize the decision making process about development projects, especially those concerning sustainable development.
• To qualify the State and public and private organizations to benefit from the sustainable use of genetic resources.
• To qualify the State to estimate the value of biodiversity and its services, such as conservation of water resources, biological control, etc.
• To enable State institutions to comply with legal instruments concerning live organisms, such as the deposit of specimens.