A decentralized model for collaborative biodiversity science across borders

About the lab

The BioDivA Lab is a decentralized and collaborative research network designed to transform how biodiversity science is produced, shared, and applied.

The lab connects researchers across institutions, countries, and career stages to co-develop projects in ecology, evolution, and conservation.

Mission
To promote a diverse, inclusive, and healthier scientific community, compromised with open, ethical, and transparent science production and the construction of a collaborative and transdisciplinary network to fight the complex challenges from the Anthropocene.

Values

Intersectionality and social sensitivity
Global Collaboration and Transdisciplinarity
Innovation and Creativity
Education and Science Outreach
Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
Compromise with and Equal and Sustainable World

Research lines

01

The Impacts of human activities on natural and human systems

02

Science Governance and Diplomacy

03

Ethnobiology and Society-Nature relationship: a transdisciplinary approach to environmental conservation

How does it works?

Flexibility Communication Support Respectful environment Passion Humanized mentorship
BioDiVa LabCollaborative science

This structure enables the integration of diverse expertise and perspectives while promoting scientific inclusivity, training, and equitable participation in research.

To build a more inclusive Science, we need diverse mentor networks.

Better work and learning experiences

New research perspectives

Better opportunities for all people involved

Encouraging more people to work with science

EVERYONE WINS!
Collaborative network Across the world

The people of the network

1 / 1

Coordination

Dra Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas
Coordination

Dra Luisa Maria Diele-Viegas

Biologist and researcher in ecology, conservation and biodiversity in the Anthropocene, and an advocate for open, inclusive and diverse science. She founded and coordinates the BioDiVa Lab and its collaborative research network.

View Lattes CV
Fieldwork Collaborative network Science diplomacy