Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste

Centre for Environmental Research of the Northeast ‒ CEPAN
Recife, Brazil

CEPAN is a private non-profit institution founded in 2000 by professors-researchers and postgraduate students of the Federal University of Pernambuco-UFPE whose mission is to generate and disseminate strategic solutions for the conservation of biodiversity through science, human resources training, and dialogue with society. Our institution is based in the city of Recife, in Pernambuco state (Brazil’s Northeast Region), with a branch in the state of Minas Gerais (Southeast Region). CEPAN develops projects throughout all Brazilian territory.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.cepan.org.br/

Address:
Avenida Montevideo, 172, Empresaria Pedro Martiniano Lins, room 504, Boa Vista, Recife / PE, CEP: 50050-250

Country:
Brazil

Sub-region:
South America

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Brazilian's Atlantic Forest and Caatinga (Dry Forest) biomes.
Operating languages
Portuguese

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
Year founded
2000
Age (years)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 25
Brazil average
 32
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Severino Rodrigo Ribeiro Pinto; Marcelo Tabarelli; Luiz Paulo Souza Pinto; Ludmila Siqueira Pugliese; Germano Barros; João Carlos Borges
Founder gender: Both male & female co-founders
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Cristiane Lucena
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2024): Cristiane Lucena
Leader gender: Female
Leader(s) (2023): Cristiane Lucena
Leader gender: Female
Staff size
2025
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 9
Brazil average
 44
Global average
 87
2024
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 9
2023
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 7
% Female staff
2025
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 45%
Brazil average
 50%
Global average
 50%
2024
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 56%
2023
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 57%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 1
Brazil average
 69
Global average
 49
2018
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 2
Financials
2018
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 $4,727,200
Brazil average
 $42,933,128
Global average
 $62,229,242

Social

Likes (2022)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 7,822
Brazil average
 41,107
Global average
 32,411
Likes (2021)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 7,792
Likes (2019)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 6,209
Followers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 294
Brazil average
 15,184
Global average
 20,551
Followers (2024)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 298
Followers (2022)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 312
Subscribers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 93
Brazil average
 10,876
Global average
 7,746
Subscribers (2024)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 88
Subscribers (2023)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 85
Followers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 8,720
Brazil average
 61,926
Global average
 19,607
Followers (2024)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 8,070
Followers (2023)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 6,210
Followers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 281
Brazil average
 18,816
Global average
 16,415
Followers (2024)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 257
Followers (2023)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
 225

Data notes

Last updated: 28/02/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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