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
Year founded
2000
Institutional affiliations
No affiliation
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
88
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%
Age (years)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
26
Brazil average
33
Global average
33

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
$43,073,471
Global average
$62,454,505

Social

Facebook
Likes (2022)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
7,822
Brazil average
41,119
Global average
32,411
Likes (2021)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
7,792
Likes (2019)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
6,209
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
294
Brazil average
14,793
Global average
19,888
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
10,457
Global average
7,436
Subscribers (2024)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
88
Subscribers (2023)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
85
Instagram
Followers (2025)
Centro de Pesquisas Ambientais do Nordeste
8,720
Brazil average
60,283
Global average
18,586
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
18,213
Global average
15,926
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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