Tuesday 14th October, 2025 – Global Nature Intelligence company, NatureMetrics, has launched laboratory services in Brazil to bring world-class monitoring, reporting and verification technology to South America’s most critical ecosystems. Through a partnership with Firjan SENAI, a renowned private RD&I network of national reach, NatureMetrics is helping to unlock biodiversity intelligence across Brazilian ecosystems where high-integrity data is most needed.
In a separate collaboration, NatureMetrics is partnering with Brazilian maritime services company OceanPact to combine commercial and operational strengths in advancing nature intelligence across the region. Together with an ocean-focused NGO Instituto Mar Urbano, the partners are launching a sailing expedition from Rio de Janeiro to Belém ahead of COP30. Along the route, scientists will collect eDNA samples to assess ocean biodiversity, with the resulting data shared with local NGOs and communities to support and strengthen their conservation efforts.
Brazil’s conservation community plays a crucial role in protecting local biodiversity, with its efforts having far-reaching impacts, supporting climate regulation and food security across the globe. As landscapes face growing threats from corporate activity and development, it is crucial that corporates, communities and regulators have access to highly robust ground-truth data that can help deliver faster results and provide solutions that don’t come at the expense of nature - while satisfying increasingly stringent biodiversity requirements. NatureMetrics’ expansion enables organisations to access this cutting-edge technology and empower them to build environmental stewardship into their operating models with data they can trust.
“These partnerships are a pivotal moment for global biodiversity science, unlocking the full potential of eDNA for the world's most biodiverse region. Bringing our nature intelligence services directly to Brazil allows us to deploy cutting-edge, scalable monitoring tools exactly where they're needed most”, said Juliet Jones, CSO of NatureMetrics. “This is a huge opportunity to generate high-resolution, actionable data underpinned by eDNA that can truly transform conservation strategies, support sustainable development and accelerate the transition to a Nature-Positive future across the Amazon and beyond”
As part of the expedition with OceanPact and Instituto Mar Urbano, scientists will assess ocean biodiversity along the Brazilian coastline, demonstrating real-world applications of biodiversity monitoring across diverse ecosystems and industries. The team will be sampling at key sites along the journey, including Guanabara Bay in Rio de Janeiro, one of Brazil's most emblematic marine ecosystems that has been closely monitored by Instituto Mar Urbano for eight years; Arraial do Cabo, where natural resources of high economic value will be assessed; and Pará, home to Brazil's largest continuous mangrove and its most important fishery area near Belém where COP30 is being hosted.
“eDNA is transforming the way industries interact with nature” said Flávio Andrade, CEO of OceanPact. “By integrating these data into our operations and those of our clients, we can measure environmental performance with unprecedented precision — turning biodiversity intelligence into a real asset for sustainable business and compliance.”
The expedition will begin in Guanabara Bay, where Instituto Mar Urbano founder Ricardo Gomes has spent 33 years documenting its surprising capacity for recovery despite years of pollution. "I've spent over three decades filming Guanabara Bay, documenting its surprising resilience and seeing corals, fish, rays, and sea turtles thriving where life was once thought impossible," said Ricardo Gomes, President of Instituto Mar Urbano. "Now, eDNA gives us the chance to go even further and discover what has always been there but remained hidden from our knowledge. This technology allows us to see the invisible life of the ocean and understand how marine ecosystems are truly responding to our conservation efforts."
The data collected will be shared with local NGO’s and communities to empower their conservation initiatives. “Data becomes truly powerful when it’s shared,” said Fernando Borensztein, Executive Director at OceanPact. “By connecting scientific insights with on-the-ground action, we’re helping communities protect their ecosystems — and giving industries the clarity they need to operate sustainably in one of the world’s most biodiverse regions.”
Access to the forensic-level datasets in the world’s most biodiverse market can serve a dual purpose: supporting community-led conservation initiatives while equipping C-suite leaders with nature-risk management for more responsible business decisions — enabling faster permitting, better supply chain forecasting, whilst building long term business resilience and responsible management of natural resources.
“Brazilian communities and conservation initiatives have protected extraordinary biodiversity for generations, something we all depend on. We are now equipping corporations with the tools they need to follow suit. Our partnership with Firjan SENAI brings world-class biodiversity monitoring technology to the Brazilian market, where high-integrity data is vital. We're empowering corporations with predictive analytics and ground-truth data to predict and anticipate nature risk across their entire portfolio sites. This comprehensive approach enables businesses to build environmental stewardship into their operating model right from the start, while providing conservation champions and regulators with an evidence base to protect what matters most,” said Dimple Patel, CEO of NatureMetrics. "As COP30 brings global focus to Brazil, the question isn't whether business and biodiversity can coexist — it's whether we have the data infrastructure to make that coexistence successful. That's what we're committed to building in Brazil."
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