Historical context and objective

The Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) has always been recognized as a center of excellence in the field of health. In 2005, as part of the Federal Government's process of expanding public universities, Unifesp expanded its areas of activities, including Biological and Environmental Sciences in a new campus located in the municipality of Diadema, in the greater São Paulo area. 

In view of the consolidation of undergraduate teaching in these new areas, the campus inaugurated the Postgraduate Program in Ecology and Evolution (PPGEE) in August 2011, which is linked to the  area of Biodiversity in the classification of the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES).

Studying biodiversity within an ecological and evolutionary context is fundamental to understanding the functioning of ecosystems and landscapes, as well as the processes of speciation and extinction, with direct implications for the implementation of conservation strategies at different temporal and spatial scales.

To this end, our young and highly qualified team of lecturers with a diverse background, offers training in most of the different areas within Ecology and Evolution, such as ecophysiology, cytogenetics, population genetics, phylogeography, population ecology, ecological interactions, phylogeny, systematics, paleontology, community ecology, landscape ecology and biogeography.

Our students will have the opportunity to get to know and deepen theoretical and empirical foundations, allowing them to describe and understand ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes that determine the generation, maintenance and conservation of biological diversity, as well as to work at the interface between these two areas, including both conceptual and methodological approaches.

Our objective is to train professionals capable of formulating questions, testing hypotheses and solving problems in the areas of Ecology and Evolution; to disseminate scientific knowledge in Ecology and Evolution in a clear, objective and efficient manner, and to be able to publish and discuss the knowledge acquired, both nationally and internationally, contributing to a better understanding of the biological diversity of Brazil in particular, and our planet as a whole.