PRESERVATIONIST INITIATIVES

PROJECTS, PROGRAMS AND ORGANIZED INITIATIVES OF PRESERVATION OF THE BRAZILIAN FAUNA AND FLORA

    This page is dedicated to the spreading of projects, programs and initiatives of preservation of the wild life and the flora, mainly of the threatened species of extinguishing.
As if its known, the worldwide degradation of natural inhabit is affecting many animal and vegetal species, taking them almost in extinction, in the way spreading of preservation initiatives is very important.
Therefore, this is the reason for we deciding to start this space for such purpose.

 
- PROJETO MARLIM
Created in 1993 in the Institute of Fishes (São Paulo Agency of Technology of Agronbusiness-APTA), in Santos, it studies biology and fishing of peak fish (sailfish), in the Southeast and south of Brazil. Bracket of the " The Billfish Foundation-USA ". The main objective is the conservation of these fishes in the Atlantic Ocean.  Yachts clubs participate of this project (Yacht Club de Ilhabela-YCI, Yacht Club of the River of Janeiro-ICRJ, Blue Coast Yacht Clube-CAIC and Iate Club of the Espirito Santo-ICES) and other national and international agencies of research also. In Rio de Janeiro, it has the coordination of the Biologist Eduardo G. Pimenta. The main results are the awareness of the sportive fishers who liberate all sailfish and marlins. They only embark those fish whose weights are approach to the records (text sent for the coordinator) Institute of Fish Av. Bartolomeu de Gusmão, 192 11030-906 Santos-SP, Tels: (013) 3261.5995 and the fax: (013) 3261.1900 Alberto F. de Amorim (Coordinating) - crisamorim@uol.com.br

- PROJETO TAMAR
Protection and reproduction of the sea turtles, monitoring 1000 beach km, with 21 bases covering 8 Brazilian States, and they are divided into areas of feed, mixing areas of spawning of fishes areas.
Site: www.tamar.com.br

- PROJETO GOLFINHO ROTADOR (IBAMA)
Natural Monitoring of the oceanic dolphins (Stenella longirostris) that have their small farms of reproduction in Fernando De Noronha (Pernambuco-Br).
Headquarters: Alameda Boldré –Fernando de Noronha- PE – Brasil,
CEP 53990 000 - Tel: 081 – 619 1215 – Fax: 081 – 619 1210.

- PROJETO BALEIA JUBARTE (IBAMA)
Studies of the behavior and the biology of Jubarte Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Headquarters: Marine National Park of Abrolhos.
www.cria-ativa.com.br/jubarte .

- PROJETO BALEIA FRANCA
Project for preservation and monitoring of the Whale-frank (Eubalaena australis).
Headquarters: SC, Beach of the Rose
http://www.via-rs.com.br/iwcbr

- PROJETO MAMÍFEROS MARINHOS DO LITORAL SUL (IBAMA)
Monitoring and studies of the Lion-marine (Fool flacescens) and of the Wolf-marine (tropicalis Arctocephalus australis and Arctocephalus).
Headquarters: Rua Maria Araújo, 450 – Cassino RS- Brasil CEP 96200 480. Tel 0532 - 36 2420.

- PROJETO LONTRA (IBAMA)
Together with the University of Santa Catarina the IBAMA comes developing Projeto Lontra for protection of the Otter (Lutra longicaudis).
End: Design Otter - Post office box 5100 - Cep 88-041 - Florianópolis - SC- Brazil.

- PROJETO ARARINHA-AZUL
Protection and reintroduction of the Ararinha-azul (Cyanopsitta spixii) in the region of Curuçá, BA- Br.
http://www.ararinha.cjb.net
Email: ararinha-azul@lhn.com.br

- PROJETO PAPAGAIO VERDADEIRO
Project of preservation and monitoring the True Parrot (aestiva Amazon) developed in the Pantanal Matogrossense.
http://sites.uol.com.br/papagiao2000
Email: papagaio2000@uol.com.br

- COMITÊ DE REDESCOBERTA E MONITORAMENTO DA ARARINHA-DE-LEAR
It takes care of the projects of monitoring and preservation of Ararinha-de-lear (Anodorhynchus leari), together to IBAMA.
Contact Luiz F. Sanfilippo (coordinating)
Email: aves@zoologico.com.br

- CENTRO PEIXE-BOI MARINHO
Headquarters of the design: Island of Itamaracá, Pernambuco-Br.
Tel: 55 - 081 - 544-1056
Email: peixeboi@elogica.com.br

- LABORATÓRIO DE MAMÍFEROS AQUÁTICOS (INPA)
it develops scientific research with the following aquatic mammals of the Amazônia: Fish-ox (Trichechus inunguis); Boto (Onia geoffrensis), Boto-tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis); Otter (Lutra longicaudis) and the Ariranha (Pteronura brasiliensis).
Site: http://www.inpa.gov.br
 

Searched sources:
IBAMA (http://www.ibama.gov.br),
INPA (http://www.inpa.gov.br)

PS: If you know or participate of some organized initiative (project or program) of preservation, informs us sending brochures and/or documents for evaluation and posterior inclusion (free) in this page.
If you are gonna send by post office, see our address in the first page of this site.