Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Protected Areas as Centers for Environmental Awareness in the Central Corridor of the Atlantic Forest

Grantee Name: Associação dos Proprietários de Reservas Particulares do Estado da Bahia

Hotspot: Atlantic Forest
Location: Brazil
Amount: $49,906
Dates: Jun 2005 – Dec 2006
Keywords: Buffer zones, Capacity building, Education

Launch a new program called “Educar para Conservar” aimed at pilot testing innovative methods of environmental education and training within protected areas; building awareness and sharing experiences that lend themselves to the protection of biodiversity; and reducing current pressures on the protected areas and their buffer zones.

Strategic Direction : 1 Stimulate landscape management initiatives led by civil society in Central and Serra do Mar Corridors

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Protected Areas as Centers for Environmental Awareness in the Central Corridor of the Atlantic Forest

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