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Study of Expansion of Protected Areas in the Mosaic Sertão Veredas Peruaçu, Brazil

Grantee Name: Associação Mineira de Defesa do Ambiente

Hotspot
Cerrado
Location
Brazil
Amount
$100,427
Dates
May 2020 – Sep 2021
Keywords
Geographic Information Systems, Protected Areas, Research
Increase the protected areas around the Veredas do Peruaçu State Park, by preparing studies, by establishing integrative processes between traditional rural communities and public sectors to strengthen the channels of participation in the creation and management of local conservation units, and by elaborating proposals for the creation of extractive reserves and for the expansion of the park.
Strategic Direction : 2 Support the creation/ expansion and effective management of protected areas in the priority corridors

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