Partnerships for biodiversity conservation in the Amazon region

Para, a state with over 50% of its area protected, is discussing public policies for biodiversity conservation and sustainable management. The researcher from the Paraense Emílio Goeldi Museum (MPEG), Ima Vieira, was invited by the Forest Development and Biodiversity Institute (Ideflor-Bio) to give a lecture on the subject.

During the presentation, Ima Vieira highlighted the importance of partnership building for the development of a state biodiversity policy with various components, and the need for inter-institutional coordination to achieve the objectives of conservation, management, and use of Amazonian territories and ecosystems. For the researcher, biodiversity needs to be included in this work agenda to advance the theme.

For the president of Ideflor-Bio, Nilson Pinto, the lecture brought important initiatives to advance the biodiversity theme, and emphasized the importance of collective participation for the success of these initiatives. According to the Biodiversity Management Director of the Institute, Crisomar Lobato, the lecture was important for the implementation of new projects for the full protection of the region’s ecosystems.

The state of Pará has 24% of its lands consisting of indigenous lands, 1% of quilombola territories, and 33% of federal, state, and municipal conservation units (UCs). Of this total, 17% are administered by Ideflor-Bio. Ima Vieira’s lecture brought a reflection on the importance of biodiversity conservation and the need for partnerships to advance this theme, and served as a spotlight to illuminate the path of institutions that seek to work on the conservation of the Amazon region.

Based on information from the Pará Agency.