SPVS - Sociedade de Pesquisa em Vida Selvagem e Educação Ambiental

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SPVS works in behalf of nature conservation

SPVS (Sociedade de Pesquisa em Vida Selvagem e Educação Ambiental - Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education)

This NGO from the state of Paraná is recognized as one of the most important in Brazil. Its mission is "to work towards the conservation of nature by protecting native areas, carry out environmental education programs and develop models for the rational use of natural resources".

SPVS was founded in 1984 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil. Since then, it has developed projects in several parts of the country. Today, its work is focused on the Araucaria Forest (a Southern Brazil biome threatened by extinction) and Guaraqueçaba region (an area located in the major remnant of the also threatened Brazilian Atlantic Forest).

Original and current Atlantic Forest coverture in Brazil: less than 7% of its natural areas

Original and current Atlantic Forest cover in Brazil: less than 7% of its natural areas

The following measures are among the initiatives developed by SPVS: carbon sequestration and avoided deforestation projects to face global warming, environmental education actions, a project to avoid the extinction of the papagaio-de-cara-roxa (Red-tailed Amazon Parrot - Amazona brasiliensis) and initiatives to help maintain the remaining areas of natural heritage in the Southern Brazil. In order to achieve its goals, SPVS relies on support of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and the private sector - developing joint actions to draw attention for investments in the environmental cause as a way to add value to their businesses.