The new protected areas will help protect the endangered Brazilian jaguar (<i>Panthera onca</I>) and other Amazon species.
Who lives in the Amazon? What species are found there? What threats do they face? And what is WWF doing about it?

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Created in 1999, the reserve is located on the Cabeceira do Prata cattle ranch in the municipality of Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, which borders the Pantanal Wetlands.

30 Oct 2008
Reserve in the Brazilian Pantanal is awarded as the best tourism attraction 2009
For the second time, the Natural Heritage Private Reserve (RPPN) Rio da Prata was awarded first place as “The Best Attraction” by Guia Brasil Quatro Rodas, a famous Brazilian guide-book for travelers. The result was presented in September 22th in São Paulo and the winners will be listed in the 2009 version of the guide. » Read more

 
17 Oct 2008
Towards the Creation of a Regional Conservation Vision for the Amazon
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The pictures produced help to identify specific characteristics of the animal that will be analysed during the research process.

16 Oct 2008
Photograph helps the research work with the jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal Wetlands
The camera is always among the equipment used by researcher Fernando Azevedo and his team in their studies of the jaguar in the Brazilian Pantanal wetlands. He coordinates the Pantaneira Jaguar Project developed by the NGO Pro-carnívoros Institute in the municipality of Corumbá, in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, with the support of WWF-Brazil’s Pantanal Forever Programme. » Read more

New or updated projects

Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Jul 1998

Amazon Sustainable Development: Acre-Purus and Itenez-Mamore Conservation Blocks and Lessons Learned

The project aims to develop an ecoregion conservation strategy for the Brazilian Amazon. It will operate at various levels, including local projects f... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Feb 1994

Community-Based Managed Floodplain Fisheries: Varzea Project Phase II

The Varzea project addresses the problem of unsustainable fisheries. Alongside logging and land clearing (for cattle ranching and agriculture), small ... » Read more
 
Modified: Apr 2008 - Started: Feb 2007

Implementation of National Forests: Solving Land Tenure Problems, Avoiding Forest Degradation

The Brazilian society does not have sufficient information to be able to demand from the government drastic measures for the conservation of forest re... » Read more

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