The Tapir project in the Atlantic Rainforest
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IPE runs a long-term lowland tapir project in the Atlantic Rainforest region to promote the conservation of this widely spread but seriously imperilled large mammal. This is IPE’s first conservation site for lowland-tapirs in Brazil and the project runs for over 10 years now. The project has resulted in many achievements and now works towards the implementation of a region conservation plan that is supported by government, local communities and conservationist. Tapirs are used as ambassadors for conservation in the Atlantic Rainforest, catalyzing habitat conservation efforts, environmental education and scientific tourism initiatives. This will be a very important project as tapirs play a critical role in shaping and maintaining biological diversity, and are essential for key ecological processes.
IPÊ's Lowland Tapir Conservation Initia
BRAZIL - The Instituto de Pesquisas Ecologicas (IPE - Institute for Ecological Research) is a non-governmental organization formally created in 1992, in the city of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. The institution works for the conservation of biodiversity and develops ...
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