ABC Partner: Fundação Biodiversitas

The principal mission of Fundação Biodiversitas is the conservation of the biodiversity of Brazil, by obtaining and applying scientific information to biodiversity conservation. Its projects take into account the interaction of humans and the environment, seeking means to reconcile the conservation of nature and socio-economic development.

Partnership Activities:
American Bird Conservancy is working with Fundação Biodiversitas to acquire lands for the protection of the Critically Endangered Stresemann’s Bristlefront (and 19 other endangered birds and mammals) in northeastern Minas Gerais state. In Bahia state, ABC and Biodiversitas are working together to save Lear’s Macaw through land acquisition, food tree (licuri palm) protection, and ecotourism projects.