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Current Projects
1. Defence of Ecosystems
1.1 Expansion of the Serra Bonita Reserve Complex
1.2 Instituto Uiraçu Institutional Development and Serra Bonita Reserve Stewardship
1.3 TheSerra Bonita Reserve Complex – contributing towards the formation of the Una-Serra do Baixão mini Biodiversity Corridor
2. Scientific Research
2.1 Studies of the fauna of Serra Bonita
Coordinator: Vitor O. Becker, PhD (becker.vitor@gmail.com). Serra Bonita Reserve/Department of Zoology, University of Brasilia.
2.2 Floristic studies in montane forests in southern Bahia, Brazil
Coordinator: André Amorim, PhD (aamorimm@terra.com.br). Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, Bahia (www.uesc.br) and Wayt Thomas, PhD (wthomas@nybg.org) New York Botanical Garden, USA (www.nybg.org).
2.3 Survey of the Poaceae family in an area of montane forest in the South of Bahia, Brazil
Coordinator: Aline Costa da Mota (alinecostamota@gmail.com). Masters degree dissertation. Feira de Santana State University, Bahia (www.uefs.br).
2.4 Ferns and Licophytes of the Serra Bonita Reserve, Camacan, South of Bahia, Brazil
Coordinator: Fernando Bittencourt Matos (fbtms@yahoo.com.br).
Masters degree dissertation. Federal University of Paraná, Paraná (www.ufpr.br). Click here to see dissertation:
http://dspace.c3sl.ufpr.br/dspace/bitstream/1884/19094/1/FERNANDO%20BITTENCOURT%20DE%20MATOS%20-%20DISSERTACAO_2009.pdf
2.5 Rational native beekeeping and its contribution for the conservation of native stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponinae) of the Atlantic Forest in the South of Bahia
Coordinator: Marco Antônio Costa, PhD (costama@uesc.br). Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, Bahia (www.uesc.br) and Director of Research, Instituto Uiraçu.
2.6 Interaction between plants and hummingbirds in an area of Atlantic Forest in the South of Bahia, Brazil
Coordinator: Sérgio dos Santos Bastos (bastosbot@gmail.com). Doctorate thesis. Feira de Santana State University, Bahia (www.uefs.br).
2.7 – Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Frog Species in the Serra Bonita Reserve Complex, Camacan, BA, Brazil”
Coordinator: Mirco Solé, PhD (mksole@uesc), Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, Bahia (www.uesc.br).
2.8 – Fenology of Diferente Vegetation Formations in the South of Bahia, Brazil
Coordinator: Daniela Custódio Talora, PhD (Daniela@talora.com.br), Santa Cruz State University, Ilhéus, Bahia (www.uesc.br).
2.9 – Survey of Aquatic Insect Fauna in the Serra Bonita Reserve Complex, Bahia, Brazil”
Coordinator: Adolfo Ricardo Calor, PhD (acalor@usp.br), Institute of Biology, University of São Paulo (USP).
2.10 – Characterization of Terrestrial Vertebrates of the Serra Bonita Reserve Complex.
Coordinator: Mirco Solé (mksole@uesc.br). Project financed by Fundação O Boticário.
3. Environmental Education
3.1 Raising awareness of the local community of Camacan with the aim of stimulating the active participation of the community in the conservation of Serra Bonita through: courses, workshops, campaigns, events and educational visits to the Serra Bonita Reserve nature trail. These activities are conducted in partnership with the local community, groups and associations, local council and other local NGOs.