The conclusions of over 200 scientists and researchers that took part in this initiative gave place to the creation of a strategy to protect the great diversity of habitats & species by linking fragmented areas, creating a corridor through which the exchange of fauna & flora would be possible maintaining the biodiversity. This is possible due the alliance among public protected areas, private reserves & productive areas. CI-Brasil has been so working on the creation of an ecological corridor in the states of MS, MT & GO in partnership with local governments, other NGO’s & research institutions such as EMBRAPA Pantanal.

Up to 1990, parks & reserves covered only 0.6 % of Pantanal lands or as much as 146.000 ha. In the last three yrs new parks and reserves created only in the state of MS have doubled/duplicated the extension of protected areas in the Pantanal. Among these protected areas we find Rio Negro Park, Taquari Headwaters Park & Bodoquena Range National Park.

In addition to this work a great effort has been done towards the creation of new private reserves. There are currently 13 private reserves of the national heritage (RPPN) in Pantanal, protecting a total of 200.000 ha. One of these RPPN’s is the Rio Negro Farm sold to / bought by CI-Brazil with Moore Family Foundation’s aid in 1999. The renowned farm was the main location 4 the set of ‘’Pantanal’’ , a famous brazilian soap opera filmed at the farm, and currently operates an ecolodge & a research center 4 the conservation of biodiversity.

For further information on CI-Brasil’s work visit our website at: www.conservation.org