Instituto Serrano de Conservação da Natureza

The Instituto Serrano de Conservação da Natureza is a Brazilian non-governmental organization

Non-governmental organization

A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...

founded in 2005 in the city of Urubici

Urubici

Urubici is a southern Brazilian city located in the state of Santa Catarina.-Neighboring Cities:Some of the nearest cities are São Joaquim-60 km , Lages, Tubarão, and Criciúma.-Climate:...

, Santa Catarina

Santa Catarina (state)

Santa Catarina is a state in southern Brazil with one of the highest standards of living in Latin America. Its capital is Florianópolis, which mostly lies on the Santa Catarina Island. Neighbouring states are Rio Grande do Sul to the south and Paraná to the north. It is bounded on the east by...

Objectives of the NGO

The objectives of this NGO, according to the NGO foundation statement, are:

To elaborate, coordinate and execute, isolated or in coordination with other entities, projects focusing the conservation, characterization, research recuperation and management of natural ecosystems, and to research and preserve the cultural-historical patrimony.
To develop projects and actions applied to the biodiversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...

conservation and management of conservation units.
To provide support to eco-tourism and scientific tourism activities.
To promote the publication of articles, books and bulletins related to above-mentioned activities.
To promote activities related to human resources capacitating related to the above-mentioned activities.
To organize archives, a library, data banks, multimedia or other specialized information systems.
To develop base and applied research projects.

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