Outcomes from the CDU first Brazilian Amazon Field Intensive
Carla Eisemberg, Sarah Sutcliffe, Lou Martini, Diane Bowman, Ella-Monique Mason
BAFI: Brazilian Amazon Field Intensive From Northern Australia to Northern Brazil Exchanges in Wildlife Conservation • Comparisons: • Fauna and Flora: Gondwana connections • Location: Tropics, remote • Human pressures: Develop the North! • Exchange of ideas: • Student experiences • Research • Sustainable development
Locations • Manaus • National Institute for Amazon Research • Science Grove • Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve
• Amazon River
• Porto Trombetas • Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve • Turtle nesting sandbanks • Erepecu Lake
• Porto Trombetas Town • School • Mine headquarters
National Institute for Amazon Research
Adolpho Ducke Forest Reserve Terra firme forest
Boat trip: Amazon River • Literature review • • • • •
The Amazon Environment Amazon wildlife ecology Origins of Amazon wildlife Threats to Amazon wildlife Wildlife conservation and management in Amazon • Northern Australia and northern Brazil connections • Study of case: Riverine turtle conservation at the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve
• Book: Introduction to Amazon Wildlife Conservation
IUCN red list workshop • South American freshwater turtles and tortoses • Students were invited to become contributors
Reserva Biologica Rio Trombetas
ReBio Rio Trombetas Wildlife conservation stakeholders Industry (Mine) Riverine communities
Managers
South American Indians Quilombolas
Rio Trombetas
Traditional communities
Reserve
Community Rangers Trombetas Town (Mine workers)
Researchers
National
International
Threats to wildlife • Poaching • Illegal logging • Roads
Rio Trombetas Rangers • Listening • Working together • Exchanging experiences
Helping Brazilian researchers • Turtle vocalization • Recording technics • Recent exciting discoveries on turtle social interaction
MEM Project • Aims • Before field intensive • Activities in the field • Helping managers to adapt to climate change
Community engagement • Introduction to the program • Nest protection • Hatchling release
• Porto Trombetas Secondary School • Activity:
• Climate change and turtles
• Production of educational material
Environmental Education
Back to Australia!
More information: •
[email protected] • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrazilnAuswild/
Obrigada!
