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The Need to reach out for the Community

Some of the biggest problems in Capuchin conservation are: 

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Since those are directly connected with the community, an outreach needs to be done for environmental awareness, before & after the release of individuals or even protection of wild populations.

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Our group organizes meetings, lectures, discussions and exhibitions of educational videos.

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Currently we are working on public schools throwing an 'Environmental week' event, with group dynamics and educational games for children. Since children 'holds the future', we believe educating them its a form of reaching out to their parents, family and neighbors and impacting them positively.

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Making our science reach everyone

  • Habitat devastation (Illegal wood removal)

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  • Traffick for illegal house petting

  • Hunting for food (and unfortunately some only for fun) 

Our Studies conducted on Community Outreach:​

  • Participatory management or common tragedy: the case of the Acaú-Goiana RESEX. 2013. Luciana Varella. (Master's in Psychobiology)

  • Visions on Biological Evolution in religious journals. 2013. Josemilda Medeiros Machado. (Undergraduate Thesis)

  • Use of environmental perception and the literature of Monteiro Lobato in environmental awareness. 2009. Silvia Regina Groto. (Improvement / Specialization in Environmental Education)

  • Environmental education in the Unity of Tibau do Sul - a critical analysis. 2008. David maurice Hussef. (Master's in Environment and Development)

  • Potential of Use of the vegetal component and study of the Environmental Perception of the residents the banks of the ciliary forest of Aguas Vermelhas River - Parnamirim - RN. 2006. Alidia Hernandes Ribeiro. (Master's in Environment and Development)

We are also organizing a photography exposition project about Capuchin monkeys in captivity, to sensitize and bring up awareness about animal suffering due to trafficking. Each wild animal have an ecological value and shoud not be encaged.

 

Here you can check a sample: 

Captivity &

Animal Suffering 

Taken by Vitória Fernandes Nunes

Email for Copyright: vivinunes@msn.com

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