Institute Terra has just obtained the approval from the Bureau of the Biosphere Reserve of the Atlantic Forest to act as Advanced Post of the RBMA. That means it will function as a center for diffusion of the principles and projects at the RBMA, incorporating the most comprehensive network of institutions dedicated to the conservation of the Atlantic Forest biome. The Institute is the first unit of conservation to receive this title in Minas Gerais.
To become an Advanced Post, the Institute Terra needed to proof that develops on a regular basis and in a measurable way, significant shares in the three basic functions of the Biosphere Reserves - Conservation, Knowledge and Sustainable Development - as defined MaB UNESCO Program.
Born from a demanding process of analysis, monitoring and evaluation, this reconnaissance title will be valid for the period of four years and it may be renewed uncertain times, during a similar period.
The delivery of the title of official recognition will be made by the President of the National Council of RBMA, Clayton Lino Ferreira, the president and vice president of the Institute Terra, Lélia Deluiz Wanick and Sebastião Salgado, during a ceremony to be held on November 28th, at the Bulcão Farm in Aimorés, Minas Gerais.
The RBMA was the first unit of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves declared by UNESCO in Brazil. It is the largest biosphere reserve in a forested area of the planet, with about 35 million hectares, covering 15 of the 17 Brazilian States where the Atlantic Forest is present, which allows to act on the whole biome.
The Advanced Posts of the RBMA are places of dissemination of concepts and projects of the Biosphere Reserve and compose its management system. Equally become the Advanced Posts of the RBMA and are benefited by the Advanced Posts Program under the coordination of the National Reserve Coordination of the Reserve. Currently there are 34 Advanced Posts of the RBMA in Brazil, located in 13 states.
The RBMA's mission is to contribute effectively to establish a harmonious relationship between human society and the environment in the area of the Atlantic Forest.
