EAZA Rainforest Campaign 2001/2
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European Zoos' Commitment to Conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest
Introduction
The EAZA Rainforest Campaign, the second EAZA Conservation Campaign, was held in 2001-2002. The Campaign was launched at the EAZA/EEP Annual conference in Prague in September 2001. The official closing of the Campaign took place at the EAZA Annual Conference 2002 in Barcelona.The main focus of this Campaign was on the conservation of the Atlantic rainforest and especially on lion tamarin programmes. Main goals of the Campaign were fundraising and raising public awareness.
Results
The EAZA Rainforest Campaign has been a huge success, some of the major achievements are:- A total of 97 institutions (from 20 different countries) have participated in the Campaign;
- Over €287,471 has been collected for the Lion Tamarins of Brazil Fund, please click here for an update of the Golden Lion Tamarin Translocation project (May 2006); NEW!
- The possibility for zoos to adopt a group of tamarins in the wild has raised an additional US$20,000 (approximately €15,000);
- Many different awareness and fundraising activities were organised by the participating institutions;
- An agreement was signed with the Brazilian Government Institute for Environmental and Natural Renewable Resources (IBAMA) to establish an EAZA Atlantic Rainforest Endowment Fund.
Future impact
Hopefully the EAZA Rainforest Campaign also has a long lasting effect through a better understanding of the existing conservation programmes and a more direct involvement of the European zoo world. The campaign will thus contribute to the fulfillment of the accepted obligation of zoos "to contribute to animal conservation".