Projeto TAMAR

Similar Project: Projeto TAMAR

Another project we reviewed, Projeto TAMAR in Brazil, shares many things in common with CIMAD. The Government of Brazil implemented the program in 1980 in association with the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (IBAMA).  Fundação Pró-TAMAR, a Brazilian NGO, was created in 1988 to help fund and co-administer Projeto TAMAR. Both are striving to protect and find conservation solutions for sea turtles, and like CIMAD, Projeto TAMAR has strong community participation and offers educational programs that promote conservation awareness while integrating conservation values into the well-being of the coastal people. An area of strength in Projeto TAMAR is its high level of transparency in all of its actions, such as periodic self-evaluations and publications of research. Projeto TAMAR actively pursues applied research, interaction with fisheries, and satellite telemetry, and has tourist-focused visitor centres and internship programs for students. Where Projeto TAMAR differs from CIMAD is in its secure source of funding, of which 40% comes from the Government of Brazil and the remaining 60% from Fundação Pró-Tamar, which included a strong merchandise marketing operation. Secure sources of funding promote longevity within an initiative, as demonstrated by Projeto TAMAR’s 33 years of sea turtle conservation.

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Reference:

Projeto Tamar (2011) Projeto TAMAR [Sea Turtle Project]. Retrieved from http://www.tamar.org.br/index_ing.php (accessed 19 November 2013).

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