28/09/2018
Brazil
has established itself as a world leader in biodiversity protection, becoming
the first nation in the world to adopt the global Alliance for Zero Extinction
(AZE) framework to identify and map sites holding the last known populations of
highly threatened species.
The
Ministry of Environment of Brazil published an ordinance in July 2018
recognising AZE sites as an official tool to implement national policies for
protection of the country's threatened species.
Brazil is
home to almost 150 critical sites that are together the last frontiers for more
than 200 endangered species. "The main goal is to put a spotlight on the
last refuges of the most threatened species in Brazil," explained Ugo
Eichler Vercillo, Director of Species Conservation and Management for the
Ministry of the Environment of Brazil. "It will help to promote the
integration of public policies and private actions at these sites."
Named the Brazilian Alliance for Zero Extinction (BAZE), the initiative was
inspired by the global AZE, which comprises more than 90 non-governmental
biodiversity conservation organisations and engages with governments,
multilateral institutions, the private sector and others to identify and
effectively conserve the most important sites in the world for preventing
imminent species extinctions.
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