Cristalino Jungle Lodge and Foundation: A private protected area contribution to conservation in Brazil

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David Newsome

A private business owner interested in conservation originally developed the Floresta Amazonica Hotel. At the same time they conserved 60 ha of forest in the city of Alta Floresta. Following on from the Alta Floresta Project a second facility,  designed to accommodate ecotourists, the Cristalino Jungle Lodge was built in 1992. In 1997 the lodge and partners (IBAMA and ICMBio) collaborated to raise money to purchase forest that surrounded the lodge and in doing so created the first private reserve (RPPN) in the State of Mato Grosso.

 

The non-governmental Cristalino Ecological Foundation partnered with Cristalino Jungle Lodge in 1999. Their combined objectives were to engage in environmental education, conservation and monitoring, research and to foster sustainable development. All of these activities have been actioned through a management plan. Research activities include fauna and flora surveys, forest ecology, climate studies, water quality assessment and jaguar conservation awareness. 

Last update: 02 Oct 2020
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Contexto
Défis à relever
Land and Forest degradation
Loss of Biodiversity
Ecosystem loss
Poaching
Scale of implementation
Local
Ecosystems
Tropical evergreen forest
River, stream
Tema
Habitat fragmentation and degradation
Species management
Poaching and environmental crime
Connectivity / transboundary conservation
Geodiversity and Geoconservation
Protected and conserved areas governance
Local actors
Outreach & communications
Tourism
Ubicación
Alta Floresta, Mato Grosso, Brazil
South America
Impacts

Cristalino Jungle lodge and its partners (IBAMA and ICMBio) raised funds to purchase forest and created the first private reserve (RPPN) in the State of Mato Grosso. Conservation of forest and educational activities carried out by the Cristalino Ecological Foundation is also conducted in association with the Conservation Entrepreneurs Program. The School of the Amazon has won a Whitley Award (Whitley Fund for Nature, UK) for work in advancing environmental education.

 

In 2000/2001 the Cristalino Ecological Foundation facilitated official recognition of the Cristalino State Park (194,800 ha) which is administered by the State Government. This action has resulted in the creation of a more extensive conservation reserve managed by the State Department of the Environment.

Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 3 – Good health and well-being
SDG 4 – Quality education
SDG 6 – Clean water and sanitation
SDG 13 – Climate action
SDG 15 – Life on land
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