ICMBio conducts Environmental Monitors Training Ceremony

Environmentalist Jorge Bichara delivers certificate 
of the ICMBio Volunteer Monitor Course

The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio), an environmental agency of the Brazilian government, created by Law 11,516 of August 28, 2007, has an installed base in Marabá for the work carried out at the Carajás Mosaic Preservation Units. All this for the work of inspection and conservation, and has already begun the work of destination of these areas for public use, at least already included in this context are the National Forest of Tapirapé-Aquiri, the Carajás National Forest and the Environmental Protection Area of Tapirapé, remaining the National Forest of Itacaiúnas and the Biological Reserve of Tapirapé.


Making quoted areas for public use is a most interesting task. It is about opening the doors of these forests for guided tours by trained monitors. And it was just yesterday (09/12) at the State University of Pará the Graduation Ceremony with the delivery of certificates of completion, for a class of 12 monitors. They went through three stages of training, one of which was in the conservation units, a seven-day practice process with the whole gang entangled in the forests.

Bureau of Authorities

Forming David Roger together with environmental authorities

Important authorities were present in this training and environmentalists, among them: Fernando Barbosa Peçanha Junior - ICMBio Regional Coordination 4 - Belém / PA, André Macedo Chief of the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, Raimundo Façanha Chief of the Tapirapé-Aquiri Biological Reserve, Jorge Bichara, president of the Zoobotanica Foundation of Marabá and of the Municipal Council of the Environment of Marabá, José Pedro de Azevedo of the Nucleus of Environmental Studies of the Federal University of the South and Southeast of Pará - Unifesspa, Javan Motta of the State University of Pará - UEPA and David Roger representing the trainees.

Amongst the highlights, the important thing was the graduation of the monitors: Dr. Jorge Bichara said that in these times we talk a lot about closing the taps, reducing budgets and this does not seem to solve anything. What you see today is something very important, the ICMBio in Marabá did not stop with its works and ends the year with many works promoted; André Macedo reported that the society can now get to know the Carajás Mosaic, the monitors were trained to conduct guided tours, are areas practically unknown by many, with the project "Community goes to Flona", with an environmental concern and it is intended to open a New group in February 2017, we will see how it will be, and emphasized the concern with the creation of the Basin Committee of the Itacaiúnas River and, he concluded by saying that in the crisis, ICMBio was able to make much progress in the city as was the process of creating the nursery of Seedlings (http://marabaturismo.blogspot.com.br/2015/12/maraba-ganha-escritorio-do-icmbio-e.html), hire five new servers and etc; José Pedro da Unifesspa recalled what the entrance of people and employees of the mining company was, people were searched at the entrance and exit of Carajás Forest, bags and suitcases were opened and inspected rigorously, it was very difficult to enter this forest and open Now for public use is a great achievement to visit the forests, meet the metalophile savannas, among other lines.

Everything is interconnected!

Dynamics has shown that we are interconnected to the Planet 

A dynamic was presented and involved the trainees in some circles, were entwined with a cord. All were interconnected representing the planet earth and everything in it. Then a person passed in the middle of the circle breaking the connections, the cut cord served as a representation of the action of some people to suppress the riches of the planet, such as the removal of green, minerals, animals and so on. The dynamics served as a reflection for some of the great world problems that sometimes we can not explain how it went astray, why the climate is getting warmer, why it is raining less and so on. The action of man in relation to the planet is evidenced, more and more we are interfering in the planet and in our quality of life.

A world of discoveries and satisfactions

Monitors report on 7-day forest experiences

After the delivery of the certificates, the joy and satisfaction of the educators and students, a video was presented with images of the practical phase, visits to the Forests, beautiful places and the surprise of knowing caves, forests, waterfalls, beautiful rivers, singular vegetation , Accommodation in the middle of the forest, very tired, many smiles on the faces, to overcome in descending and climbing, finally, to leave the urbanized world and enter into the green world of forests. This experience was concluded with bravery and great merit by 12 students who, from now on, have been certified by the Chico Mendes Institute and the Federal University of South and Southeast of Pará.

Closing the works

Renild Barros from the ICMBio Office in Marabá

After the Graduation Ceremony an exhibition of photographs with colors and smiles was presented, cultural moment with the work of the writer Dan Baron with the project Rios de Encontros, with musical numbers and a dance presentation evoking three phases: Water, Earth , Fire - tears of hope, with two girls performing the most difficult performances, expressing in dance the elements of nature. Of course it was excellent and very beautiful. And finally a delicious coffe-brake for all tastes. Thanks? Anything goes! Thank you Renild Barros in coordinating the ICMBio Office for the wonderful work of this interconnected team.