Objetives The project of Assets, part of the Technical Cooperation of the Program for the convervation and management of caves, karstic areas, and the Atlantic Coastal Rain Forest , is developed by the Biosphere Reserve of the Atlantic Coastal Rain Forest and was designed to propose sustainable actcions linked to the mining of limestone and
The present proposal of the Brazilian Speleological Society (SBE) to Votorantim Cimentos (VC) is guided by the interests, in both institutions, to reconcile the Speleological Heritage, socioeconomic development and its conservation. These two crucial concepts are expressed in the SBE mission, in the VC Global Environmental Policy/Green Rules and are implemented by technical cooperation agreement
Nothing is harder to do, more doubtful of success, or more dangerous to manage than to start a new order of things. Machiavelli With this statement, Sérgio Médici, professor at the Poli-USP, initiated his lecture. And it provided the underlying guideline for the Workshop: doubts about innovations and cultural changes and the need for compromise
This book is the fruit of the innovative partnership for Technical Cooperation between the Brazilian Spelelogical Society, Votorantin Cements, and the Biosphere Reserve of the Atlantic Coastal Rain Forest. This partnership involves research into the speleological heritage and its protection, as well as the determination of good practices for mining and Environmental education. The landscapes
Since July 10, 2005, the library of the SBE has borne the name of one of its founding associates, the French speleologist Guy-Christian Collet. This is a fitting tribute to the work of this important speleologist and archeologist, who passed away on October 29, 2004. The archives of the library include 21,305 items. A content
