Society for Wildlife Research and Environmental Education

This NGO from the state of Paraná is recognized as one of the most important in Brazil. Its mission is "to work towards the conservation of nature by protecting native areas, carry out environmental education programs and develop models for the rational use of natural resources".

SPVS was founded in 1984 in the city of Curitiba, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil. Since then, it has developed projects in several parts of the country. Today, its work is focused on the Araucaria Forest (a Southern Brazil biome threatened by extinction) and Guaraqueçaba region (an area located in the major remnant of the also threatened Brazilian Atlantic Forest).