Contribuição do terceiro setor para a conservação de vertebrados marinhos na zona costeira do Brasil

Abstract

The third sector are private, non-profit organizations that provide services of a public nature. They contribute to the conservation of marine vertebrates - agnates, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds and mammals - which live in abundance all along the coast of Brazil. The main objective of this study is to highlight the contribution of the third sector to the conservation of these animals, such as which species the current projects work with, the difficulties encountered and which species are most threatened. This will be done by analyzing results from questionnaires, tables, spreadsheets and secondary data collection. The research resulted in 24 marine vertebrate conservation projects throughout Brazil, covering the country's 17 coastal states. These projects are dedicated to protecting 61 species, some of which are on the verge of extinction. However, these initiatives face a series of unmet needs, generating a chain of interconnected problems. Unfortunately, wildlife is directly impacted by this situation, since, as a result of the challenges faced by the projects, they may be forced to close down their activities, resulting in the loss of the valuable assistance they provide to the environment. In this way, this monograph aims to deepen our understanding of the collaboration of the third sector in the conservation of marine vertebrates along the coast of Brazil, giving greater visibility to a topic that is little debated, with the categories of threat of the species on a national and global scale, with an inventory of the target species and with the answers collected from the projects through an electronic questionnaire. The focus is on highlighting the relevance of the third sector in this scenario and emphasizing the need for continued support to ensure the preservation of these species at risk.