Ligia Jahn (Volunteer)
president
Businesswoman and maintainer of fauna. She worked in the photographic market for 18 years, was administrative director in a company importing machinery and supplies for developing photographs and commercial director of a network of photographic retail stores. In 1998, he founded Editora Photos, publishing two bimonthly periodicals and several photographic books. He currently manages Politrade Ltda, a company that invests in the real estate market for rental purposes. In 2010 he started a fauna maintenance project, the Refugio das Aves, now part of the Espaço Silvestre Institute. Click on here to view the complete curriculum.
Dr. Paula Schommer (Volunteer)
Vice president
She holds a PhD in Business Administration from Fundação Getúlio Vargas-SP. Master in Administration from the Federal University of Bahia and a degree in Business Administration from the University of Caxias do Sul. She is currently a professor of Public Administration at the State University of Santa Catarina (UDESC/ESAG), and a collaborating professor at the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA ), next to the Center Interdisciplinary Development and Social Management (CIAGS). Voluntarily works with various civil society organizations and social projects. It is part of the National Network of Researchers in Social Management and the International Society for Third-Sector Research. Among its topics of interest in research are: co-production of the public good, accountability, governance, public management, social management, socio-territorial development and private social investment. Click on here to view the complete curriculum.
Eloiza Poletto (Volunteer)
treasurer
Bachelor of Laws from Unipar and Univali Universities since 2006, technician in real estate transactions since 1997 and accredited by Creci since 2008 under number 13445. She currently works in two real estate companies: at Politrade Ltda she manages and manages commercial rentals and at Desc Imobiliária she sells properties of high standard. It also acts as an investor in the same field. Between 2002 and 2007 he managed the financial, administrative and human resources areas of a holding with 7 companies in the photographic industry.
Every year, millions of wild animals are removed from nature by human activities or as a result of them. The causes are diverse: deforestation, pollution, attacks by domestic animals, pedestrians being run over, trafficking in wild animals, among others. Many of these animals are sent to the Wild Animal Screening Centers (CETAS), either through apprehensions by inspection bodies, rescues or voluntary delivery by the population. Due to the high number of animals illegally removed from the wild, CETAS often end up operating at full capacity.
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After a rehabilitation period that can vary from a few days to years, some animals have health and behavioral conditions to return to nature. The release of these animals, when carried out under technical criteria, in addition to bringing benefits to the well-being and health of ecosystems, also serves to make room for other animals to be rehabilitated in CETAS. The release process is provided for by law and is regulated by IBAMA IN 05/2021. However, depending on the species, this can be complex and laborious, demanding field logistics that are often beyond the operational capabilities of the CETAS team and the inspection bodies. Due to this, some animals end up staying longer than necessary in captivity and lose the opportunity to be released. In Santa Catarina, the only CETAS in the state is located in Florianópolis and since June 2019 it has been co-managed by Instituto Espaço Silvestre (IES), in partnership with Instituto do Meio Ambiente (IMA). As in most CETAS in Brazil, CETAS-SC receives thousands of animals per year, many of which can be returned to nature.
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And this is where Silvestres SC comes into action!
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With vast experience in fauna management, IES set up a task force with the support of partner institutions to, through the Silvestres SC Program, carry out the release and monitoring of wild animals rehabilitated at CETAS-SC throughout the state of Santa Catarina. In this way, the program aims to increase the capacity to receive animals for rehabilitation at CETAS, in addition to contributing to animal welfare and the conservation of native wild fauna. In addition to responsible releases, the Program also proposes to reintroduce species that were locally extinct in strategic locations, contributing to the maintenance of healthier ecosystems throughout the state.
The Red-breasted Parrot Reintroduction Project in the Araucárias National Park/SC is now part of the Silvestres SC Program.Click here to find out more about our roxinhos project.