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Based on Ilhabela, north coast of Sao Paulo State in Brazil, VIVA Verde Azul Institute was born from the desire to educate people about the beauty, intelligence, and mysteries of whales, dolphins, and other animals. It also arises from the need to spread awareness of the truths about how these animals are exploited, how they suffer for entertainment and human use in aquariums and parks, how some populations are being decimated, entangled in fishing nets, how various types of pollution affect their existence, and how and why they are still hunted.
The VIVA team believes that people only care for and protect what they know and admire. Therefore, in this way, we can raise environmental awareness in people, promoting actions to preserve these animals.
– To contribute to the conservation of marine mammals and their habitats, in an ethical and responsible manner, by educating, raising awareness, and sensitizing humans. This involves highlighting the threats and challenges these animals face, conducting research, and seeking solutions to protect and sustain them on the planet.
– To act globally and effectively, contributing to the conservation of marine mammals, conducting research, supporting students and young researchers, disseminating scientific information to promote changes in human attitudes in favor of these species and their habitats.
As part of this, VIVA conducted a series of events in all municipal public schools in the city of Ilhabela, with the aim of presenting, through games and dynamics, the diversity of whales and dolphins in the region, as well as their natural history and the anthropogenic pressures these species have been facing in recent years. All information and data about the activity have origin in Scientific Research conducted by biologists of the institute.