Global News - February 2008
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Brazil launches new rare species preservation programme
Fri 22 February 2008 13:30 UK — South America,Other
Officials in the Brazilian state of Para have launched a new programme aiming to protect and encourage threatened species and their habitats.
The Zero Extinction Programme involves the region, which is Brazil's second largest Amazon state, establishing a 'red list' of threatened species, including nearly 200 varieties of flora and fauna.
As well as devising recovery plans for the affected species, local authorities also hope to encourage the protection of the animal's habitats, as well as promoting future research in the area.
Announcing the programme, the state's secretary for the environment, Valmir Ortega, said: "The red list, the first for a Brazilian Amazon state, differs from those in seven other Brazilian states in that it integrates both flora and fauna in a process which involved considerable consultation.
"The decree also includes excellent management tools that will enable the government, research institutions and society to get mobilised to protect these species."
Among the species identified as critically endangered by the programme are the caiarara monkey and the black cuxiu, also know as the saki monkey.
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