The Boticario Group Foundation (Fundacao Grupo Boticario FGB) was created in 1990 as one of the first private institutions dedicated to nature conservation in Brazil. We started our activities supporting initiatives by other institutions and became one of the main financers of environmental projects in the country. Now we work with different strategies to actively improve the conservation status in our country.
While Brazil houses the largest national terrestrial protected area network in the world, only 1.5% of its marine area is protected, of these, only 0.1% represent non-take areas.
FGB will contribute to the implementation of SDG 14 as well as the protection of Brazilian seas through 4 main strategies:
(i) Supporting Qualified Scientific Data Generation: The lack of qualified information is a major issue for the establishment of conservation actions. Boticrio Group Foundation promotes a grant making program. The marine conservation thematic area prioritizes projects with practical concrete results that can potentially result in public policies. The projects are selected and monitored by a highly qualified team that tracks the deliveries. This is done through an online system that became benchmarking in process efficiency and transparency
(ii) Stimulating public policies: Throughout the 27 years in which FGB has worked in the conservation market, a number of initiatives were addressed to government officials gathering scientific evidence in order to support the creation and/or expansion of Marine Protected Areas. The main goal here is to build a bridge between scientific research and policy makers that can effectively change MPAs reality in Brazil.
(iii) MPAs dedicated Symposium: Design and execution of a Symposium to bring the stakeholders together and promote the creation/enforcement of MPA with the best information available to date. The event will also feature national and international keynote speakers who will share their experiences. The National Symposium of Marine Conservation to be held in Brazil from 31/July to 02 August, as part of the IX Brazilian Congress of Protected Areas.
(iv) Applying communication strategies for society mobilization: to promote and communicate the importance of marine conservation and MPAs through the combination of scientific knowledge with the expertise of qualified communication staff. This commitment will be continuous and will have different communication strategies.
Progress reports
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best available scientific information
Type of commitment
- No take marine protected area
- Marine protected area with partial protection
- MPA management and/or enforcement
Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity and transfer marine technology, taking into account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines on the Transfer of Marine Technology, in order to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity to the development of developing countries, in particular small island developing States and least developed countries
Type of commitment
- Scientific, socioeconomic and interdisciplinary research
- Research capacity development
- Data access and sharing
- Training and professional development
- Scientific cooperation
08/2018
Organize and promote the National Symposium of Marine Conservation to be held in Brazil from 31/July to 02 August, where scientists, institutions and government will discuss the creation/enlargement of MPAs in Brazil, and solutions to principal challenges regarding MPAs
08/2018
Support the creation of AMPs by promoting the link between research and public policy makers.
12/2018
Investment in marine conservation projects through a grant making program prioritizing the production of information for the creation, management and or enforcement of MPAs.
12/2020
Expand public awareness of marine conservation and MPAs.
Financing (in USD)
1,200,000 USD
In-kind contribution
Infrastructure of the institution
Staff / Technical expertise
Scientific expertise involved in monitoring the projects, policy initiatives and symposium organization. Staff also includes expertise on administration, communication and finance.
