UFSCar - Pro-rectorship of Extension

The Pro-rectorship of Extension at the UFSCar is the focal partner for the project in Brazil. The Nucleus for Citizenship, part of the Extension Pro-rectorship at the university, has a long history as one of the academic loci for the defence of human rights in Brazil, particularly for disadvantaged groups, through various activities that integrate teaching and research. One of these is focussed on the artisanal fishery through:

Current research activities on the socio-economics of the fishery on the São Francisco River - which this nucleus is carrying out in collaboration with the Nucleus for Research and Documentation and the Human Ecology Laboratory of UFSCar (under the auspices of the Ministry of Science and Technology, under the Program for Assistance to Scientific and Technological Development (PACDT/Ciamb), co-ordinated by the UFMG) - are the basis of a significant part of the information on the current living and working conditions of the fishing community targeted in this project. The UFSCar management team is building on these results, integrated with those of the other units of UFSCar involved in the project (see below).

UFSCar - Núcleo de Pesquisa e Documentação (NPD) do Departamento de Ciências Socias

The Nucleus for Research and Documentation (NPD) at UFSCar carries out a program on public policy, which is divided into two sub-programs: one that studies living conditions and a second that organises and analyses social indicators of inequity. The two programs have carried out numerous studies by students and professors. Through the Nucleus' co-ordinator, Professor Maria Inês Rauter Mancuso, it has collaborated with the Cidadania Extension Nucleus of UFSCar with research on the current socio-economic conditions of the fishery of the São Francisco River, and will continue in this capacity in the present project.

UFSCar - Departamento de Genética

The Genetics Department of the UFSCar is one of the leaders in Brazil in studies of fish population genetics, and has some current projects in the São Francisco basin. This group has recently started to employ modern DNA fingerprinting technologies, and is very interested in improving this expertise and applying it to the fisheries problems of the São Francisco River. The Canadian DNA expert was hosted here for a portion of his visit to help implement the DNA technology and give courses, and some of the Brazilian interns to train in Canada came from this group. The group leader, Dr. Pedro Galetti, is also pro-rector of research at UFSCar, and facilitates project management as needed.

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Federação dos Pescadores Artesenais Minas Gerais

Av. Getulio Vargas, Term. Rodoviario s/n
Sala 03, Parque de Adorin
Três Marias - MG - Brazil
CEP: 39205-000
Telephone: (38) 3754-5114
Fax: (38) 3754-3232

The Federations of Fishermen, one for each state, represent the artisanal fishermen at the federal “Confederation” level, and are responsible for communication with, and supporting activities of, the “Colônias” in their state. The head of the Federation of Minas Gerais resides in Três Marias, and is part of the Colônia of this area.

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Prefeitura Municipal de Três Marias

http://www.tresmarias-mg.com.br/
Praça Castelo Branco, 03 - Centro
Três Marias - MG - Brazil
CEP: 39205-000
Telephone: (38) 3754-5800
Fax: (38) 3754-5151

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Instituto Estadual de Florestas (IEF), Minas Gerais (MG)

http://www.ief.mg.gov.br/
Rua Paracatu, 304 - Barro Preto
Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
CEP: 30180-090
Email: faleconosco@ief.mg.gov.br

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Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (MMA): Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e Amazonas Leal (IBAMA)

http://www.ibama.gov.br/
IBAMA
SCEN Trecho 2 - Ed. Sede
Cx. Postal nº 09870
Brasília - DF - Brazil
CEP: 70818-900

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Polícia Militar - Minas Gerais

http://www.pmmg.mg.gov.br/
Rua de Bahia, n. 2115, Bairro Funcionarios
Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
CEP: 31060-012

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Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC -Minas)

http://www.pucminas.br/
Av. Dom Jose Gaspar, 500
Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil
CEP: 30535-610

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Secretaria Especial de Aquiculture e Pesca - SEAP

http://www.presidencia.gov.br/seap/
Esplanada dos Ministerios - Bloco D - sala 405
Brasilia - DF - Brazil
CEP: 70043-900
Telephone: (61) 225-5105/2182874
Fax: (61) 224-5049
Email: seap-comunicacao@agricultura.gov.br

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