The project aims at promoting shared responsibility for biodiversity improvement, ecosystem services and climate resilience by implementing capacity-building measures to different stakeholders. ITT, with extensive experience in the biome, has developed a public policy on sustainable rural development through the Rio Rural project. REGUA, a renowned local conservation NGO, actively engages in ecological restoration and biodiversity conservation and plays a critical role in the Atlantic Rainforest Restoration Pact.
Together with the Forest Institute of UFRRJ, ITT and REGUA will create a training program based on local knowledge and best practices. The program courses will be offered to landowners, restoration trainers, students, and interested locals, particularly women. Even though the courses will be specifically tailored to the target groups, main subjects will cover biodiversity conservation, ecological restoration and climate change mitigation and adaptation, among others. While the training will occur at and around REGUA, participants will apply their knowledge to their own lands, contributing to the restoration of the Mata Atlântica in Rio de Janeiro.

✅ Key course benefits:

🎓 Training provided by experienced professors and local technicians;

🏞️ Recognition of the municipality as a strategic region for water production and provider of ecosystem services;

🌱 Opportunity to learn about restoration actions in the municipality, with practical lessons at REGUA;

🏅 Course participation certificates issued by the Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ) and the Institute for Technology and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics (ITT) at the University of Applied Science in Cologne, in partnership with REGUA.

Course location: Guapiaçu Ecological Reserve 

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ATTENTION: The courses have already started — please stay alert and check this website regularly.

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There will be six courses in total, each designed with specific methodologies tailored to different audiences.

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The first course took place from 9th to 11th April for professionals from the public sector (Government), including technicians from EMATER, nine Municipal Councils (including one from the state of Minas Gerais), state departments from Rio de Janeiro, ICMBio, and others. The aim was to share knowledge on forest restoration, biodiversity conservation, and the enhancement of ecosystem services.

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ATTENTION: 

The next course is aimed at university students and will be held on the following dates: 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th August

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Are you a university student? Then this invitation is for you!
Take part for free in the Forest Restoration Course organised by REGUA, in Cachoeiras de Macacu.

📌 Topics covered: Biodiversity, Landscape Ecology, Silvicultural Techniques, Ecotourism, and much more!

🟢 Limited spaces available
🗓 Registrations open: 3rd–7th July
👉 Click here to register: https://forms.gle/4xTUrAocgEstm97X8
📲 Information: WhatsApp +55 21 98660-0007

✔️ Learn hands-on how to restore and care for the forest!