The International Committee for the Conservation and Management of Atlantic Forest Atelids

Abstract

We briefly describe in this paper the objectives, structure and organization of the International Committee for the Conservation and Management of the Atlantic Forest Atelids. This is an advisory group established to assist the Brazilian Institute for the Environment (Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis – IBAMA) in the definition of effective conservation measures for the two species of muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus and B. arachnoides) along with the northern brown howling monkey (Alouatta guariba guariba), all of which are on the Brazilian Official List of Fauna Threatened of Extinction. We also describe the participation of IBAMA’s Center for the Protection of Brazilian Primates (Centro de Proteção de Primatas Brasileiros – CPB) and the Coordination for the Conservation of Threatened Fauna and Migratory Species (Coordenação de Conservação das Espécies da Fauna Ameaçada de Extinção e Migratória – COFAU). These are the sectors of IBAMA most involved with the planning and execution of conservation actions for threatened primates in Brazil.