The mission of the Centrofauna Project is to work for the welfare and respect for wild animals, which should live free in the wilderness. Its action is based on a Wildlife Reception, Screening and Rehabilitation Center for animals seized by the Environmental Military Police and voluntarily surrendered. This process results in the release of animals and, if not possible for technical reasons, animals are sent to sites permitted by the IBAMA (Brazilian Environmental Institute). It also seeks to raise the interest and awareness of people on the harmful effects of illegal trade on the lives, welfare, and environment of the animals.

The Coleta Legal (Nice Collection) project is an environmental education project implemented in 9 public schools in the City of Botucatu. The topic “waste” is discussed with students in the 3rd grade of elementary school through various activities throughout the year. Annually, about 1,000 children directly participate in the project and are encouraged to exercise citizenship in the community in which they live.

Annually, the Escola vai a Mata (School Goes to the Jungle) project develops an environmental education program with approximately 2,000 public and private school students in Botucatu and surroundings. This program takes place at Unit II of the Centroflora Group, and educational resources include visits to the native forest areas preserved by the company, as well as the local organic garden and medicinal garden.

A volunteer action project of the Centroflora Group in partnership with other institutions, whereby company employees provide technical advice on organic cultivation of vegetables to needy families in the City of Botucatu, donate seedlings, and provide advice on food preparation using the harvested vegetables.

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