Anglo American Minas-Rio Project Update
INVESTMENT IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Fauna Monitoring and Flora Rescue
■ More than 950 fauna species were monitored;
■ Production of more than 350,000 native seedlings from
native species.
Fire awareness and prevention
Partnership with the State Forest Institute (IEF) aiming to
reduce fire incidents in the Espinhaço region;
On-going monitoring with automated fire monitoring
equipment from a new fire control centre, creation of fire
brigades and fire prevention awareness campaigns;
■ Greater awareness of the toll free Fire Prevention number in
case of fire incidents;
■ Environmental education for local communities.
Forest and Environmental
Compensation
■ More than 2,400 ha of forest
compensation;
■ More than 2,400 ha of legal reserve;
■ More than 4,500 ha of Natural
Heritage Private Reserve.
Rescue and Reconstitution
Program of Ferruginous
Rupestrian Fields
Strategic partnerships with renowned
Brazilian universities to perform studies
and support the work;
■ Rescue of rare and endemic species of
ferruginous rupestrian fields;
■ 80% of successful introduction of native
species.
Anglo American Serra do Espinhaço
Biosphere Reserve Science Centre
Expected to become a regional hub for
local environment and culture
education, disseminating the
biodiversity, speleology and
archaeology studies conducted, in an
interactive manner;
■ 4,000 visitors in the first year;
■Includes exposition rooms, a nursery, a
butterfly vivarium, a multifunctional
area, a rupestrian field garden and a
laboratory.
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