The Migratory Birds Project is dedicated to the protection of coastal birds in Amapá, Pará, Maranhão, Piauí, Ceará, and Rio Grande do Norte. We conduct research, promote environmental awareness, and influence public policy decisions in favor of the environment and the well-being of people.
We value culture and the responsible use of local natural resources. Our mission is to protect migratory birds, engage the community, and build a better future for everyone.

Join us on this journey to promote the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources for the protection of birds and people!

The PAM is developed and coordinated by the Association for Research and Preservation of Aquatic Ecosystems - Aquasis, with the support of SESC Ceará and in partnership with Petrobras through the Petrobras Socio-Environmental Program.

OUR HISTORY

2003

DISCOVERY

The conservation projects for migratory birds began in 2003, after the discovery of threatened populations of sandpipers in Ceará.

2007

THE FIRST WORSHOP

In 2007, AQUASIS promoted the first Brazilian workshop on endangered migratory birds in the Western Atlantic Migration Corridor ( Western Atlantic Flyway ), with the participation of renowned experts from Brazil, the United States and Canada.

2008-2010

BANK OF CASHEWS

Through the project financed by the US Fish & Wildlife Service , the AQUASIS Bird Conservation Program team discovered a rare wintering area for the red snapper at Banco dos Cajuais.

2010

RINGING

In 2010, the first migratory bird ringing campaign was carried out at Banco dos Cajuais, in partnership with CEMAVE / ICMBio, and researchers from Brazil, Canada and Argentina.

2015

HEMISPHERIC NETWORK

2019

In 2015, the AQUASIS poultry team promoted the "Site Assesment Tool" Workshop, together with the NGO SAVE Brasil for the insertion of the Banco dos Cajuais in the Hemispheric Reserve Network for Poultry.

SPONSORSHIP PETROBRAS

The AQUASIS Migratory Birds Project from the Northeast, received sponsorship from Petrobras, approved in the first place in the public selection notice of the Petrobras Socioambiental Program.

2023

SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT

In its second phase, PAM, in partnership through an agreement with Petrobras, is expanding its area of operation from the Northeast to the entire Equatorial Margin of the Brazilian coast.

HISTÓRIA

AÇÕES DO PROJETO

MONITORING

We regularly carry out monitoring and conservation actions directed at shorebirds along the Atlantic route, contributing to the National Action Plan for the Conservation of Migratory Shorebirds. These conservation actions are essential to guarantee the quality of their resting and feeding areas, the supply and variety of prey, in addition to understanding and combating the human impacts that threaten these populations.

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cALIDRIS CANUTUS

The red-throated curlew, as it is popularly known, has different plumage, being: The almost uniform gray resting plumage, grayish back and thin white band on the wing feather tips observed in winter, while the reproductive plumage presents part from chest to forehead in orange tones present in spring.