Brazil (Part VIII, English version) - Convention on Biological Diversity

First national report for the <strong>Convention</strong> on Biological Diversity - BRAZILTable 2-43. (contd.) Type and location, size of collection and origins of the specimens in <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Zoological Collections.Institution Region Taxon Total Ecosystems coveredspecimensFundação Zoobotânica do Rio S Porifera 3.048 Amazonia, Cerrado, Pantanal, ParklandSavannahs,Grande do Sul (FZB) Helmynthes 88 agricultural and urban ecosystems, Atlantic forest,Annelida 280 (lots) Araucaria pine forest marine and continental waters,Arachnida 29,286 (lots) CaatingaChilopoda 480 (lots)Diplopoda 380 (lots)Insecta 81,796Echinodermata 100 (lots)Amphibia 13,400Aves 2,700Mammalia 2,700Mollusca 34,000 (lots)Pisces 12,059Federal University of Paraná S Insecta 3,000,000 Amazonia, Atlantic forest, Cerrado, Araucaria pine(UFPR)forest, Pantanal, Caatinga, Parkland Savannahs,agricultural and urban ecosystemsFederal University of Londrina S Pisces 3,700 Tibagi river valleyFederal University of Maringá S Pisces n.i. Upper Rios Paraná and IguaçuFederal University of Rio Grandedo Sul (UFRGS) S Pisces 4,694 (lots) Marine zone of Rio Grande do SulFederal University of São Carlos SE Insecta n.i. Amazonia, Atlantic forest, Cerrado, Pantanal,(UFSCar)agricultural and urban ecosystemsSanta Úrsula University (USU) SE Pisces 15,000 Amazonia, marine and continental watersFederal University of Viçosa SE Pisces 1,700 Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, agricultural and(UFV) Amphibia 2,500 urban ecosystemsReptilia 1,100Aves 1,300Mammalia 500Insecta 100,000Federal University of Rio deJaneiro - National Museum SE Pisces Around 500,000 n.i.Porifera 6,000 Continental and marine watersSão Paulo University (USP) SE Pisces Around 200,000 Continental (mainly) and marine watersObs.: n.i. - not informed. Region names according to Figure 1-1.Source: Base de Dados Tropical. Coleções Zoológicas Brasileiras http://www.bdt.org.br/bdt/museus/index?index - Neotropical FishCollections, 1997.Edict No. 2.314, 26th November 1990, regulates thecommercial breeding of Lepidoptera. The management systemfor butterflies includes their attraction to specially plantedflowers on rural estates, the collection of eggs laid on theseplants, and their transfer to net-covered sheds to completetheir metamorphosis. The caterpillars show a sex ratio stronglybiased towards males, 40:1. Females ready to fly are releasedin the ratio of 40 females to two males. The wings of thesurplus males are then used or sold for craft products. Onlytwo farms have been authorised to date, one in the state ofSanta Catarina, the other in Amazonas.Giant Amazon river turtle and tracajá turtlesEdict No. 142/92, 30th December 1992, regulates thebreeding of Podocnemis expansa (giant Amazon river turtle)and Podocnemis unifilis (tracajá) in captivity in the Amazon.For authorisation to breed these turtles in captivity, the edictdemands that a detailed management project be presentedto IBAMA. Once approved, IBAMA itself provides newbornturtles from the Amazon Chelonia Project basesadministered by the National Centre for the Conservationand Management of Amazonian Turtles (Centro Nacional deConservação e Manejo de Quelônios da Amazônia -CENAQUA). This centre monitors the activities of thebreeding stations, and the growth of the young turtles up totheir slaughter (from 2 kilos live weight upwards). Thecommercialisation of each animal is allowed only after theyare tagged, tags being supplied by IBAMA/CENAQUA.There are 20 registered turtle farms in the <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Amazon,the majority in the state of Amazonas.The commercial breeding of animals on the Official List ofThreatened Species of <strong>Brazil</strong>ian Fauna, (Edict No. 1.522/89,19th December 1989), has not yet not been regulated byIBAMA. The recommendation given to IBAMA’s state agenciesis refuse letters of consultation or complementaryplanning for commercial purposes which include these91