Instituto EKOS Brasil

Instituto EKOS Brasil is a Brazilian non-profit socio-environmental institution founded in August 2001 by the Swiss-Brazilian geologist Ernesto Niklaus Moeri. According to its official website, the institute describes itself as a reference institution in socio-environmental solutions, acting as a bridge between technical expertise and positive legacies for people and the environment. Its founder, who came to Brazil in 1976 for what was meant to be a two-year stay, decided to remain in the country and, after decades working in contaminated-area management and waste treatment, established the institute to promote biodiversity preservation and sustainability. The institute's work spans several areas. It has been involved in the management and infrastructure implementation of the Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu (Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park), a conservation effort it has contributed to for more than ten years. It also works on the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD) through a partnership term with the Instituto Estadual de Florestas. Other activities include contaminated-area management, regulatory harmonization discussions, carbon offsetting services for organizations, and environmental education through seminars and publications. EKOS Brasil operates primarily in Brazil, with a focus on the Cerrado and other Brazilian ecosystems, and presents itself as an internationally recognized institution. It celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2021 and, as of its website, states it has been collaborating with global ecosystem regeneration for 25 years. The institute offers technical and innovative solutions, runs programs such as Ecomudança and Peruaçu, and accepts donations to support conservation. It publishes a blog and reports on topics including climate justice, protected areas, and the climate crisis. As a non-profit, EKOS Brasil is not a listed company and does not have publicly traded shares. Its funding and operations rely on partnerships, projects, and donations. The institute's history and milestones are documented on its official website, which lists key events such as its founding in 2001, the first edition of its seminar on contaminated-area remediation in 2002, the creation of the Ecomudança Program in 2007, and various management plans for protected areas.

Instituto EKOS Brasil was founded in August 2001 by Ernesto Niklaus Moeri, a Swiss-Brazilian geologist. Moeri first arrived in Brazil in 1976 intending to work for only two years, but his passion for the country's people and nature led him to stay permanently. After decades working in contaminated-area management and waste treatment, he founded the non-profit institute to promote biodiversity preservation and sustainability. The institute's early years were marked by the launch of its first seminar on contaminated-area remediation in 2002. In 2003, it began a long-term involvement with the Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu, working on its management plan and infrastructure implementation through 2017. In 2007, the Ecomudança Program was created. The following year, in 2008, the institute elaborated the management plan for the Parque Estadual do Jurupará, and in 2010 it produced the speleological management plan for the Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu. Over the years, EKOS Brasil expanded its activities to include partnerships with state environmental agencies, such as the partnership term with the Instituto Estadual de Florestas for the Parque Estadual do Rio Doce (PERD). It also developed expertise in regulatory harmonization for contaminated-area management across Latin America, as discussed in its blog. In 2021, the institute celebrated its 20th anniversary, noting that it had become an internationally recognized institution. By its 25th year, it described itself as collaborating with global ecosystem regeneration. The institute continues to operate as a non-profit, offering technical solutions, carbon offsetting, and conservation programs, and accepting donations for initiatives such as the Peruaçu Program to support the Cerrado.

• 2021

  Celebration of 20 years of existence

• 2010

  Elaboration of the speleological management plan for Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu

• 2008

  Elaboration of the management plan for Parque Estadual do Jurupará

• 2007

  Creation of the Ecomudança Program

• 2003

  Start of management plan and infrastructure implementation for Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu (through 2017)

• 2002

  First edition of the Ekos Brasil Seminar on Remediation of Contaminated Areas

• 2001

  Foundation of Instituto Ekos Brasil

Reference institution in socio-environmental solutions, acting as a bridge for ecosystem regeneration.

• Carbon offsetting services

  Simple and secure carbon emission offsetting for organizations.

• Contaminated-area management

  Technical solutions for investigation and remediation of contaminated sites.

• Protected-area management plans

  Elaboration of management plans for national and state parks.

1. 1Página inicial - Ekos Brasilekosbrasil.org
2. 2Sobre nós - Ekos Brasilekosbrasil.org
3. 3Vamos falar sobre harmonização regulatória em Gerenciamento de Áreas Contaminadas? - Ekos Brasilekosbrasil.org
4. 4Wikidata Q136380037wikidata.org