An environmental education action will bring together children and teenagers at Macumba Beach, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes, West Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The event is scheduled for next Friday and will mobilize thirty students from the Surf Learning and Development Center (Cades), an institution that works on youth development through sport and education.
The participants will have the opportunity to observe the fauna and flora of the coastal region, as well as investigate the functions performed by the restinga and its importance for environmental balance and protection of the area. The activities will be held at Longboard Paradise, in the dunes adopted by the project at Macumba Beach.
The action is part of the Restinga Project, created by Instituto-E in 2009 and recognized by the National Protected Areas Program. The project aims to promote environmental awareness and preservation of coastal ecosystems among local communities.
