"Never stop trying to change the world, even though you may not succeed,

you might touch the heart of a child who will!"

Our entire team is composed of committed volunteers who love nature. We are photographers, graphic designers, filmmakers, biologists, scientists, managers and journalists, which qualifies us for conservation projects in many different areas.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Leonardo Merçon
President / Photographer

Ilka Westermeyer
Vice-President / Videomaker

Joarley Rodrigues

Executive Director

Ulisses Ribeiro

Director of Institutional Relations

Vinícius Assis

Legal Officer

COLLABORATORS / VOLUNTEERS

ABOUT US

The Últimos Refúgios Institute is a non-profit socio-environmental and cultural organization that promotes environmental awareness since 2011, stimulating the dialogue between the society, environmental organizations, the private sector and governmental institutions. Our focus is wildlife photography, environmental filmmaking and science communication. We use conservation photography as our main tool to promote environmental awareness and encourage the adoption of new habits, through workshops, art exhibitions and awareness-raising activities. We understand our role as an inspiring source for society to take the next step, organize sustainable activities themselves, implement interventions and demand the compliance with environmental regulations from the responsible parties.

OUR MISSION

Stimulate the development of empathy for nature, wild animals, and traditional populations.

OUR VISION

We want to be a non-profit organization recognized throughout Brazil and worldwide, for producing high quality cultural products with artistic value, which can be applied in environmental conservation projects, in order to encourage the adoption of new sustainable habits.

SUPPORT

Fass

Legal Support

Google Grants
Online Ad Space

M&M Assessoria

Accounting Services

PARTNERSHIPS

Instituto O Canal

Caju Produções

Universidade Federal

do Espírito Santo

Instituto Marcos Daniel

Natura Ecoturismo

PARTNERSHIPS & SPONSORS