Cavernas de Paripiranga Project

When he was a kid, Carlos Eduardo, had problems in relationships with other children because of its tendency to scientism, or the like to address issues that were related sciences, such as animals (Biology), fire and water (Physical Chemistry), Mechanical and Electronics, different from others, like that in most games and football. This helped him to be closer to the natural world, animals, plants and natural resources. During Youth, he was reconnected with the social environment and began to create excellent human relations, becoming leader of student events, and joining in the course of administration.During the course of administration, he won the two awards from the University, the Award Serigy Academic Performance (2003), and the Award for Social Marketing (2004). Also in his Course of Administration he got a scholarship of FASE for the year 2005, when he began studies on Ecotourism. He finished his academic life in FASE as the President of the Directory of Students in 2006. In 2003, Carlos Eduardo, created, founded and has since been directing the Instituto Socioambiental Arvore. He found his reason of live in this organization, in which he aligns his personal vision/values with the vision of the organizationNowadays, Calos Eduardo is the author of the Environmental Dictionary (Thex Publisher). He studied business administration (FASE), with an extension in Planning and Management of Social Projects (UNIT) e is doing his masters in Agro ecosystems (NEREN/UFS). He works as a professor and coordinator of the Business class at Ages University. He is also the president of the board of Instituto Socioambiental Árvore. Carlos Eduardo is also the editor of the Ecotourism Magazine, Campus Magazine (AGES), Brazilian Ecotourism Magazine, e Ibero-American Magazine of Environmental Sciences (NASA-UFRJ/USP/ÁRVORE).When he moved to Paripiranga, in Bahia State, he realized the great potential for development of ecotourism in caves, or karstic landscapes - also called espeleotourism. Thus, he mobilized scholars, communities, businesses and local government in the development of search activity, we call Caves of Paripiranga Project.

The Ecotourism Project in the Northeast has created the first regional event to disseminate and discuss the theme, bringing together not only people from the Northeast, but the whole country. There is no record-level worldwide, of another mechanism for scientific communication that deals specifically with this subject. The Ecotourism Magazine of the Northeast is the first one. We helped its creation and we now participate in the editorial board of the Brazilian Journal of Ecotourism. The local ecotourism projects, especially those in the Caves of Paripiranga are joining community, business and government for the development of the region. The project is supported by the Chico Mendes Institute (Municipal Mayor of Paripiranga), Physis Institute (Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, Brazilian society of Ecotourism, regional companies.