Amazonia Biodiversity Estimation
using
Remote Sensing
and
Indigenous Taxonomy
FUNDING
Thie project described in this paper will be an on-going project and while problems of monitoring and assessment have technical solutions, there is also the challenging but fundamental requirement to address the sustainability of the project in terms of funding support, in order to make use of these techniques for prolonged time [9].
Donations and subsidies will be actively looked for and welcomed. At the same time we shall look for some degree of self-sufficiency with income from amateur science tourism.
The Rio 92 Declaration on Sustainable Development and the Convention on Biodiversity support ecotourism and UNEP , the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biodiversity , the Government of Brazil and the state governments of Amazonas and Roraima are actively promoting ecotourism [8]
The Earthwatch Institute has for many years provided financial and volunteer support for scientific field research and conservation projects. The projects require the presence of motivated volunteer field assistants and is the funds paid by these volunteers that constitute the research grant.