Partners

The Spix’s Macaw Re-Introduction Project is the culmination of decades of International cooperation work by the Brazilian Government, Holders, non-governmental organizations, and scientific experts.

The Spix’s Macaw Re-Introduction Project facilities will be built and administered on the 6000 acre (2400 hectare) Spix’s Macaw Preserve, created in 2008 by Sheikh Saoud bin Mohammed bin Ali Al-Thani. The Al-Thani family has graciously donated the use of this preserve to the project.  

Principle Parties to the Spix’s Macaw Re-Introduction Project:

  • Association for the Conservation of Threatened Parrots - Germany (ACTP)
  • Al Wabra Wildlife Preservation – Qatar (AWWP)
  • Parrots International – United States (PI)
  • Jurong Bird Park (Singapore)
  • Brazilian Government — Minister of Environment (ICMBio) 

Spix’s Macaw Association Founding Members

Government Partners


Supporting Partners

Technical Advisors and Consultants

Thomas White, PhD
US Fish & Wildlife Service expert in parrot reintroductions

Irina Sprotte, PhD
Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Germany

The formal Technical Cooperation Agreement which binds the parties guarantees:

  • The Spix’s Macaw Reserve land is dedicated to the use of the Project for twenty years
  • The Holders will provide a minimum of 70% of all Spix’s Macaws produced per year, in addition to the Spix’s Macaws that will be bred onsite at the new Spix’s Macaw Re-Introduction Center. The remaining 30% will be kept in the breeding program to maintain a separate, secure, captive population.
  • The Brazilian Government unequivocally sanctions the Spix’s Macaw Re-Introduction Project and the Spix’s Macaw Association.
  • The Brazilian Government will create, by formal decree, a “Protected Area” of 96,000 acres (40,000 hectares) surrounding the Spix’s Macaw Reserve, with active Federal police protection of the wildlife protection laws for the Spix’s Macaws.