Fundação Renova

Renova Foundation participates in the Water Caravan in Doce River State Park

Published in: 03/24/2023

Water , Calha do Rio Doce Territory , Doce River Monitoring

The program includes recreational activities, debates, interactive trails and information about
the quality of the water in the Doce River.

This Saturday, March 25th, starting at 7am, the Renova Foundation participates in the 18th edition of Caravana das Águas, in the Doce River State Park (Perd), in the district of Revés do Belém, in Bom Jesus do Galho (MG). Held at Ponte Perdida, the program will feature environmental education actions, workshops, interactive trails and an exhibition of good practices. The Renova Foundation will promote, together with the project team, Doce Alive, recreational activities on the topic of water quality for children, information on monitoring the Doce River, in addition to the distribution of informative material.

Organized by the Verde Vida Environmental Network (RAVV), made up of public agencies, the third sector, the private sector and civil society volunteers, the Caravana das Águas will travel around 24 km along Perd. More than 200 children from public schools are confirmed for this event, which is a milestone for those who unite in defense of the Ecosystem. The action aims to disseminate the importance of community engagement with the goals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially on the conscious use and consumption of water and preservation of the environment.

Doce Alive Project

In 2022, the Doce Alive project completed three years of providing guidance to communities in the Doce River basin on how to care for the river’s water. The initiative is a work aimed at providing information about the Doce River Basin Monitoring Program. The Doce Alive served 48 locations within the 39 municipalities of Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo. In 180 meetings, held between 2019 and December 2022, more than 8,500 people including schools, associations, rural producers and the community in general were present.

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