Mission
Protecting the ecosystems of the Serra do Papagaio, preserving the environment and the quality of life for current and future generations.
Vision
To show by example that it is possible to integrate nature and human occupation in harmony.
Values
Social and environmental responsibility
Natural Resilience
Innovation
Integrity
Sustainability
A Flight Over the Matutu Reserve
History of the Reserve
The Matutu Reserve was created in 1984 with the aim of protecting the ecosystems of the Serra do Papagaio region. The reserve has a total area of approximately 3,000 hectares and is made up of associated properties that are unified through zoning.
The Reserve predates the creation of several conservation units in the region, such as the Serra do Papagaio State Park and the Serra da Mantiqueira APA, and is the first private reserve to be set up in southeastern Brazil.
The sustainable use system proposed by the Reserve is a pioneering pilot project and is one of the benchmarks in the conservation and sustainable management of mountain ecosystems.
We believe that it is possible to live in harmony with nature and, with over 30 years of experience and positive environmental indicators (vegetation cover, biodiversity, etc.), we demonstrate on a daily basis that this is a viable model.
Biodiversity of the Reserve
The Matutu Reserve is located in the Serra da Mantiqueira APA, bordering the Serra do Papagaio State Park and the Core Zone of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve and is part of the Serra da Mantiqueira mosaic of Conservation Units.
With a wide variation in altitude and microclimates, the Reserve area also has a wide variation in vegetation physiognomies, with dense forests and gallery forests in the valleys and steep slopes (dense ombrophilous forest), araucaria forests (mixed ombrophilous forest) and high altitude forests (dense altomontane ombrophilous forest), as well as areas of natural grasslands (rupestrian grasslands and high altitude grasslands).
In partnership with the Matutu Foundation, the Reserve has already carried out several studies on its biological diversity, with highlights including surveys of bird species and the discovery of a new species of dragonfly (Neocordulia matutuensis), described by our advisor, entomologist Professor Ângelo Machado.
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