Parque Ibirapuera Conservação

The Parque Ibirapuera Conservação (PIC) is a nonprofit organization that identifies, preserves and enhances the natural, historical and cultural assets of Ibirapuera Park in São Paulo, Brazil.[3] It also assists other Brazilian local communities to care for their local urban parks.[4] Until 2017, the organization provided nearly $1.5 million in aid to support[2] Ibirapuera Park through restoration and volunteer work by its members and donors, contributions from Park-area residents, corporations and foundations.

Parque Ibirapuera Conservação
AbbreviationPIC
Formation2014 (2014)
Founder
  • Thobias Furtado
  • Maria Carolina Furtado
TypeNonprofit organization
PurposeTo care for green public spaces
HeadquartersSão Paulo
Location
  • Av. República do Líbano, 331, São Paulo, Brazil
Coordinates23.5831640883°S 46.6631725698°W / -23.5831640883; -46.6631725698
Region
Brazil
President
Thobias Furtado[1]
Revenue (2017)
R$ 0.8 million[2]
Websiteparqueibirapuera.org

History

In late 2010, a few determined members of Ibirapuera Park Management Council did not seemed satisfied with municipality lack of capital to restore and care for the park, and started to seek donations and private support to foster CAPEX projects.[5] By 2014, Parque Ibirapuera Conservação was founded following the steps' of Central Park Conservancy[5][6] to function as a private partner at engaging its neighborhood into a local and pioneering project to professionalize stewardship through civil society.

Until 2017, PIC major works in Ibirapuera Park included the Reading Grove restoration,[7][8] upgraded a part of its irrigation system, research and conservation actions, volunteer engagement,[9] and created interpretive programs.[10]

Parks Concession

In 2017, the city of São Paulo announced that Ibirapuera Park would be part of a large municipal concession program,[11] as Parque Ibirapuera Conservação initiatives had become a key piece of urban parks' transformation, and raised public and political interest to delegate the entire parks management into private hands.[12] The concession took longer that the municipality envisaged, and PIC acted as a key influencer guaranting a prior development of an update master plan for the park. It argued that no matter what model the municipality choose to adopted to manage its parks, the control should remain public.[13]

References
  1. "Thobias Furtado - Parque Ibirapuera Conservação". Parque Ibirapuera Conservação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  2. "Relatórios e Balanços - Parque Ibirapuera Conservação". Parque Ibirapuera Conservação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  3. Justes Lores, Raul. "Vizinhos temem plano de Doria e propõem assumir parque Ibirapuera". Folha de S.Paulo. Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  4. "Sobre o Parque Ibirapuera Conservação - Parque Ibirapuera Conservação". Parque Ibirapuera Conservação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-10.
  5. "História - Parque Ibirapuera Conservação". Parque Ibirapuera Conservação (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-11-05.
  6. "Public-Private Partnerships for Green Space in NYC | Public-Private Partnerships for Green Space in NYC". ccnmtl.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  7. "Bosque da Leitura, no Ibirapuera, será reinaugurado neste domingo". Guia Folha (in Portuguese). 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  8. "Parque do Ibirapuera reinaugura Bosque da Leitura". Estante de Letrinhas (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  9. "Lixo: Ibira Amo e Cuido faz mutirão de limpeza no Ibirapuera - 05/12/2014 - Mara Gama - Colunistas - Folha de S.Paulo". m.folha.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  10. "Mexa-se: passeio de bicicleta com apresentações musicais e caminhada no Ibirapuera estão entre as dicas da semana". Divirta-se (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-13.
  11. Flynn, Daniel. "Sao Paulo to launch $2.3 billion privatization plan this year: mayor". U.S. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  12. Vieira, André. "'Parque urbano não dá lucro', afirma diretor de ONG em São Paulo". Metro Jornal (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-09-10.
  13. "Parque do Ibirapuera: faltam respostas para o projeto de concessão". VEJA SÃO PAULO (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-04-05.
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