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AMDA

Associao Mineira de
Defesa do Ambiente
Joo Francisco Soares
12-Grade
EABH
When, how and why?
AMDA was created in
1978, during the military
dictatorship.
Created in Belo Horizonte
by students that starts to
talk about the
environment.
AMDA was faced by
many problems because of
the politic of the military
dictatorship.
Main facts and actions
This entity starts to denounce the actions against the
environment.
They create debates, and programs to awareness the people
about the problems that occur in environment.
AMDA had a big influence on the building of Confins
airport, because there was an preservation area.
In 1979, AMDA have a big influence in the protection of
Amazonia. They print many posters and call many artist to
protest against the government action.
Current projects of AMDA
They have many projects in process. Some of those are:
Projeto Asas: it is a project that works in a liberation of birds
seized by the environmental police for their natural habitats.
Brigadas de Preveno e Combate a Incndios Florestais: it is
a project that works teaching the people about the risks of fire
on forests and how it can be harmful for the animals.
Projeto Oasis Brumadinho: it is a project that gives prices for
the farmers that realizes actions for help the environment on
the farm.
Who works on AMDA?
The volunteers that works there are everybody who wants
to protect our world.
They have ecologists, students, doctors, many different
types of people.
All the people are accepted to participate of AMDA.
Vision, mission and values
Mission - Contribute to the preservation of natural
environments and promoting environmental sustainability by
influencing public policies and private activities, mobilization
of society, alliances and partnerships.
Vision - Be a reference to society in the protection,
preservation and restoration of the natural environment and
promoting environmental sustainability.
Values - Reconciling environmental protection and economic
and social activities; Respect for biodiversity; Independence
political party; Defense of the common good; Conscious
consumption.
Personal Opinion
The goals of Amda are very important and very influent
for us.
I want to help this organization, giving them money and
promoting their name and actions for most people I can.
If this organization succeeds, the people lives going to
change a lot, because our world will be better. The
environment will be safer and people starts to worry
about the environmental problems, trying to solve them.
Sources

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