Disclosure / Instituto Semeia Brazil
The Bahia state government, through the Secretariat for the Environment (Sema), has signed the agreement Serra do Condoro State Park Concession (PESC), located in the municipalities of Ilheos, Orococa and Itacari. The franchise is signed with Farah servicea company responsible for managing more than 20 million square meters of urban areas, in more than 5 thousand square meters and more than 300 equipment spread across the country.
The franchise states that Farah service Providing visit support services and investing in them 113 million Brazilian reals for the rehabilitation of public equipmentInfrastructure modernization and necessary maintenance. Through these investments, eco-tourism activities and the preservation of local fauna and flora will be expanded. The company will operate the park for 30 years.
Hey Serra do Condoro State Park It is one of the main state parks of Bahia, and boasts one of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, with around 9,200 hectares of preserved green space. The franchise stipulates that the administrator will invest in the park, but with the obligation to keep access to the equipment free for all.
“Free access to the park has always been a non-negotiable issue for the state government, and fortunately, we signed the contract today and that issue has already been resolved. The Serra do Conduru State Park concession is a much broader situation than just signing the service contract. There is a sensitive view from the government The state to direct environmental education also based on scientific research and I believe that this law will provide a sustainable scope for public use of the park, with improvements in the structure and also with the implementation of new attractions, in addition to strengthening the local economy, while always respecting all the rules of environmental conservation.”
Eduardo Mendonça Sodre Martins, Secretary to the Minister of the Environment of the State of Bahia
Investments in the local community
The CEO of the management company revealed that although the franchise allows building Hotel equipment Within the park area, in addition to building restaurants, the company will focus on strengthening existing structures in the three cities surrounding the park. Michel Farah, the company’s president, also revealed that 100% of the workforce hired to operate the park will be made up of local residents, who will be able to rely on qualifying courses offered by Farah’s own service.
“We build partnerships that we call CPP (Community, Public and Private), in addition to seeing what the community needs. We also try to find out what the public bodies need, linking the two and looking for solutions together. That’s why 100% of the projects that Farah Service does are free for the communities. And the government, which will not be disputed by two in this concession, which is the first concession of its kind in the state of Bahia, in addition to being the first concession in Brazil from the northeastern park of the country,” Farah commented.
Also according to the CEO, in order not to pass the costs on to the local population, the company will seek sponsorship from universities and companies interested in research in the region. Today the park is an important research and research center environmental educationAnd receiving weekly visits from public schools and universities.
