The Reference Center on Environmental Information, CRIA, is commited to the dissemination of scientific and technological information and the promotion of education with a view of contributing towards a more sustainable use of Brazil’s natural resources.
The aim of CRIA is the dissemination of electronic information as a tool for the organization of the scientific and technological community of the country. It disseminates biological information of environmental and industrial interest and through this, hopes to contribute directly to the conservation and sustainable use of Brazil’s biological resources. The Centre maintains that a sustainable society is an informed society, where various different sectors produce and have access to high quality information as a basis for decision making.
Target users include: the scientific community, educators, policy and decision makers