The Environmental Education Program “Um Pontal Bom Para Todos” is a work that integrates different actors in the mobilization for the conservation of socio-environmental resources in the Pontal do Paranapanema, extreme west of São Paulo (SP). By carrying out projects that complement each other, the program is one of the key points of the IPÊ Conservation Model.

Environmental education activities in Pontal do Paranapanema began even before IPÊ was founded. In the 1980s, biologist Claudio Padua and his field assistant José de Souza, researchers of the black lion tamarin, and environmental educator Suzana Padua implemented an integrated program to conserve the species at Morro do Diabo State Park (PEMD), based on research, education and community involvement. During the first phase of research with the black lion tamarin, the need for environmental education became evident, as the researchers realized that conserving the species would require the support and involvement of the community surrounding the park, the last remaining large tract of Atlantic Forest in the interior.

Today, in Teodoro Sampaio, environmental education takes place continuously. One of the most significant results was the inclusion of environmental issues in the city’s official school curriculum. Over the years, IPÊ has expanded its environmental education activities to other municipalities in the Pontal region.