Inea is responsible for implementing fauna management in the state of Rio de Janeiro, acting in the following areas:

• State regulation of the use and management of wild fauna in captivity
• Rescue, Rehabilitation and Destination
• Fauna Survey and Monitoring in the State Conservation Units (UCs)
• Knowledge Generation and
• Environmental Consciousness.

Monitoring and conservation of endemic and threatened species

Inea is working on the implementation of the National Action Plan (PAN) for the Conservation of Endangered Species in the state Conservation Units of Rio de Janeiro, especially the PAN Muriquis, PAN Paraíba do Sul, and PAN Rivulídeos.

Primatology Center of Rio de Janeiro (CPRJ)

The Rio de Janeiro Primatology Center (CPRJ), inaugurated in 1979, was the first national institution to focus primarily on the conservation of Brazilian primates.

Their main activity is the breeding and reproduction in captivity of endangered Brazilian primates. The breeding stock is composed of animals with several origins, from those born in captivity to individuals rescued from the wild animal trafficking. The scientific breeding facility, established 42 years ago for research purposes, keeps approximately 360 primates from 25 Brazilian species. It constitutes a genetic bank that integrates several reproductive programs, having fundamental importance in the conservation of endangered species and public health.

Some of the most important species bred at CPRJ are the golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia), an endangered and endemic primate, and the buffy-tufted marmoset (Callithrix aurita), an endemic species and one of the 25 most endangered primates in the world.

CPRJ works in partnership with national agencies responsible for the management of primate populations in captivity, such as the Association of Zoological Gardens and Aquariums of Brazil (AZAB), the Center for Research and Conservation of Brazilia Primates (CPB/ICMBio) and the National Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). The CPRJ team also participates actively in five national action plans for the Conservation and Management of Primates.

This center conducts occasional and continuous research in partnership with several institutions in the state of Rio de Janeiro (such as Fiocruz, UFRJ, UFRRJ, UFF, Uerj, Uenf and Unifeso) and from other states (as UFSCar, USP, Unesp, UFPA, UFPI), and also hosts master's and doctorate researchers.