The name Physis appeared in the ancient Greece and it designates that which blooms, opens, emerges by itself, the unclasping which appears from itself and manifests itself in this development, putting itself in evidence. The sky and the land, the stone, the animal and the human beings and the gods belong to Physis. There is no separation between the environment and the human being, nature and the divine.

PHYSIS: WHO WE ARE ?

Physis Cultura e Ambiente is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO), without profit means, who develops, since 1991, projects in the environmental area, especially with Environmental Education, Interpretation and Ecotourism.

In its activities, (courses, lectures, Environmental Education and Interpretation programs and field trips, expositions and study groups), Physis tries to reach a better understanding of the value of nature conservancy and of sociocultural diversity, making everyone aware of the individual responsibility in creating a different and better word, concerning both the relations between society and nature, and between the individuals themselves.

The seriousness of our work along with the constant improvement in organizing the activities and improving our team's skills have gotten us great recognition by the educational institutions with which we work and by the more than 6 thousand people who have participated in our activities.

The Environmental Education and participatory Ecotourism work has already gotten us the "2º prêmio Senac de Turismo Ambiental" (II Ecotourism Senac Award) and made us eligible for an international prize: "Conservation International Ecotourism Excellence Award".