Founded on August 20, 2008, Instituto Interagir de Ações Socioambientais established the defense of the environment and practical education as its fundamental principles. Since then, it has been developing a series of projects with local partnerships, accompanied by a team composed of members who work in different areas.

From its creation, the actions already designed by the institute are:

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1. Itinerant Environmental Education Program;

2. Launch of the Historical and Geographical Atlas of the Municipality of Ipatinga;

3. Pedagogical Tourism Project with schools in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region;

4. I, II and III Socio-environmental Symposium of the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region;

5. I, II and III Expedition of the Ribeirão Ipanema Hydrographic Basin;

6. I, II and III Solidarity Christmas of the Tribuna Rural Community – Ipatinga;

7. Diagnosis and environmental intervention in the Ribeirão Ipanema basin, Ipatinga-MG.

8. Subsidies for the Conservation and Management of Water Resources in a sub-basin of the Rio Doce;

9. I Cultural Interaction and Life History – The roots of batuque in rural communities in the Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region;

10. Historical diagnosis of pioneer families in the rural area of the municipality of Ipatinga;

11. Launch of the book “The struggle for learning” by the author Dona Dutinha.