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1. The Jaguar Conservation Fund – Brasil
South-America’s key jaguar research institute works in Brazil to promote the conservation of the jaguar. The Jaguar Conservation Fund has initiated the Araguaia Corridor Project in 2005. Since it  has conducted several indepth studies to map the feasibility of the Araguaia River as a potential corridor between the Amazon Rainforest and the Savanna Cerrado regions in Central Brazil. It is the Fund's key project and its research teams work to prove the importance of the corridor’s unique ecosystem to the local communities and governments. In addition it investigates solutions for the new socio-economic situation for the communities along the Araguaia river. www.jaguarsonline.org
2. Earthwatch Institute - International
Earthwatch is a diverse community of scientists, educators and resolute explorers who work together to get the fullest benefit from scientific expeditions, such as implementing the strategy to make the  Areguaia Corridor Project a success. The Earthwatch community includes 20,000 global members, 4,000 eager volunteers each year, 50 collaborating conservation organizations, and 50 corporate partners, all of whom work together to make a difference.
By engaging communities in setting priorities and securing their investment throughout the process, Earthwatch implements an effective community-based conservation model. www.earthwatch.org
3. IBAMA - Brazil
The Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (IBAMA) is a federal agency. Its main responsibilities are to exercise the ''police power'' of the environment; perform actions of national environment, referring to federal powers relating to environmental permits, the environmental quality control, authorization of use of natural resources and the supervision, monitoring and control of national parks and reserves. That's why it is important that IBAMA is an active partner in Arequaia River Corridor. Ultimately, it is the federal office of IBAMA supported by its 5 local IBAMA-authorities to approve, monitor and control this unique biodiversity corridor in Central Brazil. www.ibama.gov.br
4. Black Jaguar Foundation - the Netherlands
The BJF is a team of professional volunteers with a passion for wildlife conservation using the black jaguar as the symbol of its foundation. BJF's first task for the Corridor Project is to promote the project locally and internationally. Second task is to be involved with field work on the ground. Mapping the enitre Corridor-Zone will be BJF's first field-project. To raise funds to enable its  partners to keep on working on their responsibilities in the Corridor-project, is BJF's 3rd task. Funds are heavily required to involve all communities, villagers, and companies in the Corridor-Zone. Monitoring of indicator species is another major task for the Corridor-Alliance. That's why BJF has determined this potentially world's longest wildlife-corridor as its key-project.
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