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Povos Da Floresta

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Amazon
Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: Brazil
Regions: Amazonas
Project SDGs:
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Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
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Conservation Agriculture/Agronomy
Nature-Based Solutions
Progress to Date: 69,052 Trees planted
Services Needed: Other
Desired Partner: NGO / Civil Society
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Apr. 2011  »  Apr. 2016
Project Website: www.purprojet.com/project/povos-da-floresta
Contextual Condition(s): PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Additional Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers
Planning & Implementation Time: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: ngo
Project Challenges: Other
Project Source: User
Profile Completion: 92%

Project Overview

The “People of the Forest” project is helping restore degraded areas in the Amazon, in partnership with native communities, such as the Ashaninka people. The Ashaninka communities depend on the forest for their livelihood. This reforestation project enables them to plant fruit trees to restore their soils and recreate what they call “The Fruit forest” which enhances their self-sufficiency.

The priority of the “People of the Forest” project is to restore degraded areas in the…

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The “People of the Forest” project is helping restore degraded areas in the Amazon, in partnership with native communities, such as the Ashaninka people. The Ashaninka communities depend on the forest for their livelihood. This reforestation project enables them to plant fruit trees to restore their soils and recreate what they call “The Fruit forest” which enhances their self-sufficiency.

The priority of the “People of the Forest” project is to restore degraded areas in the Amazon, in partnership with native communities, such as the Ashaninka people. The Ashaninka communities depend on the forest for their livelihood. This reforestation project enables them to plant fruit trees to restore their soils and recreate what they call “The Fruit forest” which enhances their self-sufficiency. It also contributes to revive the Ashaninka culture by helping them to take root in their territories through forest conservation activities.

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Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: PHYSICAL: Ecosystem vulnerability or degradation
Project Benefits: Raised awareness of challenges among water users
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: Ecosystems, Agricultural growers
Months & Implementing: More than 3 years
Primary Funding Source: NGO / Civil society
Challenges: Other

Project Narrative

OBJECTIVES The Povos da Floresta project offers to plant fruit and native trees right in the agricultural land. The first phasis was launched in 2011 with the members of the Kuntanawa community, in the areas deforested by migrants, forestry and farm operators, who have already illegally deforested areas belonging to the territory of the Kuntanawa. In 2013, others organizations joined the Povos da Floresta project :– APIWTXA association (ASHANINKA communities): Created in 1993, the association regroups 39 Ashaninka families from Rio Amônia. They want to create economical alternatives for the communities replacing breeding by agroforestry systems. First, the Apiwtxa experimented agroforestry systems in the main Ashaninka Indian village, then they proceeded to the reforestation of a territory on a meandering river in front of Marechal Thaumaturgo town. Here the Thaumaturgo inhabitants trained to Indian agroforestry practices. They promote an agricultural model of self-subsistence respectful of the forest and their culture, they plant trees to meet the growing demand for food of the community.In 2007, the Apiwtxa association received the first Chico Mendes Environment Award. In 2008, the association received the Brazilian Decoration of Cultural Merit.– YOUNG WARRIORS FOR PEACE AND FOREST association: Created in 2012, the association groups families of 30 young trained by the Apiwtxa association. Their objectives are to value the forest and the traditional local knowledges to live “with” the forest and not “from” the forest. The project permits them to change a degraded area in an agroforestry area and create a location where association members can settle with their family and welcome every family who wants to live in the principles of sustainability development.The Povos Da Floresta project organizes the planting of native timber and fruit trees in and around crop plots (orange, mango tree, mahogany, lemon tree…). A fruit processing unit is ongoing construction and will allow them to develop an agro-industry as well as the communities’ self-sufficiency and incomes.

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We develop agroforestry projects within the supply chains of companies (Insetting) and value water benefits, among others. We develop as well a Trees4Water valuation tool that we would like to share with your platform. WE REGENERATE ECOSYSTEMS TO IMPROVE LIVELIHOODS … Learn More

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