Protect Rainforest With Sustainable Practices

Summary

Protect the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil through the promotion of sustainable land use and reforestation. Reduce human environmental pressure and prevent species extinction.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

Farms in the Atlantic Rainforest opened with the old practice of slash-and-burn, an inadequate non-sustainable production system. This led to severe degradation of soil, water and the landscape, causing growing rural poverty and smallholders to migrate to cities. The project will promote awareness and knowledge of environmental conservation and sustainable development forest farming for rural economic rehabilitation, keeping environment-minded farmers and their families on their land.

How will this project solve this problem?

Better land use and introduction of new models for ecological and economical sustainable production. Train farmers in agro-forestry technology, showing that better and more lasting returns can be obtained from these production systems.

Potential Long Term Impact

Our work is directly relevant to more than 2 million people in our neighboring counties and indirectly to many more inhabitants of the Paraiba do Sul River Valley. I believe our example will also have growing national relevance.

Project Message

"I am sure that what I am proposing today as an innovative idea and experience, will be of compulsory usage in many countries in the near future."
- Roberto Lamego, Director

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).