OVER THE NEXT 40 YEARS, OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE FOREST; AND TO FACILITATE RIBEIRINHOS PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE OF A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
LOCAL GOALS
We are currently supported by Members of Congress, the Mayor of Portel and the Education Secretary in Pará, Brazil, who assist us with materials, resources and transportation. Furthermore, we have the support of five leading Professors at the Amazonian University who will provide social care, wellbeing & mental health and sex education for the people that live and work within our project boundaries.
By 2021 we are on track to secure a further 1.2 million acres of land, which will be used to extend the project activities which grow products
OVER THE NEXT 40 YEARS, OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE FOREST; AND TO FACILITATE RIBEIRINHOS PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE OF A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMY.
OVER THE LAST YEAR,
OUR INTEGRATED APPROACH HAS SEEN US
Apply funds raised from the sale of carbon offset credits to work with the Brazilian and local state government to help the Ribeirinhos communities gain legal title to their land, promote nature conservation and prevent illegal logging
Improve food security and economic stability (both key in the challenge to resist illegal logging) through the sustainable production of honey, cassava, black pepper, açaí fruit, medicine, manioc flour and essential oil
Build a medical centre and school for over 180 children and for adult further education
Install WiFi to improve emergency response times in rural Ribeirinhos communities
Install clean drinking water and sanitation facilities
Partner with leading professors at the University of Para State (UEPA) and Amazonian University (UNAMA) who will provide social care for the people that live and work within our project boundaries
We are grateful for the ongoing contributions that many have made to this vital work. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each of us – from individuals to governments and leading corporations – to play our part in pushing for social, economic and environmental justice. With your support, we can do much more.
ANDREW FOX
DIRECTOR
AMAZON FOREST PEOPLE & ADPML
ANDREW FOX
DIRECTOR
AMAZON FOREST PEOPLE
& ADPML
The work we do at Amazon Forest People addresses the crisis around sustainable livelihoods, climate change and biodiversity by supporting the recognition and protection of Ribeirinhos land rights.
The work we do at Amazon Forest People addresses the crisis around sustainable livelihoods, climate change and biodiversity by supporting the recognition and protection of Ribeirinhos land rights.
700km of navigable riverways and critical wetlands, 200 million tons of carbon, 30 vulnerable species including the giant anteater and the blackhanded tamarind and valuable plant species including the açaí fruit, rich in antioxidants
