ABOUT
Located in the municipality of Lábrea in Amazonas, Brazil, the Fortaleza Ituxi project aids in the avoidance of deforestation of 1,836 hectares of rainforest in a period of 30 years. The project provides technical training on sustainable cattle raising and forest management, fire brigades, study for a small non-wood product processing plant, production of Brazil-nuts, and more. This project covers an area of 46,592 hectares and reduces 137,675 tons of carbon dioxide annually.
IMPACT
137,675
Tons of carbon reduced each year
1,836
Hectares of forest are protected
BENEFITS
- Helps mitigate climate change by way of reducing carbon emissions by protecting areas of forest that were planned to be cut down.
- Empowers local communities by providing training in sustainable forest and cattle management.
- Provides jobs and health care for locals and promotes education for local children.
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VERIFICATIONS
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