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.
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Sustainably managing forests, combating desertification, halting and reversing land degradation, and halting biodiversity loss.
