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Brazil: Protect Rain Forest With Sustainable Practices Project Profile Total project need: $20,000 Local Project Leader: Roberto Lamego Project Sponsor: Ashoka Innovators for the Public Theme: Environment Donation Options: Project Needs and Beneficiaries Farms in the Atlantic Rain Forest 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. Activities Better land use and introduction of new models for ecological and economical sustainable production. Train farmers in agroforestry systems technologies, 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 Organization - SALVEASERRA Mission SALVEASERRA mission is to spread awareness and knowledge of environmental conservation and sustainable development, with agroforestry farming and rural rehabilitation and so maintaining farmers and their families in their lands. This can be achieved with the transformation of the actual system of land occupation for another one, holistic, self-sustainable, organic, biological, removable and permanent, balanced with the environment and the economic use of natural resources. Programs Show how to protect and restore water sources. Train farmers and forest owners in sustainable production. Demonstrate that better, more lasting returns can come from sustainable systems. Team Bios Roberto Lamego - Director: In 20 years as farm vet in Brazil, I saw the destruction of the environment and could study the economic and social pressures that lead to this. In 1993 I started a project to teach farmers to protect and restore the environment and wildlife while earning a living using resources sustainably. The project has three elements - a Wildlife Sanctuary, an NGO and an Agroforestry Educational Center. Marcelo Domenech - Agronomist: Long term partner that is helping the Project since the beginning. Statistics Roberto Lamego, Contact Roberto Lamego, |
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