Deforestation rates in the Amazon rainforest continue to rise. The lungs that, among their many benefits, help balance the climate of the entire planet, distribute rainfall and capture large amounts of carbon dioxide, continue to destroy at a rate of three hectares or three football fields per minute. Together, we can plant life and hope in the Amazon.
WE PLANT NATIVE TREES
In March 2021, we signed an agreement with the “Huni Kuĩ Indigenous People of Praia do Carapanã”, located in Tarauacá, in the state of Acre. The territory that shelters them contains a reserve of 61 thousand hectares in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. Together with the Huni Kuin people, we plant trees in deforested and endangered areas. Our challenge is to plant 700 trees per month, thus reaching a total of 8,400 trees per year. From the beginning of the project in March 2020 until 2024, our achievements are 19,500 trees planted in good condition and growing.
PROJECT PHASES
In an initial stage, native and fruit trees were planted to supply the nutritional deficiencies of the indigenous peoples. In a second stage, we are more focused on noble trees of the Amazon rainforest. We planted 7,000.00 native trees of the Amazon rainforest: Inhare, Samaúma, Miratoa, Cedar, Mesqueira, Kumaru, Águana, Mulateiro, Rubber tree, Gamileira, Biorana, Játoba, Dark purple wood, White dark wood, Cauche, Matamata, Copaíba, Andiroba, Emburana, Cocameira, Cipó uma de gato, Jagube, Chacrona, Hayarau Shãtxu sheta, Kamã. Shãtxu, Muka rua, Bawa rexi Rana, Rete rawani, Kushu rume, Nina utsi Txashu rana, Mari Tesh, Awa ratu, Yaix mashaka, Raro shakuma, Yawarar, Batumã piti, Nissa paubi, Yuna xia, Xixi itsa, Sa nixi Kuixia, Xinu ini, Sani Batxi.
12,500.00 Fruit and native trees Banana, Cassava, Mango, Cupuaçu, Tangerine lemon, Cocoa, Pineapple, Plantain Cashew, Açaí, Buriti, Patoa, Pupunha, Single Açaí, Toçeira açaí, Naja coconut, Pocam, Araçaboi, Guava, Palm oil, Papaya, Jackfruit, Soursop Bread, Coconut, Olive, Abacaba, White rose apple, Red rose apple, Birimba, Annatto
The agreement we reached with the indigenous peoples is that, in exchange for protecting and reforesting the forest, we will meet their basic needs. The main one at the moment is the construction of a school, and to facilitate reforestation we have built two nurseries where we can prepare the seedlings. In this way, the indigenous people themselves have taken care of the planting from the beginning.
From the beginning of April 2020 until December 2024, 19,500.00 trees were planted.