Rainforest Protection Project
Enchanted Eco has partnered with the Amazon Rainforest Protection Project as our carbon offsetting projects!
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- 90% of Brazil’s Acre state is forested, but current rates of destruction mean by 2030 this could decline to 65%. The loss of trees and other vegetation can cause climate change, desertification, soil erosion, fewer crops, flooding increased greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and an array of other problems for people indigenous to these areas.
- This collection of 3 projects that we support aim to prevent deforestation across 105,000 hectares of pristine rainforest in the Amazon basin, protecting some of the world’s most biodiverse habitats!
Why is this important?
Tropical forests are the most biodiverse habitats on Earth, home to 70% of the Earth's species of plants and animals. We could not exist without them.
The projects work with communities and local groups to help protect ecosystem services while providing alternative models of economic development which avoid the destruction of the forest.
Even More Benefits From This Project:
- Protects endangered and vulnerable species of animals, including eight IUCN species.
- Trains families on how to grow bananas, chickpeas, cassava, and corn; the processing of fish; rearing organic pigs, and using rotational cattle pastures. The goal is to increase yields and help make these agricultural activities more profitable.
- Facilitates doctor visits from local towns on a periodic basis and refurbished or built four health clinics.
- Educates local communities about improved agricultural techniques while monitoring unsustainable uses of the forest, the projects are mitigating deforestation and helping to protect the area’s rich biodiversity.
