Canaçari - environmental preservation, development of productive activities and sustainable tourism in the traditional communities of the Médio Rio Amazonas, Brazil
Project Objectives
The project aims to contribute to the improvement of the socio-economic and environmental and cultural protection of populations of Middle Amazonas (Amazonas State - Brazil) through a participatory model of sustainable development that integrates conservation of natural resources (water and forest), productive activities, eco-friendly and community tourism.
Summary
Development of eco-friendly production activities and marketing support - In the objective of combining income-generating activities for the benefit of local communities and reduce the pressure on natural resources, will be provided on two areas:
- Start of Agro-Forestry and Silvicultural system
- Sustainable Fisheries and fish processing
- Conversion of forest products
Support to eco-tourism Community - The project aims to strengthen the community-based eco-tourism as an alternative income for families in the two areas of intervention and as a source of financing of the activities of environmental preservation
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