(1) Sustainable Forest Management (logging)
The community develops a business based on sustainable forest management under FSC standards, for the extraction and transformation of wood within its community, which will be marketed to national and international markets. Thanks to this, the forest will regenerate naturally and sustainably and, in turn, the community will have economic benefits that will contribute to its development.
ECONOMIC benefits:
- 65 jobs in various forest management activities
- Annual gain for the $ 19,000 forest management committee
SOCIAL benefits:
- Involvement of both men and women in forest management.
- Strengthening of forest management control and monitoring committees
ENVIRONMENTAL benefits:
- Reduction of deforestation thanks to the sustainable use of the forest.
- Recovery of flora and fauna species
- Natural regeneration of forest species
(2) Crafts with women
The artisan women of the community are organized in a committee, through which they articulate their activities for the production and commercialization of their looms. The Callería looms are developed under ansestral techniques with the use of natural dyes that will soon be FSC certified.
ECONOMIC benefits:
- Increased income for families thanks to the work done by women in the community.
SOCIAL benefits:
- Empowerment of women, through the development of business management skills
- Claim of ansestral knowledge
- Community recognition of women's work as an important activity for the family's economic contribution
- Better living conditions for those involved.
ENVIRONMENTAL benefits:
- Onservation and sustainable management of non-timber species, such as roots, seeds, flowers and others.
(3) Forest plantations
Recovery of land degraded by extensive agriculture and livestock, through the implementation of forest plantations of native species of the Amazon. The community will install forest plantations in plots that will be managed by families, who will be responsible for managing 1 to 2 hectares, including the production of seedlings in nurseries, installation on the ground, silviculture activities and monitoring of the plantation. Those family plots will be established in a common area within the community, in order that the wood obtained in 15 years is commercialized in the national and international market.
ECONOMIC benefits:
- The families involved will receive economic incentives for the activities they carry out; However, this long-term investment will generate a future economic impact for all families in the community.
SOCIAL benefits:
- Creation of a committee on forest plantations and application of new reforestation techniques.
- Environmental education in the community school for learning about the importance of reforestation and forest care.
ENVIRONMENTAL benefits:
- Recovery of 20 hectares of degraded land, reforested native forest species
- Recovery of flora and fauna species"