Avoiding deforestation in Apuí
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Published 13. Feb 2024 by WeForest
The IDESAM nursery site

Since the beginning of the project, the seedlings have been acquired in Porto Velho in the State of Rondônia, which is 600 km away. This can affect the quality and limit the diversity of planted species. To meet the challenge, IDESAM has raised funds to build a seedling nursery. A forest engineer is providing technical assistance, and the greenhouse, a shed and bathrooms will be finished during 2024 so that seedling production can begin. The nursery will have the capacity for 170,000 seedlings per year, starting with the coffee to ensure the quantity and quality of these seedlings, and then going on to also produce the native species. The nursery is an important step to upscale the project and decrease logisitics costs.