Description

The Amazon Rio Project consists of a mosaic of four private areas (20,387 ha) in the Manicoré Municipality in the state of Amazonas, Brazil that will be conserved by avoiding planned deforestation (IFM). The project activity is based on the cessation of a legally authorised logging plan that had been operational since 1999, added to the implementation of a Management Plan focused on emission reductions, biodiversity conservation, monitoring and sustainable social development in the region, including the promotion of eco-tourism and scientific research. The project will benefit approximately 350 families living in 15 communities surrounding the project area through several socio-economic programs focused on improving access to health, education and income generation, with the purpose of improving the livelihoods of these communities, strengthening their organizational capacity and promoting long-term conservation and sustainability.The Amazon Rio Project consists in the conservation of four private areas - the Amazon Rio I, II, III and IV Reserves in the Manicoré Municipality in the state of Amazonas, Brazil. The project activity is based on the cessation of the planned logging that had been operational since 1999, added to the implementation of a Management Plan focused on emission reductions, biodiversity conservation and sustainable social development in the region, including the promotion of eco-tourism and scientific research. The project seeks the conservation, management and monitoring of the Amazon Rio Reserves through the protection of the area and promotion of sustainable practices in the buffer zone, in which 15 communities will directly benefit from the project. It aims to protect an area of approximately 20,387 hectares of primary forest by avoiding planned deforestation (IFM).