Locally-Made Paper & Craft to Preserve the Amazon

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Summary

This project creates economic opportunities for the poor populations in Brazil's Para State by promoting sustainable use of the Amazon rainforest resources while helping to preserve them.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

In Pará State, deforestation is continuing due to urbanization, pasture creation and squatting activities. Small farmers clear forests for their farms, while others who move to cities seeking employment end up in slums. Large firms export raw forest resources outside the region, leaving few economic opportunities for the local poor. The project has given 50 pilot resource-processing jobs to the rural and urban poor, indirectly benefiting 200 people. It aims to grow.

Activities

Establishing papermaking value chain and product promotion called Amazon Paper, starting from sustainable cultivation and extraction of fiber and dye in rural communities. Paper production uses the fiber in the city and craft-making in rural towns.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will multiply the production chain of fiber and dye use of the Amazon rainforest, which creates 50 more skilled jobs for young and unemployed poor in the urban areas. It will promote "sustainable agriculture" among 20 pilot small farmers.

Project Message

“I had been working for a patron but lost my job. I didn’t know anything about paper. Now I know how to make them. Already I made various. It is like my new family. My life changed, completely.”
- Maria José Almeida, one of the project’s first trainees

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Nazaré Imbiriba,
Project Leader
Amazon Paper- POEMAR
Rua Capitão Pedro Albuquerque 286, Cidade Velha
Belém, Pará 66075-180
Brazil
55-91-3212-2982
Email:

Project Sponsor

Marketplace 2005

Organization

Nucleus of Action for Sustainable Development
Av. Augusto Correa, 1, UFPA
Campus Universitário do Guamá, Guamá
Belém, Pará 66.075-900
Brazil
31-317-482596
http://www.amazonpaper.com.br

Learn more about Nucleus of Action for Sustainable Development and the project team.



Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Brazil and can also be found under Economic Development.

For more information about Brazil, read the Human Development Report on Brazil or the Wikipedia entry for Brazil.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 01, 2005.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 17, 2005.

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