Protecting the Amazon in Brazil

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Protecting the Amazon in Brazil

	Summary Bolsa Amazonia is a regional organization dedicated to developing sustainable enterprises in rural forest communities of Amazonia. How Donors Like You Helped Thanks to donors like you, a total of $468 was raised for this project.

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Building from its local successes, Bolsa Amazônia has representative offices in all Amazonian countries and assists thousands of families with opportunities for employment.

Activities

With a focus on sustainable agriculture and agro-industrialization, Bolsa Amazônia assesses market demand for locally produced sustainable products.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $468

Funding Policy: subsidized/guaranteed

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $468as of Feb 26 2004. The original project funding goal was $33,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Bolsa Amazônia supports development of related goods, including coconut fiber gardening items, banana flour, frozen fruit pulp, honey, oils, and hand-made paper and handicrafts.

Project Message

Bolsa Amazônia is a model for the successful interaction of private enterprise and communities for the conservation of biodiversity and the reduction of poverty
- Sean Southey, Manager, Equator Initiative

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Sean Southey,
Manager, Equator Initiative
405 Lexington Avenue
4th floor
New York, NY 10174
United States
212-457-1709
Email:

Project Sponsor

United Nations Development Programme

Organization

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
One United Nations Plaza
21st Floor
New York, NY 10017
United States
212-906-5000
http://www.undp.org

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