OUR VISION:
The Amazon Rainforest is known as "the Lungs of the World", the destruction of its biodiversity threatens us with the extinction of Humankind.
(Leonardo Barrionuevo - Chairman)
We understand that not-for-profit organizations must join forces with individuals, the private sector and governments in order to fight Global Warming, Climate Change, Poverty and Deforestation, in the Amazon Rainforest.
The Amazon Protection Foundation, is a purpose driven not-for-profit organization designed to fight Global Warming, Climate Change, Poverty and Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest. It is certified in the US as a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit Foundation.
The Foundation was established by EBCF - EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE CONSERVAÇÃO DE FLORESTAS (Brazilian Rainforest Conservation Company), an organisation with decades of history protecting the rainforest and the local communities that call it home.
To promote the conservation of the Amazon Rainforest, through Eco-Services and Related Activities, thus, ensuring:
(i) Creation of Sustainable Protected Reserves and Conservation Units;
(ii) Amazon Rainforest conservation;
(iii) Biodiversity protection (fauna, flora, rivers);
(iv) Sustainable development of traditional local communities;
(v) Offsetting CO2 emissions.
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
- Promoting the conservation of a mosaic of Amazonian Sustainable Reserves
- 50.000 Acres already transformed into protected sustainable reserves
- 2 million acres on our pipeline to create new protected reserves
- Forestry satellite monitoring
- Fauna and flora inventories (species protection)
- Promoting sustainable development of the local-traditional communities
- Supporting the livelihood of 3.000 families with social projects in the areas of (health, education, woman empowerment, income generation and infrastructure)
- REDD+
- Offsetting CO2 emissions on sustainable reserves
- International standards, validation and verification of carbon credits projects
- 3 million tons of CO2 offsettings already validated and certified
"Transform natural resources of the Amazon rainforest into income and conservation, according to principles of social and environmental sustainability"
- Sustainable harvesting of Amazonian non-timber forest products
- Carbon Offseting
- Corporate Social Responsibility "CSR"
- Individual Social Responsibility "ISR"
- Scientific research
- Eco-tourism
Building on these pillars, the Amazon Protection Foundation is dedicated to fulfilling it’s Mission, meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and excelling in addressing the Triple Bottom Line of Integrated Reporting; People, Planet, Profit;
PEOPLE: Across all activities, to support the engagement of local communities, co-creating and co-innovating such that the people own the solutions developed and that those solutions make a real and positive difference to their daily lives and open up new life experiences and opportunities.
PLANET: The use of science, technology and innovation to develop solutions to our greatest challenges, and allow us to tackle our biggest opportunities.
PROFIT: Supporting the creation of conditions for sustainably harvesting, processing and supplying Amazonian superfoods to the world.
Check out this great video - A walk through our mosaic of Protected Sustainable Reserves and CO2 offsetting
Check out this great video - People, Planet & Profit in harmony (Portuguese)
Check out this great video - The flight from Manaus to our Reserves in Manicore city
Check out this great video - Fly over our Sustainable Reserves
Check out this great video - Sinerga Cosmetic Industry, a partner and supporter
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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.
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