Friends of the Cerrado
Friends of the Cerrado
The objective of this Project is capacity-building and encouragement for families in the rural areas of Pirapora, Minas Gerais, in favor of sustainable wild collection of Cerrado fruits, particularly aimed at increased production of buriti pulp and baru nuts. The entire production is bought by the Dona Quita Homemade Products Company. Two thousand seedlings and their respective planting in degraded areas is planned
 
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Project Snapshot

Grantee:
Movimento Ecológico São Francisco de Assis
Country:
Brazil
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 30,178.60
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 6,447.00
Project Number:
BRA/06/32
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
Project Characteristics and Results
Policy Impact
Among project objectives, development of laws to foster Cerrado protection and water springs is planned, although these activities have not yet been carried out
Emphasis on Sustainable Livelihoods
Generation of income by means of sustainable wild collection of Cerrado biodiversity and respective sales to a specialized company will contribute to the establishment of sustainable livelihoods
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Partnership

Prefeitura de Buritzeiro

SGP Country office contact

Ms. Jessica Pedreira
Phone:
55-61-3327-8085
Fax:
55-61-3327-8085
Email:
Terena Peres de Castro
Email:

Address

SHCGN CLR Quadra 709 Bloco E Loja 38
Brasília, Distrito Federal, 70.750-515

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