Helping the indigenous peoples of Amazonia

Association Forêt Vierge - AFV

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The project

BiodiversitySensibilization

The Rainforest Association finances teams and equipment to monitor the indigenous territories of Xingu against deforestation.

1,6 millions

millions

hectares of primary forest lost in 2018

of the Mato Grosso state rainforest has been felled since the mid-1980s

140 000

km2

of Amazonian forest under protection

Solution

Thanks to this project, the indigenous communities of Xingu can effectively protect their lands and traditional way of life against massive deforestation while preserving their heritage. The project aims to finance equipment as well as monitoring expeditions led by indigenous rangers. The equipment required includes, in particular, the acquisition of drones enabling the rapid detection of illegal activities in the native reserve.

This project not only supports the conservation of one of the largest carbon sinks in the world, the Amazon rainforest, essential against global warming, but also of one of the regions with the greatest wealth of biodiversity on the planet.

The project is located in the Great Reserve of Rio Xingu which includes the territories of the Kayapo people and the indigenous territory of Xingu (TIX) in Brazil.