{"id":50367951,"date":"2023-05-18T22:11:47","date_gmt":"2023-05-18T21:11:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.dialogochino.net\/?p=367951"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:34:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T14:34:33","slug":"367951-can-one-of-brazils-deforestation-hotspots-become-a-green-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/forests\/367951-can-one-of-brazils-deforestation-hotspots-become-a-green-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Can one of Brazil\u2019s deforestation hotspots become a green leader?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu, in the Amazon state of Par\u00e1, is a place of superlatives: it is the municipality with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plataforma.seeg.eco.br\/cities\/statistics\">second largest<\/a>&nbsp;annual greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br\/app\/dashboard\/deforestation\/biomes\/legal_amazon\/increments\">the second highest<\/a>&nbsp;rate of deforestation over the last 15 years, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fapespa.pa.gov.br\/noticia\/aumento-do-rebanho-bovino-e-da-producao-de-graos-sao-tendencias-no-campo-paraense\">largest cattle herd<\/a>&nbsp;in the country. It also has some of the Amazon region\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/imazon.org.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IPSAmazonia2021_ScorecardsPara.pdf\">lowest levels of development<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This municipality is also something of a symbol for Par\u00e1\u2019s broader condition. The state&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br\/app\/dashboard\/deforestation\/biomes\/legal_amazon\/rates\">tops the table for deforestation<\/a>&nbsp;in the Amazon since 2006, driven by the expansion of cattle ranching, soybean farming, and the construction of roads and ports to facilitate the flow of production to domestic and international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe class=\"flourish-embed-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 600px;\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/13796721\/embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-forms allow-scripts allow-downloads allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>But amid growing pressure to reverse the devastation in the Amazon, and the election of President Luiz In\u00e1cio Lula da Silva \u2013 who has promised to put&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate-energy\/63907-will-lula-be-brazils-environmental-saviour\/\">environmental issues high on his agenda<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 there are signals that the state may be looking to take a greener turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November 2022, the governor of Par\u00e1, Helder Barbalho, was part of Lula\u2019s entourage at the United Nations\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/climate-energy\/60757-top-of-the-cops-rockstar-lula-puts-brazil-back-on-climate-stage-at-cop27\/\">COP27 climate summit<\/a>&nbsp;in Egypt, where Brazil stated its intention to host COP30 in the Amazon in 2025. If the country is selected, Bel\u00e9m, the capital of Par\u00e1, will&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semas.pa.gov.br\/2023\/01\/11\/belem-e-oficializada-como-sede-brasileira-para-receber-a-cop-30\/\">host the event<\/a>. Barbalho also used his time at the conference to present Par\u00e1\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semas.pa.gov.br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Plano-da-Bioeconomia-vers%C3%A3o-FINAL_01_nov.pdf\">Bioeconomy Plan<\/a>&nbsp;(PlanBio), which targets net-zero emissions from land use in the state by 2036.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan focuses on avoiding deforestation by valuing, restoring and promoting sustainable use of its biological resources \u2013 particularly its standing forests \u2013 as part of a \u201cbioeconomy\u201d. The state expects to invest 1.2 billion reais (US$244 million) in biodiversity-linked initiatives over the next five years, and estimates that its bioeconomy could generate annual revenue of 170 billion reais (US$34.5 billion) by 2040, roughly equivalent to the state\u2019s current GDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initiative is unprecedented at government level, with projects driving the bioeconomy largely having been led by environmental organisations and traditional communities at smaller scales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, is the state\u2019s economic model \u2013 and its image as a major deforester \u2013 about to change?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Celma de Oliveira, project coordinator for the environmental organisation Imaflora and a resident of S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu, there are promising developments at both the federal level with Lula\u2019s election, and the state level with the PlanBio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is hope, with this resumption of a more participative government and of ministries and councils that were dismantled,\u201d de Oliveira says, referring to the hollowing-out of environmental agencies seen during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro (2019\u20132022). \u201cNow, civil society needs to participate in management in order for it to function.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jamanxim-forest_Alamy_BAW4FH-2048x1365-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jamanxim-forest_Alamy_BAW4FH-2048x1365-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jamanxim-forest_Alamy_BAW4FH-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jamanxim-forest_Alamy_BAW4FH-2048x1365-1.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2048px\" alt=\"cattle standing under spaced out trees\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Cattle ranching in an illegally deforested area in Par\u00e1 state\u2019s Jamanxim forest, in the Brazilian Amazon (Image: Ricardo Funari \/ Alamy)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jamanxim-forest_Alamy_BAW4FH-2048x1365-1.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"702 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1365\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cattle-soy-and-small-producers\">Cattle, soy and small producers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cattle ranching and soybean farming have increasingly come to dominate the landscape in Par\u00e1, with pastures and plantations growing ever more extensive at the expense of the state\u2019s forests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Soy crops occupied&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibge.gov.br\/estatisticas\/economicas\/agricultura-e-pecuaria\/9201-levantamento-sistematico-da-producao-agricola.html?=&amp;t=resultados\">849,000 hectares<\/a>&nbsp;of land in Par\u00e1 in 2022, an increase of 70% on the planted area in 2017. Meanwhile, the state has the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adepara.pa.gov.br\/artigos\/estado-do-par%C3%A1-det%C3%A9m-o-2%C2%BA-maior-rebanho-bovino-do-brasil-e-o-maior-de-b%C3%BAfalos\">second largest cattle herd<\/a>&nbsp;in the country, with 26.7 million head and a rate of 1.5 head per hectare, considered to be relatively low productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis stocking rate of Par\u00e1 cattle is very low and would need to be dramatically improved to avoid it having to grow every year by land expansion,\u201d says S\u00e9rgio Leit\u00e3o, founder and executive director of the Escolhas Institute, which carries out studies focused on sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid this continued expansion, many small-scale farmers in Par\u00e1 are doing their best to resist the temptation to turn to soy and cattle production, and to clear land to make way for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-pull-quote block--pull-quote block--pull-quote--no-citation\"><div class=\"block--pull-quote__wrapper\"><blockquote class=\"block--pull-quote__quote\">Farmers are unable to generate enough income to diversify their production<\/blockquote><cite class=\"block--pull-quote__cite\"><\/cite><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Maria Josefa Neves, 51, owns a rural property in the community of Tancredo Neves, 120 kilometres from the centre of S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu. On one of her 12 hectares, on land that was once pasture, she practices agroforestry, planting a variety of native crops such as manioc, cocoa and acerola, a cherry-like fruit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the rest of the property, Neves allows the natural vegetation to regenerate. \u201cI live in the middle of the bush, and monkeys come right up to the edge of the house,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The area around where she lives, however, is all deforested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neves is president of the Association of Women Producers of Fruit Pulp (AMPPF), founded in 2012. She grows pigeon peas and fruit in parallel with other trees, adopting techniques that make use of shade and help to ensure the necessary nutrients for the soil without applying chemicals, instead making use of homemade bio-fertilisers. Neves supplies fruit pulp to schools in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cacao-production_AMPPF_Imaflora_Para_Brazil_DiegoFormiga-383-2048x1366-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cacao-production_AMPPF_Imaflora_Para_Brazil_DiegoFormiga-383-2048x1366-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cacao-production_AMPPF_Imaflora_Para_Brazil_DiegoFormiga-383-2048x1366-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cacao-production_AMPPF_Imaflora_Para_Brazil_DiegoFormiga-383-2048x1366-1.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2048px\" alt=\"person holding open cacao pod\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Cocoa production in the community of Tancredo Neves, Par\u00e1 state, Brazil (Image: Diego Formiga \/ Imaflora)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Cacao-production_AMPPF_Imaflora_Para_Brazil_DiegoFormiga-383-2048x1366-1.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"501 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1366\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The AMPPF has 55 members, who for the past three years have been selling their fruit pulp to the federal government, which in turn distributes it. This partnership has seen strong progress: their contract with the authorities this year rose to 351,000 reais (US$71,000), up from 231,000 reais (US$47,000) in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, to scale up and open to new markets, the association needs investment. For example, it currently has only a small cold room for storing its production and one refrigerated truck to transport it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Celma de Oliveira says that a lack of dedicated public policies inhibits the expansion of agro-ecological producers such as the AMPFF, and that one of the main problems such initiatives face is a difficulty in accessing credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere is specific credit for the agroforestry system, but the banks put up a series of obstacles, so the farmers are unable to generate enough income to diversify their production,\u201d says de Oliveira, who provides assistance to the AMPFF via Imaflora. She adds that it is \u201cmuch easier\u201d to get credit for livestock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Par\u00e1 state\u2019s environment secretary, Jos\u00e9 Mauro O\u2019de Almeida, agrees that it is necessary to create better conditions for these products to be marketed: \u201cWe have good initiatives in agro-forestry, bio-jewellery, bio-cosmetics, bio-products in general, but they are not gaining scale.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this, Almeida says it is necessary to improve infrastructure, logistics and industrialisation, while keeping the processing of the product in the region. \u201cIn Paris, you can buy freeze-dried a\u00e7a\u00ed powder at 200 euros a kilo. It has high added value \u2013 much higher than soy \u2013 but it is necessary for there to be industrialisation,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PlanBio is expected to respond to some of these demands in an attempt to limit the expansion of the agriculture frontier, O\u2019de Almeida claims. The plan highlights the importance of a sustainable economic model, and will reportedly see the creation of \u201centrepreneurship centres\u201d in five regions of the state, as well as a \u201cbioeconomy museum\u201d and a \u201cforest knowledge school\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the secretary, some of the first financing for these initiatives may come from the Inter-American Development Bank, which will provide&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.semas.pa.gov.br\/2023\/02\/06\/estado-e-bid-avancam-na-estruturacao-do-projeto-descarboniza-para\/\">US$300 million<\/a>&nbsp;towards the state\u2019s climate and decarbonisation efforts. The first instalment is expected to be paid in October, though the amount specifically allocated to the PlanBio has yet to be defined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"hide-expand block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Plant-nursery_APA-triunfo-Xingu_Brazil_FlavioForner_ASLBrazil_51704831179_jpg-2048x1365-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Plant-nursery_APA-triunfo-Xingu_Brazil_FlavioForner_ASLBrazil_51704831179_jpg-2048x1365-1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Plant-nursery_APA-triunfo-Xingu_Brazil_FlavioForner_ASLBrazil_51704831179_jpg-2048x1365-1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Plant-nursery_APA-triunfo-Xingu_Brazil_FlavioForner_ASLBrazil_51704831179_jpg-2048x1365-1.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2048px\" alt=\"man examining low plants\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">Dami\u00e3o Barborsa in his nursery in the community of Xad\u00e1, Par\u00e1 state, Brazil (Image:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/194505739@N06\/51704394318\/in\/album-72157720176297044\/\">Flavio Forner<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/194505739@N06\/51704394318\/in\/album-72157720176297044\/\">ASL Brazil<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/2.0\/\">CC BY NC<\/a>)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Plant-nursery_APA-triunfo-Xingu_Brazil_FlavioForner_ASLBrazil_51704831179_jpg-2048x1365-1.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"1 MB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1365\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">State government plays both sides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the greener turn signalled in recent announcements, agribusiness will likely remain a key industry and vital source of income for Par\u00e1 and its government \u2013 and a possible source of tension with its bold bioeconomy ambitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, agricultural exports from the state reached a value of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/agenciapara.com.br\/noticia\/41378\/exportacao-de-produtos-do-agronegocio-paraense-avancou-quase-70\">US$3 billion<\/a>, a 70% increase on the previous year. The main commodities were soybeans, beef, and forest products such as wood, charcoal and paper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Ministry of Agriculture data, China was the main international destination for Par\u00e1 agribusiness, followed by the United States, the Netherlands and Spain. The Asian nation accounted for US$957 million of exports \u2013 a third of the total \u2013 with meat and soybeans representing 92% of this value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April, Governor Barbalho joined Lula during the president\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/article\/65133-brazils-lula-visits-china-four-outcomes-for-the-environment\/\">state visit to China<\/a>, where an agreement was reached over the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/helderbarbalho\/status\/1646960869832642610\">construction of a railway<\/a>&nbsp;connecting south-east Par\u00e1 to the port of Barcarena, on the state\u2019s north coast. The project, set to be built by China Communications Construction Company (CCCC), will help transport commodities to international markets, including China, and will see an estimated investment of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliberal.com\/para\/governo-garante-inicio-de-ferrovia-que-interligara-barcarena-maraba-e-parauapebas-em-2021-1.212000\">7 billion reais<\/a>&nbsp;(US$1.4 billion).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-cd-related-news alignright block--related-news loading\" data-post-id=\"50364137\"><div class=\"block--related-news__image\"><\/div><div class=\"block--related-news__content\"><span class=\"block--related-news__heading\">Recommended<\/span><span class=\"block--related-news__title\"><\/span><\/div><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, cattle ranching businesses in the state&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/escolhas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Sumario_Tem-recurso-para-a-bioeconomia-na-Amazonia.pdf\">received<\/a>&nbsp;almost 210 million reais (US$42.6 million) in tax waivers in 2021. But the activity, says Leit\u00e3o, \u201creceives a lot and offers little in terms of productivity and efficiency from an environmental standpoint\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, 85% of greenhouse gas emissions in Par\u00e1 came from land use change, mainly deforestation driven by agriculture\u2019s expansion, with 11% coming directly from farming and livestock activities themselves, according to data from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plataforma.seeg.eco.br\/territories\/para\/card?year=2021&amp;cities=false\">Climate Observatory<\/a>, a Brazilian climate science network. Altamira, also in Par\u00e1, and S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu are the municipalities with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/plataforma.seeg.eco.br\/cities\">the highest greenhouse gas emissions<\/a>&nbsp;in the whole country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Altamira is also home to the Riozinho do Anfr\u00edsio Extractive Reserve, a protected sustainable production area that is part of the territory of the Indigenous Xingu people. Just like the fruit pulp producers in S\u00e3o F\u00e9lix do Xingu, the workers of Riozinho do Anfr\u00edsio are&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br\/app\/dashboard\/deforestation\/biomes\/legal_amazon\/increments\">under pressure<\/a>&nbsp;from the advance of deforestation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The expansion of land clearance towards the reserve, where Brazil nut, copaiba oil and rubber are harvested, has become a major concern for Pedro Pereira, one of its residents. But in recent months, he has noticed a decrease in the number of invasions of the territory, possibly as a result of the efforts of the new Lula government to resume the fight against environmental crimes. In April, Governor Barbalho and Marina Silva, Brazil\u2019s environment minister, signed a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.br\/mma\/pt-br\/assuntos\/noticias\/mma-e-para-assinam-acordo-de-cooperacao-para-reforcar-combate-ao-desmatamento\">cooperation agreement<\/a>&nbsp;to improve environmental enforcement, forest management and land use in Par\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cd-article-image aligncenter block--article-image block--article-image--article\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><div class=\"block--article-image__column\"><div class=\"block--article-image__image\"><img class=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ResexRiozinhodoAnfrisio_Para_Brazil_RafaelSalazar_OrigensBrasil-2048x1231-1.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ResexRiozinhodoAnfrisio_Para_Brazil_RafaelSalazar_OrigensBrasil-2048x1231-1-768x462.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ResexRiozinhodoAnfrisio_Para_Brazil_RafaelSalazar_OrigensBrasil-2048x1231-1-1024x616.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ResexRiozinhodoAnfrisio_Para_Brazil_RafaelSalazar_OrigensBrasil-2048x1231-1.jpeg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 768px, (max-width: 1024px) 1024px, 2048px\" alt=\"boat on river\"\/><\/div><div class=\"block--article-image__content\"><div itemprop=\"caption\" class=\"block--article-image__caption\">In the Xingu territory, almost a thousand producers have generated US$1.9 million through the trade of their bio-products since 2016 (Image: Rafael Salazar \/ Origins Brazil)<\/div><\/div><\/div><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ResexRiozinhodoAnfrisio_Para_Brazil_RafaelSalazar_OrigensBrasil-2048x1231-1.jpeg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"570 KB\"\/><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"1231\"\/><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"2048\"\/><meta itemprop=\"author\"\/><meta itemprop=\"representativeOfPage\" content=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The producers of Riozinho do Anfr\u00edsio have shown that it is possible to generate income while keeping the forest standing. With the support of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.origensbrasil.org.br\/governanca\">Origins Brazil<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 a network coordinated by Imaflora and the NGO Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) that encourages sustainable businesses in the Amazon \u2013 they have negotiated improved terms with companies that buy their products. Not only do they obtain fairer prices, but the companies also cover the logistical costs of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBefore, rubber went for 70 centavos [US$0.14] a block, and today it is 13 reais [US$2.64], a huge change, and with a contract that gives us security,\u201d Pereira says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Xingu territory, Origins Brazil has almost a thousand registered producers, who, since 2016, have collectively generated 9.5 million reais (US$1.9 million] through the trade of their bio-products. In 2022 alone, revenue was 2 million reais (US$400,000).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this revenue from the bioeconomy could be much higher, according to a recent&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/escolhas.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sumario_BioeconomiaPobreza_Final.pdf\">study<\/a>&nbsp;by the Escolhas Institute, which assessed the possible income from the recovery of degraded areas and, therefore, the planting of native species that could be exploited by producers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their research estimated that the reforestation of 6 million hectares \u2013 an area roughly the size of Croatia \u2013 could create 1 million direct jobs, generate 13.6 billion reais (US$2.7 billion) in revenue and reduce the poverty index in Par\u00e1 by 50%. The jobs would be generated by labour in seed collection, seedling production, planting, maintenance and monitoring of the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the institute\u2019s Leit\u00e3o, a much-discussed bottleneck for the bioeconomy is the low level of productivity. But he points out that replanting forests together with other activities of lesser impact, such as horticulture produced by family agriculture, could expand its reach. \u201cThis creates a space for jobs, income generation and fighting poverty, and the necessary time for the scale of other activities to appear,\u201d says Leit\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pedro Pereira is also excited about the prospects. His main challenge now is not the invaders, but the expansion of his production. He hopes that his community will be able to negotiate with more companies to sell the surplus production. But, for him, the preservation of the environment goes beyond an income opportunity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe forest is everything to us,\u201d says Pereira. \u201cIt\u2019s where we get our family\u2019s sustenance from, all our food, our money. It is the source of water. 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