Students work

1. Managing the Amazon Rainforest By Rebecca

3. Inga Tree Alley Cropping An agro forestry system in which crops are grown on strips of land between widely spaced rows of trees. Used to create a miniature canopy which will cover soil in a layer of mulch. This enables sustainable farming on the degraded former rainforest soils, providing the farmers with both food security and cash crops without exposing them to debt or an intolerable workload, and without the need to cut down more rainforest. By Craig

14. IKEA IKEA the global home products company has spoken to Greenpeace and have declared that all their wood products will come from well managed forests to help stop deforestation in rainforests such as the Amazon, IKEA announced at a joint press conference with Greenpeace a global commitment to phase out its use of solid from of solid wood from ancient rainforests. IKEA’s long term goal is to ensure that all the wood in its products comes from well managed forests. The first step is to see that no solid wood is coming from ancient forests or forests with high conservation values. They are now buying wood from Scandinavia, eastern Europe and China. By Guy

20. Deforestation ( Greenpeace ) by Loy Logging is one of the main causes of deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. It is estimated that between 60 and 80% of all the logging done in the Amazon is illegal. Organisations involved: Greenpeace and IBAMA ( Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis also known as; Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources) Greenpeace exposing hidden illegally chopped down logs in the Amazon Jungle. What they do Greenpeace is a non-government environmental organisation. Their aim on deforestation is to completely stop it by 2020. In 1999, Greenpeace set up an office directly in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon jungle. Working along side with IBAMA and local communities, Greenpeace began tracking illegal activities such as illegal logging in the Amazon jungle. IBAMA created a program that helped a species of bird called Spix’s Macaw from going extinct.

22. By Amelia

24. What do we do? -WWF promotes sustainable agriculture -Tackles illegal logging~ working with state authorities and local communities to create protected areas across the Amazon and supporting government owned forests such as, ‘National Forests in Brazil’. - Reducing Emissions from deforestation to tackle climate change. By Holly

28. REDD - R educing E missions from D eforestation and Forest D egradation in Developing Countries. It is the United Nations collaborative initiative. The programme was created in response to the UNFCCC decision on REDD at COP 13 and the Bali Action Plan. The UN-REDD programme assists developing countries to prepare and implement national REDD+ strategies. It has 42 partner countries spanning Africa, Asia-pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. Approved a total of 59.3 million USD for national Programmes in these 14 countries. They support the development and implementation of national REDD+ strategies. By Lucia

29. After 2007, this came under the remit of REDD and was included. REDD was also charged with monitoring the situation, and with addressing the social and economic issues that had led to deforestation in the first place. REDD acknowledges is the biodiversity issue – all those useful plants and special animals we may loose unless we get a move on. How is it doing? It was never fully implemented at Copenhagen - but then nothing much was. However countries such Norway, Denmark and the UK are already in discussion with LICs such as Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Papua New Guinea. By Lucia

30. REDD is supposed to make forests worth more standing than cut down. REDD is condemned for allowing “the powerful capitalist countries to maintain their current levels of production, consumption and, therefore, pollution”. While REDD strips communities of their rights to manage their own territories, it does little or nothing to address the root causes of deforestation. By Lucia

31. SAN promotes efficient and productive agriculture, biodiversity conservation and sustainable community development by creating social and environmental standards. SAN develops, manages and own the sustainable agriculture standard and currently included environmental groups in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India and Mexico. SAN seeks to transform the environmental and social conditions of agriculture through the implementation of sustainable farming practices. SAN is dedicated to establishing its sustainable agricultural standards as respected and recognized around the world by all actors along the value chain. SAN promotes best practises for agricultural value chain, providing incentives to producers so that they adhere to the standards while motivating companies and consumer to support sustainability. By Lucia

32. SAN’s objectives include integrating sustainable agricultural production into local and regional strategies favouring biodiversity conservation and the preservation of social and environmental well-being. The network also aims to increase awareness among agricultural producers, companies, consumers and industries about the interdependence that exists between healthy ecosystems, sustainable agriculture and self directed, rural communities. Over the past two decades, the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) has worked for biodiversity conservation and human development through the development of social and environmental standards. Since 1992, more than 700 certificates have been awarded to approximately 80,000 farms in 27 countries that have met the SAN standards. These farms cover over 700,000 hectares and include more than 20 different crops. By Lucia

33. SAN and CATIE worked towards the creation of a complementary SAN standard for sustainable cattle production systems. This standard includes 5 principles and 36 additional criteria dedicated to the following topics: 1. Integrated cattle management system 2. Sustainable range and pasture management 3. Animal welfare 4. Reducing the carbon footprint 5. Additional environmental requirements for cattle farms Additionally, the current SAN standards on water protection and waste management are being adapted and strengthened for cattle farms. By Lucia

34. STARO Save the Amazon Rainforest Organisation Covering around 500 square kilometres in the Mid Negro river region, STARO raises money for sustainable projects within the Amazon. They help stop deforestation by preventing illegal logging and ‘slash and burn’ cultivation techniques. This allows various tribes to remain living within the rainforest. STARO was founded by Jessica Hatfeild and Dr. Dieter Bratshi three years ago. STARO teaches sustainable, economic projects such as stingless bee keeping and Inga tree alley cropping. http://www.staro.org/ By Rebecca, Amelia and William

39. ‘ Our mission is to conserve the biological diversity of the Amazon.’ ‘ The Amazon Conservation Association (ACA) is a nonprofit organization that is active in Peru and Bolivia. Our directors and staff are experienced ecologists and conservationists. We work to protect biodiversity by studying ecosystems and developing innovative conservation tools to protect land in the region while supporting the livelihoods of local communities.’ By Rebecca

40. ‘ Road construction, logging, and land clearing for agriculture are endangering the health of the Amazon rainforest. The Amazon Conservation Association aims to protect the forests by creating a network of state, community, and private lands managed for conservation and sustainable use of resources. We work by forging ties with governments, nonprofits and people who depend on the rainforests for their livelihood, with the goal of saving rare species and habitats and learning from the land. Scientific research guides our approach, which strives for concrete, measurable achievements. We concentrate our resources in the field, where they have the largest impact on conservation. Because long-term conservation depends on active and informed participation by local stakeholders, we collaborate with people who make a living from the forest and are working to improve their management of resources.’ By Rebecca

41. Brazil nuts are the most profitable non-timber forest product in the southwestern Amazon, providing income for local people and incentives for forest conservation. Brazil nut stands cover more than 10 million acres of Amazonian Peru and even larger areas in Bolivia and Brazil. Conserving this forest through Brazil nut concessions is a key element in maintaining the biological connections among protected areas. ACA has been studying Brazil Nuts since 1997 and has been helping Brazil nut harvesters obtain international “green” certification from the Forest Stewardship Council for their product. By encouraging local farmers/businesses to produce brazil nuts instead of timber, deforestation is being lowered. By Rebecca

48. Small Scale Projects By Thomas

54. Sky Rainforest Rescue -The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) has joined forces with Sky to safeguard a billion trees , covering an area about the size of Belgium. -Based in Acre in Western Brazil -Sky are raising the awareness of deforestation and its effects both locally and globally through airing documentary television programmes. -Whilst online social networking sites such as Facebook are spreading the word whilst encouraging the public to make donations .

55. -They support the Acre state government’s voluntary land certificate scheme. This scheme gives financial and technical support to farmers who commit not to cut down trees or set fire to land. -Help farmers get fair prices for their products for sustainable good like native rubber which promotes development without deforestation . -Improve Acre’s monitoring of illegal threats such as logging and forest clearance. What They Do A rubber tapper at work in Acre. Celebrities have promoted the scheme.