Huge Swath of Amazon Rainforest Preserved in Record-Setting Deal

[Elsa]

"On May 21, 2014, the Brazilian government, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and partners announced the creation of a $215 million fund to ensure long-term protection of the world's largest network of protected areas — 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

In the last ten years, this partnership effort has already resulted in almost 100 protected areas encompassing 128 million acres — a mix of tourist sites, biological research areas and sustainable use areas where local people can harvest natural resources. The challenge over the years, however, has always been long-term financing to properly manage these areas. The $215 million will be used as a transition fund to be paid out to Brazil over 25 years. During that time, Brazil will gradually increase its own contributions with the intention of establishing permanent financing.

Not only does a network of protected areas that size have immense conservation implications (carbon, freshwater, biodiversity, etc), it also presents a new model for large-scale conservation that can be applied in other countries."

The rainforest.


The iconic blue-and-yellow macaw.


The protected area network is slowing the spread of deforestation.




A jaguar.


The program supports community projects — like these sustainably-sourced rubber shoes for sale — for people in the region.


The Brazilian Amazon is home to twenty million people. This boy belongs to the indigenous Kayapo people.


A pink river dolphin.


Nearly half of these protected areas are set aside for sustainable uses that benefit local communities (e.g. harvesting rubber and nuts).

[Selurong]

"On May 21, 2014, the Brazilian government, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and partners announced the creation of a $215 million fund to ensure long-term protection of the world's largest network of protected areas — 150 million acres of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest.

In the last ten years, this partnership effort has already resulted in almost 100 protected areas encompassing 128 million acres — a mix of tourist sites, biological research areas and sustainable use areas where local people can harvest natural resources. The challenge over the years, however, has always been long-term financing to properly manage these areas. The $215 million will be used as a transition fund to be paid out to Brazil over 25 years. During that time, Brazil will gradually increase its own contributions with the intention of establishing permanent financing.

Not only does a network of protected areas that size have immense conservation implications (carbon, freshwater, biodiversity, etc), it also presents a new model for large-scale conservation that can be applied in other countries."

The rainforest.


The iconic blue-and-yellow macaw.


The protected area network is slowing the spread of deforestation.




A jaguar.


The program supports community projects — like these sustainably-sourced rubber shoes for sale — for people in the region.


The Brazilian Amazon is home to twenty million people. This boy belongs to the indigenous Kayapo people.


A pink river dolphin.


Nearly half of these protected areas are set aside for sustainable uses that benefit local communities (e.g. harvesting rubber and nuts).

This is good news! I hope they apply this to other areas like the Savannahs in South Africa or the coral reefs in Indonesia.

My teacher who works as a missionary in the Brazilian Amazon would love this news.