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A rubber tapper at work in the Brazilian state of Acre

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"My only hope is that the forest and the income it provides for my family and the community will flourish for generations to come" - Sebastião Mendes

Stories from Acre

Stories from the project area

Together with the Acre state government, WWF and Sky are working with local people to help make the rainforest worth more alive than dead. 

Find out how people in the project area are creating a more sustainable living while conserving the rainforest.

Sebastiao meets Gemma Arterton 125x94Sebastiao and Benedita de Lima are showing how a little support can make a big difference through the voluntary land certification scheme.

 

Ivair and family 125x94Ivair and Ivanilde da Silva are farming sustainably and now they’re helping their neighbours do the same.

 

 

Edinaldo and familyEdinaldo and Maria Flor da Silva are making the most of new rubber processing technology to earn a sustainable living.

 

 

Fenelon the farmer 125x94Fenelon Santos de Oliveira has extinguished 30 years of slash-and-burn farming by joining the voluntary land certification scheme.

 

 

Close up of a Brazillian farmers face with forest backdrop.Senhor Nonato is a farmer who has joined the voluntary certification scheme for sustainable property management.

 

Stories from Acre- content pageJosenieire Souza dos Santos is a young student living in the Sky Rainforest Rescue project area who wants to work with conservation when she's older.

 

A photo of a team of four planning in a classroom.Biodiversity expedition: We interviewed the team behind an important biological survey revealing a fascinating diversity of wildlife in Acre’s forests.

 

Other stories from Acre

Lily Allen in the state of AcreLily Allen joined us on a trip to Acre to help raise awareness of rapid deforestation in the Amazon. We captured her thoughts on the rainforest trip in this exclusive interview.

 

Image of condoms being made at the Natex factoryThe Natex condom factory shows one example of how new markets for sustainable forest products can help improve livelihoods and protect the rainforest.

 

Lady at computer viewing satellite imagesSatellite monitoring makes it possible to closely monitor deforestation, in spite of the vastness of Acre’s rainforest.

 

 

Brazil nuts at the processing factoryBrazil nut projects in Acre state have improved incomes for local people without doing harm to the forest.

 

 

5 members of the environmental police standing by the riverThe Environmental Police are called out when illegal deforestation is reported, helping to prevent forest clearance in Acre state.

 

 

 Sign outside a ecotourism lodgeEco-tourism is becoming a popular business model for forest people who want to earn a living while preserving their natural heritage