Through this project, we are improving the future prospects of smallholder and indigenous families, promoting sustainable income-generating opportunities such as yerba mate production and beekeeping, and at the same time contributing to the protection of the precious remnants of the Atlantic Rainforest in Alta Paraná.
In Paraguay, poverty, environmental degradation, and social inequality are closely intertwined. Particularly in rural areas and indigenous communities, a lack of infrastructure, limited access to education, health care, and markets, as well as highly unequal land distribution, hinder sustainable development. At the same time, deforestation, soil degradation, and the effects of climate change are leading to declining agricultural yields and threatening the livelihoods of many families. Because large tracts of land are used for industrial agriculture and livestock farming, small-scale farmers and indigenous communities often have only limited production capacity and sources of income. The resulting economic uncertainties increase the risk of poverty, land conflicts, and social exclusion.
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Goals
Improving the livelihoods of 250 families in the Mbaracayú Forest by strengthening and implementing sustainable production and economic diversification strategies.
Establishment and strengthening of four producer associations and/or cooperatives to improve the marketing of local products.
Improving ecosystem services through participatory and community-based restoration of 250 ha of forest using biological and fast-growing renewable resources
Development and introduction of a sustainable tourism model for Yerba Mate
Impacts
250
Families were trained in the use of environmentally friendly strategies and have increased their income by 20 percent.
200 ha
forests are protected.
400
Rural and indigenous youth (at least 50 percent of whom are women) acquire the necessary skills in environmentally sustainable agriculture through vocational training programs.
2
Value chains are established and operated through sustainable, environmentally friendly production using agricultural products such as forestry, yerba mate, and honey.
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