Sustainable forest use and better rural living conditions, Paraguay

The Canindeyú region is the third largest soy and meat producer in Paraguay. The economy is growing, but at the same time 75 percent of small farming families live below the poverty line with an annual income of around USD 1,500 per year. Indigenous communities earn even lower incomes. In contrast, the country has lost 85 percent of its forest area in the last 60 years, mainly to establish agricultural and livestock farms. This has led to a decline in various ecosystem services, loss of soil quality and biodiversity and a reduced quality of life for many rural communities.

With this project, we offer small farmers and indigenous people concrete, alternative sources of income such as the sustainable model of yerba mate production, preserve natural resources such as the remnants of the Atlantic rainforest of Alto Paraná and improve the quality of life of the inhabitants.

Project area

Goals

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Improving livelihoods

Improving the livelihoods of 100 families in the Mbaracayú forest by strengthening and implementing sustainable production and economic diversification strategies.

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Implement environmental measures

5 schools are implementing the environmental measures identified in the workshops.

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Yerba mate cultivation training

70 families are being trained in sustainable yerba mate cultivation, which will increase sustainable production in the region by 50 new hectares.

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Sustainable tourism

Development and introduction of a sustainable tourism model for Yerba Mate

Impacts

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100 families

100 families were trained in sustainable yerba mate cultivation, 30 of which, with organic and fair trade certification, increased their income by 20 percent.

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150 ha forest

150 hectares of forest are protected.

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50 women

50 young women are being trained in sustainable yerba mate production.

Impressions

Contribution to the sustainability goals

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Contact persons

Katharina Gehrig

Project Manager Development Cooperation

Tel: +49 7732 9995 84
gehrig@globalnature.org

Sponsor

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

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