Folha de São Paulo – 02/08/2024 Raimundo Mendes de Barros is the cousin of rubber tapper and environmentalist Chico Mendes, murdered in 1988 in Xapuri, Acre – Andre Carioba Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros was lucky to stay alive in the bloody dispute between rural workers and ranchers that took the life of his … Read more
Rubber tapper Raimundo Mendes de Barros creates a community woodworking shop that transforms fallen trees in the forest into furniture and art with support from the Lira Fund Photography – Andre Carioba To access, please use the link https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha-social-mais/2024/08/tive-sorte-de-continuar-vivo-agora-me-preocupa-o-clima-diz-primo-de-chico-mendes.shtml
According to Fabiana Prado, manager of LIRA/IPÊ – Legado Integrado da Região Amazônica (Integrated Legacy of the Amazon Region) at IPÊ – Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (Institute for Ecological Research) – through its ability to absorb carbon dioxide, the Amazon helps to moderate global temperatures and stabilize the hydrological cycle, which, when altered, can result … Read more
Fallen trees in the Amazon region are being used to produce furniture and art objects, thanks to LIRA/IPÊ, Legado Integrado da Região Amazônica (Integrated Legacy of the Amazon Region), an initiative of the Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (IPÊ), an organization dedicated to forest conservation and the development of community businesses in the region that encompasses … Read more
by Carta Amazônia newsroom | Jul 19, 2024 Amazonian communities are changing their realities with innovative projects that turn fallen forest trees into works of art, furniture and high-value products. Among the initiatives are Ateliê da Floresta and Movelaria Comunitária Sustentável, projects that, with the support of LIRA/IPÊ – Legado Integrado da Região Amazônica, create … Read more
July 18, 2024 Fallen trees in works of art In the Amazon, local communities are changing their lives through innovative projects that turn fallen trees into furniture, works of art and high-value products. Among these initiatives are Ateliê da Floresta and Movelaria Comunitária Sustentável, projects supported by LIRA/IPÊ – Legado Integrado da Região Amazônica, which … Read more
Sustainable projects turn forest waste into opportunities with support from LIRA/IPÊ – Integrated Legacy of the Amazon Region Amazonian communities are changing their realities with innovative projects that turn fallen forest trees into works of art, furniture and high-value products. Among the initiatives are Ateliê da Floresta and Movelaria Comunitária Sustentável, projects that, with the … Read more
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