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ArticleMucuri Springs project: a long-term vision for the preservation of water resources
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.The Mucuri Springs Project aims to promote the rational use of natural resources in rural properties located in the Mucuri River Basin, in the northeast of Minas Gerais and the extreme south of Bahia States, Brazil, encouraging the conservation and recovery of springs, watercourses, and permanent preservation areas. The prject also seeks to promote the transition to agroecology, guiding farmers, farmer’s families, and rural communities for more sustainable production, combining food security, income generation, and delivering environmental education throughout public reading policies and training in rural communities. It started in three municipalities of Minas Gerais State, and in 2019 a study was carried out to map the most critical areas in terms of a greater potential for soil loss and for water production. Within over three years of experience, the project has served 49 rural communities and has involved 1,506 families, 351 of which are partners. Altogether, 1,468 springs were mapped and characterized, of which 402 were protected, totaling more than 200 hectares in process of restoration and over 30 thousand native seedlings planted. These areas are being monitored and, when needed, restoration techniques have been proposed. Regarding agroecological practices, until now, agroforestry systems have been implemented in two properties and more than 2,600 seedlings have been supplied and planted to enrich the productive yard and preservation areas. Rotational management was also implemented in eleven pasture areas, 3,30 hectares of family crops were fertilized organically, and 21,50 hectares were given techniques for soil recovery. The Project has the perspective of operating strategically on priority areas of the Mucuri River basin, seeking regular flow and reducing impacts of climate change for the region . Keywords: Partnerships, Deforestation and forest degradation, Economic Development, Education, Sustainable forest management. ID: 3487504 -
ArticleNetwork of seed collectors in the Paraíba Valley-Brazil: Collective action for local restoration and development 2022
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No results found.The Direct Seeding method based on large quantities of seeds, increased the demand for seeds, is a virtuous process of cooperation between actors in the restoration chain, generating jobs and income for local communities (ANTONIAZZI et al., 2021). The objective of this article is to present the Vale do Paraíba Seed Collectors Network as an emerging action of environmental governance and its contributions to ecological restoration in degraded areas of the Paraíba Valley, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. The Vale do Paraíba region is located in the Paraíba Sul River basin. The region has 2,26 thousand inhabitants and the water produced supplies two metropolitan regions: São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The current remaining vegetation of the Atlantic Forest shows a lot of alteration with few extensive conserved areas, which limits faunal activity (DEVIDE et al, 2014). In the region, extensive cattle raising occupies about 50% of the productive areas in most municipalities. Direct seeding is strongly recommended for pasture areas with little or no natural regeneration. Due to the characteristics of the region, the sloping land, like a sea of hills, requires the non-use of heavy agricultural implements. It is a labor intensive activity, with great opportunities to generate work and income for the community (ROCHA et al., 2020). In recent years, the network of native seed collectors in the Paraíba Valley was initiated in partnership with the Caminhos da Semente Initiative and local organizations. Only in 2020-2021 was there a restoration of 24.49 ha in four different municipalities in the Valley, using direct seeding with part of the seeds collected locally. More than 2,253 kg of seeds were collected and processed, involving 43 collectors from 12 municipalities. About 31,210 dollars were paid to collectors. At the same time, the project fostered the establishment of agroforestry systems in the collectors' family units, ensuring food security and the sustainability of the chain (REDE AGROFLORESTAL DO VALE DO PARAÍBA, 2021). Keywords: Ecosystem Services, Payments for Environmental Services, Public Policy, Environmental ID: 3624113 -
Policy briefWhat have we learned from trees? Three decades of farmer field schools on agroforestry and forestry 2022
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No results found.Over the last three decades, Farmer Field Schools (FFS) have proven to be an effective discovery-learning-capacity building approach to help rural populations to innovate with more clarity and purpose while building the social skills needed for rural transformation and empowerment. The diverse forestry and agroforestry applications of the FFS demonstrate a high impact on fostering ecological literacy and unlocking creative capacities in problem solving. Producers are encouraged to take ownership of change occurring at the local level. FFSs in forestry and agroforestry can help rural families and producer organizations develop multiple ways of reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture and contribute to rehabilitating ecologies and restoring ecosystems. The experiences of farmer field schools (FFS) around the world show a tremendous potential to advance small-scale forestry and agroforestry. By applying the FFS approach to agroforestry and forestry, it is possible to: Enable family farmers to develop the necessary knowledge, skills and social organization to achieve a more regenerative natural resource stewardship in and through small-scale and family farming, and to collectively contribute to sustainability and climate change targets. Support people-centred forest extension and community-based forestry by demonstrating the key role of better education and ecological literacy in empowering change in rural communities. Develop “response-ability”, i.e. the capacity of small-scale producers to respond to challenges in agriculture, food and natural resources management with renewed creativity, knowledge and technological development. Develop multiple ways of reducing the environmental impacts of agriculture while ensuring food security and nutrition and contributing to ecosystems restoration, climate change mitigation and adaptation as well as biodiversity conservation.
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