RESEX Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project

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State of Rondônia, Brazil

RESEX Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project

RESEX Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project is a partnership between Biofílica and the residents of Resex Rio Preto-Jacundá, represented by the Neighborhood Association of The Extractive Reserve Rio Preto-Jacundá and Ribeirinhos do Rio Machado (ASMOREX), having the Center of Studies Rioterra (CES Rioterra) and the Executive Board of the Extractive Reserves of Anari Valley (CDREX) as partners in the planning and implementation of the activities of the Project. Located in the extractive reserve of the same name at the municipalities of Machadinho D’Oeste and Cujubim, northeastern of the State of Rondônia, RESEX Rio Preto-Jacundá has a territory of 95 thousand hectares. It was created in 1996 by State Decree 7,336 and has a history of struggle for rubber tappers rights.The main goal of RESEX Rio Preto-Jacundá REDD+ Project is the promotion of the sustainability of the exctractive community by reducing forest degradation and unplanned and illegal deforestation and consequent emission of greenhouse gases (GHG), achieved through a list of activities funded by the sale of carbon credits.

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