 PROJECT FORM – SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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PERU
August 2011
5 years |
Main Objective
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Produce on sustainable and fair trade principles aguaje vegetal oil (Mauritia Flexuosa) as an alternative income for the communities and a way to give value to rainforest resources |
Specific Objectives
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- Bring a new know-how to communities : transformation of aguaje fruits into a vegetal oil.
- Identify buyers and engage their commitment to purchase the whole production generating by this way new economical incomes and ensuring the sustainability of the project
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Action Area
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- Amazone province of Loreto
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Beneficiaries
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- Community of 20 de Enero, Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve
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Project carrier NGO
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Local partnerships
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International partnerships
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- Man & Nature
- Maisons du Monde
- Albert Vieille
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Institutional partnerships
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- IIAP (Instituto de Investigación de la Amazonía Peruana)
- UNAP (National University of Peruvian Amazon)
- COMUNIDAD ANDINA – Program BioCAN
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Obtained results
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- The beneficiaries transform the aguaje fruits into vegetal oil within the community
- Aguaje vegetal oil is commercialized in Europe and brings an additional revenue to the community
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Site web reference
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Perspectives
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- This project fits in a bigger program of valorization of natural rainforest ressources as economical alternatives to deforestation.
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