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WELCOME | SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE.

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WELCOME | SUPPORTING SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS. PROTECTING OUR CLIMATE.2

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1 . INTRODUC TION | GLOBAL CONTEX T 8 1.1 Who we are 9 1.2 Local goals 10 1.3 Timeline of growth 12

1.4 Three pillars 13

2. WHAT WE DO | BUILD A SAFER FUTURE 15

2.1 Social justice 16 2.1.2 Customary land mapping and rights 16 2.2 Economic justice 17 2.2.1 Business development and capacity building 17

2.3 Environmental justice 19

3. WHY IT MAT TERS | LOC AL CHALLENGES , GLOBAL IMPAC T 20

3.1 Impact statements 21 3.2 Facing the threat 24

4. WORKING TOGETHER | ENRICHING LIVES 26

4.1 How it works 27

4.2 Budget overview 28

5. GET IN TOUCH 29

5.1 Our team 29 5.2 Contact details 30

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*The Ribeirinhos are a traditional population in South America who live near rivers.

The Amazon is a truly extraordinary place. As you will read in the coming pages, it is an ecosystem that has the potential to radically counteract the impact of global warming. Its water systems can prevent drought in opposite corners of the globe. Its plants provide the ingredients for medicines to the global community.

At the heart of all this is an indigenous population of one million and a *Ribeirinhos population (River people) of six million who have a key role in accelerating global sustainability, development and economic goals. However, the Amazon currently faces threats like never before. Current research suggests that unless we act decisively now, more than half the rainforest could disappear in less than 30 years – with devastating global consequences that will impact us all.

At Amazon Forest People we believe that it’s not too late to make a difference.

Over the next 40 years, our goal is to protect and restore the rainforest and to facilitate the Ribeirinhos community to take their seat at the table of a sustainable global economy. IPPC research has demonstrated that modest investments to help secure land rights for the Ribeirinhos community will generate billions in return – economically, socially and environmentally. This knowledge has formed an essential part of our strategy and helps us to apply our revenues to deliver meaningful change.

We see our role in supporting the protection of land rights in the Amazon as vital to the pursuit of global climate commitments. There is the potential for considerably more carbon to be stored on protected lands if current economic activities taking place on them are sustainably developed.

Andrew FoxDIRECTOR AMAZON FOREST PEOPLE & ADPML


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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribeirinhos

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribeirinhos

http://www.wri.org/publication/climate-benefits-tenure-costs


65 MILLIONTONNES

OF HARMFUL CO2 FROM ENTERING

THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE NEXT

40 YEARS

PREVENT OVER

140 000ACRES

RETURN OVER

OF LAND IN PORTEL TO THE RIBEIRINHOS

COMMUNITY

UNITE GOVERNMENT,

POLICYMAKERS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN OUR

PROJECT AREA TO ENSURE OVER

OF VIRGIN AMAZONIAN RAINFOREST WILL NEVER

BE LOGGED

368,000 ACRES

OVER THE LAST YEAR, OUR INTEGRATED APPROACH HAS SEEN US

Build a school for over 180 children and for adult further education

Improve food security and economic stability (both key in the challenge to resist illegal logging)

through the sustainable production of honey, cassava, black pepper, açai fruit, medicine, manioc

flour and essential oil

Apply funds raised from the sale of carbon offset credits to work with the Brazilian and local state government to help the Ribeirinhos communities gain legal title to their land, promote nature conservation and prevent illegal logging

Install WiFi to improve emergency response times in rural Ribeirinhos communities

Install clean drinking water and sanitation facilities

Partner with leading professors at the Amazonian University who will provide social care for the people that live and work within our project boundaries

THE LONG-TERM GOALS OF OUR PROJECT INCLUDE

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We are grateful for the ongoing contributions that many have made to this vital work. Ultimately it is the responsibility of each of us – from individuals to governments and leading corporations – to play our part in pushing for social, economic and environmental justice. With your support, we can do much more.

Andrew FoxDIRECTOR AMAZON FOREST PEOPLE & ADPML


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1.1 WHO WE ARE

The Amazon Forest People (AFP) project owns and protects 368,000 acres – an area almost the size of greater London – of High Conservation Value rainforest in the Portel municipality in the region of Pará, Brazil. Since 2008, the AFP project has worked with families from the Ribeirinhos community to facilitate their land-use stewardship in an area of the Brazilian rainforest that is being logged rapidly and illegally. The project supports local capacity building and enables the transition of legal land-ownership rights from government-owned forests to local families for conservation. We work in trusted partnership with over 6,200 Ribeirinhos river people that live and work within our project area.

The Amazon’s ecosystems play a critical role in stabilising the climate; providing food, water and vital medicines for all of us across the globe. Our work to safeguard these resources from destruction is made possible through the investments we receive from the sale of Verified Carbon Standard (VCS).

We are a team of 13 in Portel, including an in-country manager, project coordinator, environmental coordinator, social workers, topographers and security team. Our UK-based trust, who administers the project, comprises two directors, a manager, administrator and a global security manager. Find out more about our team here.

Avoided Deforestation Project (Manaus) Limited (“ADPML”) is the Project Proposer and the entity that provides funding to develop, implement and run the Amazon Forest People project. We have been successfully validated and verified against the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and validated to the CCB Standards Second Edition – achieving Climate Adaption and Biodiversity Gold Levels. ADPML acts as the main project developer. SETA Ambiental, a local organisation, acts as a technical partner providing logistical field support.

In 2020 we updated our brand name from ADPML to Amazon Forest People (AFP), allowing us to borrow from the characteristics of the region to create authenticity. Our brand name Amazon Forest People unites us by identifying the origin of where we work and the livelihoods we strive to support and protect.

We work in partnership with

6,200 members of the Ribeirinhos

community

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1.2 LOCAL GOALS

We are currently supported by Members of Congress, the Mayor of Portel and the Education Secretary in Pará, Brazil, who assist us with materials, resources and transportation.

Furthermore, we have the support of five leadingprofessors at the Amazonian University who will providesocial care, wellbeing and mental health, and sex education for the people that live and work within our projectboundaries. Partnering with the university’s medical, administration and engineering schools empowers our communities with groundbreaking research and developments from masters and doctorate courses.

By 2021 we are on track to secure a further 1.2 million acres of land, which will be used to extend the project activities that grow products.

OUR STRATEGY FOR

2021 WILL FOCUS ON

• Health & Hygiene – facilitating techniques which improve drinking water

• Agriculture & Horticulture – facilitating education on how to prepare the earth for better crops and harvests, and understanding of valuable sustainable plants, vegetables and fruits

IN THE LONG TERM

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• Protect and restore the valuable diversity of the Amazon forest

• Support the Ribeirinhos community to have their voices heard

• Prevent 65-million tonnes of harmful carbon from entering the atmosphere of the earth

• Unite stakeholders in our project area and neighbouring areas to ensure their virgin rainforest will never be logged

OVER THE NEXT 40 YEARS, OUR GOAL IS TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE FOREST; AND TO FACILITATE RIBEIRINHOS PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR SEAT AT THE TABLE OF A SUSTAINABLE GLOBAL ECONOMY.

THE WORK WE

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CLIMATE

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BIODIVERSITY BY

SUPPORTING THE

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SECURING INDIGENOUS LANDS IN THIS WAY

MEANS CARBON EMISSIONS ARE REDUCED AT

COSTS FAR LOWER THAN CARBON CAPTURE

AND STORAGE MEASURES.

of land to its inhabitants.

65-MILLION

140,000 ACRES

40-YEAROVER ITS

lifespan, our project will prevent over

tonnes of harmful CO2 from entering the atmosphere and will return nearly

By supporting local inhabitants and mapping their land rights we can secure for families a Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR) and put a stop to unplanned deforestation.

CAR (translated to Rural Environmental Registry) is a government incentive for environmental protection and preservation. Our CAR programme supports Ribeirinhos people with knowledge and information on the value of ecosystem services generated by forests. Small producers with a CAR certificate are able to benefit from cheaper wholesale market prices for agriculture products including seeds, fertilizer and tools for cultivation. Furthermore, CAR certifications mean they can stamp their products with this accreditation, giving more value and credibility to the environmental standards of their products.

The aim is to help the people living on and protecting these lands prepare for greater market demands for sustainably produced products as well as to build capacity among farmers on how to restore degraded areas and be in compliance with the Forest Code.

The world-leading climate scientists and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) agree that these unique customary land rights reduce deforestation by 250% and at a cost of less than 1% of the total benefits received.

CARCadastro

Ambiental Rural


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http://www.wri.org/publication/climate-benefits-tenure-costs

https://www.wri.org/publication/climate-benefits-tenure-costs


1.3 TIMELINE OF GROWTH 2007 Pará becomes the first state in Brazil to

initiate CAR registration

Amazon Forest People (then known as ADPML) secures 3,000 acres of land in the Portel municipality in the region of Pará, Brazil

2008

2012 Amazon Forest People (AFP) proves that the threat of logging and cattle ranching on this land will result in the potential loss of over 200 million tonnes of carbon stored in the project.

AFP donates 200 cooking stoves to the Ribeirinhos community

Relaxation of the previous 1965 forest code in Brazil leads to an increase in deforestation

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2014 AFP donates 200 cooking stoves to the Ribeirinhos community

Deforestation increases globally by 16% 2015

2016 99% of the area of Pará subject to CAR registration was registered as of October 2016 (Brazilian Forest Service, 2016)

25 families are registered members of the AFP project 2018

2019 25 families are registered members of the AFP project

2020The education secretary in Portel and the Mayor show their support by signing a document of recognition

65 families are registered members of the AFP project and new land mapping technologies are implemented for them

AFP’s Brigades and security team prevent 15km2 from being logged

AFP has an official partnership with five professors from the Amazonian University (UNAMA) and University Pará State

(UEPA). They will use their master projects to support AFP’s social activities in the field. For example, university students

have developed a brick-like building material from the previously discarded seed of the Açai fruit.


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1 Stakeholders have the power, resources and information to steer decision making, and we fully respect their right to free, prior, and informed consent.

Communities and stakeholders will participate with and provide input to the project monitoring program. Their continued participation as part of an adaptive management approach to project management will be ensured and verified during each future monitoring period. This process will form the basis for ongoing adjustment and continual improvement to project activities. The stakeholder engagement process has been designed to continuethroughout the project lifetime to inform all stages of project development.

• Meeting with community leaders we discuss how land rights work and the community’s rights to their land and its value.

• We detail how we can support communities to secure land rights and outline the capacity-building activities and resources we have available.

• Our community leaders help unite local stakeholders and AFP becomes embedded in local administrative and governance capacity structures. Participating stakeholders complete a social and economic questionnaire. They are asked what their biggest challenges and main necessities are. This allows our experienced team to focus efforts on solving local challenges with respect for global impact.

• All stakeholders and members of the community are welcomed and encouraged to input into the project design, air grievances, and give or withhold free prior and informed consent to participation in project activities.

• Agreements are signed, photographed, then projects can begin.

• We are currently developing a training programme which will certify local inhabitants to take control of stakeholder engagement processes including presenting the project, signing new members up and overseeing project participation.

• Trusted Brigades from the community are employed to monitor the project boundaries. They have been supported by AFP with awareness on the value of the forest and understand that wood extraction is illegal. Brigades ensure we can gain control of the area and they utilise the WiFi structures we fund to inform of any illegal activities.

1.4 THREE PILLARS

Amazon Forest People is integral in the development of social, economic and environmental justice

Meaningful stakeholder engagement, capacity building and monitoring are the three pillars of our project.

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We support the development of local infrastructure helping to build capacity by collaborating on business development programmes, training schemes and educational resources on sustainable farming. We facilitate the building of schools, clean water sanitation and opportunities for commerce. We pride ourselves on real opportunities for financial independence which eliminates any need to sacrifice the land to survive.

We monitor our activities, consider current risks achieved, and – where possible – how risks might evolve.

CLIMATE IMPACT MONITORING: • Forest benchmark maps of the reference

region, project area, and leakage belt derive the parameters related to the quantity of land use and land cover change observed.

• Annual areas of baseline deforestation confirm that classification has been carried out appropriately. Inputs to spatial models and resulting maps and land title documents have been reviewed to ensure the project area is appropriately represented in GIS models.

• Carbon stocks in each forest class in the project area were validated by visiting a subset of carbon inventory plots in the field to ensure conditions were consistent with data reported.

COMMUNITY IMPACT MONITORING:

• We have designed an initial “Social Impacts Monitoring Plan” from the results obtained during a rural participatory diagnosis.

• Our diagnosis meant we could select proposed activities based on the needs identified by the local populations themselves.

• Project monitoring and reporting will continue in subsequent years, guided by community input from the newly formed member.

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committees and other project stakeholder groups. We will plan in order to ensure that project objectives, activities, and their expected impacts are being achieved and monitored appropriately.

• Community impact monitoring will be undertaken during each verification period, which is expected to occur annually.

BIODIVERSITY IMPACT MONITORING:

• Biodiversity variables for monitoring will be selected based on input from communities, stakeholders, and relevant experts, such as the Scientific Station Ferreira.

• Monitoring of the project zone will follow scientific inventories that monitor species richness, presence and absence of flora and fauna, and their correspondent interactions.

• All data gathered from our monitoring strategies will be part of a bigger online database.

Mitigation measures are in place as detailed in our risk assessment. In the context of climate, biodiversity, and sustainable development commitments – including relevant national policies, public expenditures, and private investments – we do not create additional risks to communities or their lands and territories. Through risk analysis and local intelligence, we leverage our police and military contacts in the area to coordinate and provide an additional layer of safety and security for people in our communities.


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2.1 SOCIAL JUSTICE

Today, the digital landscape makes it easy for stakeholders and consumers to access genuine information from across the globe and to understand the devastating impact of deforestation on climate change, biodiversity and the global economy.

2.1.2 Customary land mapping and rights

With funds raised from the sale of carbon offsetting credits, we work with the Pará state government to help Ribeirinhos communities gain legal title and full rights to their land through the CAR policy. This policy aims to geo-reference all properties and promote monitoring of, and compliance with natural vegetation conservation requirements.

The increasingly digital eyes of the world are watching closely the damage and suffering deforestation has on indigenous families, traditions, cultures and nature. We all want a healthier future for our children and to leave a legacy we can be proud of. This is why the Amazon Peoples Project is about more than just carbon offsetting.

CAR related programmes facilitate registration in the CAR by helping Ribeirinhos peoples geo-reference their properties. They are a step in improving the livelihoods of farmers and families in the Amazon Basin. Without the CAR local farmers and families do not have the confidence, funds or legal means to protect their lands from logging.

The CAR became a legal requirement in Pará in 2007. However, farmers often lack the knowledge and the means to register by themselves. AFP’s programmes provide services that offset registration costs and provide farmers with knowledge and resources that ensure that their property complies with the Forest Code.

Our programmes ensure that local inhabitants can have their land geo-referenced and registered as a permanent area of preservation recognized by the Brazilian government. Furthermore, they enable locals to access bank loans to develop and prepare for greater market demands for sustainable farming from the global economy.

Since 2008 we have mapped 7775.383 acres to be registered in the CAR. This has allowed us to build a school for over 180 children, install WiFi for emergency response times to be improved and secure land rights for 200 people in the community.

To those living in neighbouring villages, the project will provide knowledge to legally claim and secure land titles on unused public land.

As a requirement to receive a land title, each villager has to sign a conservation agreement that will state that granted lands cannot be sold, productive activities cannot expand into the project area to preserve natural habitats and that the land use cannot change to mining or pasture.

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2.2 ECONOMIC JUSTICE

The Amazon plays a critical role in the global economy. Its rich ecosystems are important for feeding and providing medicines to the world’s populations, its forests act as carbon sinks that offset the carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere, and its trees are vital in sustaining the Earth’s water cycle.

It is home to an estimated one million indigenous people and six million Ribeirinhos people who can accelerate global progress towards local, national, and global development goals, whilst ensuring that intact and integrated landscapes, watersheds and coastal biomes are sustainably and equitably managed, used, and protected.

Unfortunately, the Amazon is increasingly under pressure, with the most significant problem being deforestation from cattle ranching, soy farming and other agriculture.

AFP’s business development activities support the peopleof Pará with the development of their knowledge, means and resources to be financially sustainable, valuable players in the global economy of the future.

2.2.1 Business development and capacity building

As evidenced by the RRI, corporate, investor, and service provider leaders – confronted with the responsibility of ensuring the sustainable livelihoods of communities in and around their operations or as part of their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities – directly contribute to more resilient global supply chains.

Our capacity-building activities over the last 12 years offer equitable solutions to the needs of the people living within our project area and biodiversity commitments.

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4WIFI KITS INSTALLED

IMPROVING ACCESS TO

COMMUNICATION

6CLEAN DRINKING

WATER WELLS WITH A WATER TANK

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https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/05/22/why-the-amazons-biodiversity-is-critical-for-the-globe


https://www.australianethical.com.au/blog/6-reasons-we-must-protect-the-amazon/

https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Brief-Final.pdf


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In partnership with the local Mayor and Secretary of Education, we help local families to secure ‘start-up small sustainable business’ funding. We help local people to diversify their current approaches to their business and farming through shared knowledge, partnerships with academia and government and through awareness-raising; whilst retaining respect for tradition, the land and wider global sustainability issues.

In the project's lifespan, we estimate that each family will receive approximately 350 acres of land and a document registered to them with a map of that area. Families will be able to live, farm and fish in harmony with the forest's biodiversity and free from the fear of loggers. Our project

supports the advance of non-timber product development (such as açaí fruit) and sustainable agroforestry techniques. These are techniques which empower local people to meet modern market demands and secure food consumption. In 2021, with the support of the university we will be helping farmers to improve their planting techniques for the more efficient and sustainable production of cassava and honey as well as putting a system in place to purchase these commodities so communities have an instant exit route for their labour.

We have been able to improve food security by increasing and introducing honey, cassava, black pepper, açaí fruit, manioc flour, medicine and essential oils as new crops.

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700km of navigable riverways and

critical wetlands

200 million tons

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30 vulnerable species including the giant anteater

and the black-handed tamarind

Valuable plant species including the

açaí fruit, rich in antioxidants

2.3 ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

The project zone is an area of extreme importance for biodiversity conservation. It houses a great diversity and abundance of species, not only vital for the maintenance of ecological relationships, but also of socio-economic importance, such as the Brazil nut and other noble trees.

Through being ingrained in the communities in which we work, we have listened and learned. At our core is respect for the spiritual and cultural wellbeing of people. We are proud to have been able to work in partnership with the Ribeirinhos peoples to facilitate ideas on the alternatives to cutting down trees as a means to a sustainable livelihood.

Many of our project members use the loans offered through their CAR to invest in sustainable farming, which provides a legal and robust income: it supports them to have autonomy over their decisions and eliminates the need to cut trees. We are part of a revolution in the Amazon changing the way people view the forests and their value, whilst maintaining respect for traditional communities and cultures.

WHAT WE DO | BUILD A SAFER FUTURE

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WHY IT MATTERS | LOCAL CHALLENGES - GLOBAL IMPACT

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3.1 IMPACT STATEMENTS

We work with community leaders, villagers, farmers, parents, school-teachers, ministers, rangers, officials, government and business professionals.

Through interviews and site visits, we have made it our mission to build relationships. We’ve taken the time to gain the trust of all those we work with and ensure we understand each community’s vision and desires for their present and future conditions. Our project is as much about improving wellbeing as it is about protecting biodiversity and mitigating climate change.

We find power... through recognising that we are all, without exception, vulnerable to suffering and all part of one human family. As a family, we each have a responsibility for minimising that suffering and attending to each other’s wellbeing

RHONDA V. MAGEE, AUTHOR


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DON’T JUST TAKE

OUR WORD FOR IT

By having WiFi we feel much safer, we can report an illegal activities and look out for our community together. The solar panels also mean we can safely

preserve our food.

COMMUNITY SANTA MARIA

INCLUDING 180 CHILDREN


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I am incredibly happy to have had the CAR done for me. With this documentation I can receive loans to invest in my property.

MARIA JECITA DE OLIVEIRA RODRIGUES AND HER FAMILY

NOSSA SENHORA APARECIDA


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3.2 FACING THE THREAT

The IPPC report Climate Benefits, Tenure Costs: The Economic Case for Securing Indigenous Land Rights evidences that the modest investments needed to secure land rights for indigenous communities will generate billions in returns – economically, socially and environmentally.

Without the support of UK governments and investors, we risk losing over 200 million tonnes of carbon stored in the project area. But this isn’t just about investing in carbon. It’s about protecting against environmental threats, injustice and threats to livelihood.

WHY IT NATTERS | LOCAL CHALLENGES - GLOBAL IMPACT

Areas like this are being illegally logged, slashed and burned. Without investment and action, the region will vanish completely by 2030, to be replaced by soy and cattle farms.

Since the inauguration of President Bolsonaro in 2019, the Brazilian government has led an increasingly aggressive discourse against environmental protection and loosened critical environmental laws, giving land grabbers licence to operate illegally and with impunity. As a result, Brazil has seen an alarming spike in deforestation, forest fires, human rights abuses, and violence against indigenous communities. Through the yearly revenue that we provide to them with every carbon credit sold, we evidence that intact forests and forest communities have a global value beyond that of wood and trees.

Our site visits and risk assessment show first-hand the immediate threat from pioneer activities, cattle-ranching, expansion of unofficial roads and land clearing. A direct study of the area by Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc. (DNV) concludes that these kinds of activities produce no financial benefits other than VCS related income. Without security we put in place, the risk of a land rush is extremely high.

Pressured by loggers to begin extracting in the area, families are at risk every day – there is strong evidence to suggest that loggers have used intimidation, violence, and murder to protect their interests.

Due to the lack of navy and police resources, the local population feel vulnerable to the loggers. More than 300 people have reportedly been killed during the last decade in the context of conflicts over the use of land and resources in the Amazon.

Without support from Amazon Forest People, these families do not have their basic necessities met. Health and social care, emergency and medical response, clean water and sanitation, basic education, living wages, financial and business knowledge and opportunities become a moot point without us, as isolated communities live hand to mouth to survive.

The people on this land are the rightful guardians and stewards of over 200 million tonnes of carbon with the capacity to reduce carbon emissions by 65 million tonnes over the next 40 years.

The forest itself is a major player in determining global climate. It pulls the most important greenhouse gas from the air and puts it in storage.It transpires water, creating clouds that carry moisture around the world. Its role in creating weather systems directly impact our global climate. However, as the forest is degraded and destroyed, the power of the Amazon to mitigate global climate change is weakened.

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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/23/destroying-rainforests-quickly-gone-100-years-deforestation


HELP US BE STRONG.

By facilitating sustainable local livelihoods, reframing the value of the land with respect for sustainable farming hand in hand with biodiversity protection and the protection of traditional, cultural and spiritual wellbeing, we are making it our job to support these communities to care for this valuable resource.

The global community looks towards leading business,banks and organisations to play a part in solutions for social, economic and environmental justice.

HELP US DO OUR JOB.


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When you buy a carbon certificate from us, you are supporting sustainable livelihoods and protectingour climate.

When you invest with us, you are able to shape the project. We invite all our supporters to share ideas that will help combat the threats of deforestation as well as the threats to civil liberties, health and wellbeing and justice.

When your business pledges its support we will assist your efforts to engage and motivate your employees and customers in your carbon neutral journey. For example with our offset business schemes on residual carbon and our Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) consultancy service.

We cannot stop climate change or mitigate the threats to the Amazon without ending deforestation and empowering local communities to contribute to a sustainable global economy.

4.1 HOW IT WORKS

The Amazon Forest People’s project is successfully validated and verified against the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and validated to the CCB Standards Second Edition – achieving Climate Adaption and Biodiversity Gold Levels.

We offer all our clients the opportunity to work towards our Vera verified standard and to use our Carbon-free verified environmental system. In addition to this, we can calculate your carbon footprint in line with IPPX ISO14064.

You can join us on field trips and unite with our marketing and PR campaigns to raise your CSR profile.

The Amazon is a force that counteracts global warming, it has an enormous impact on weather systems worldwide, its water systems prevent droughts on opposite sides of the world, its carbon stores prevent harmful gasses from entering our atmosphere, its biodiversity provides endless health benefits to the global community and its people have the legal right to guardian this vital resource.

However, current research from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) suggests that if we don’t act now to support, protect, restore and empower, then more than half the rainforest could transform from a flourishing forest to a “desolate savannah” in less than 30 years.

It’s not too late to make a difference. With your support, we can succeed with local commitments that reap a global reward.

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51464694


MOVEMENT IN CREDITS

31-DEC-19USD

31-DEC-18USD

INCOME

Sales of carbon credit 68,036.76 113,175.63

Less : Cost of sales (65,526.76) (182,547.14)

2,510.00 (69,371.51)

OTHER INCOME

Foreign exchange differences - 417.68

Loans written back - 164,033.78

2,510.00 95,079.95

EXPENDITURE (221,132.33) (276,828.26)

Administration fees 1,250.15 3,848.07

Bank charges 725.98 640.44

Commission - Anahata Center Enterprises Inc 1,900.00 3,820.00

Consulting fees - Brazil Agfor LLC 13,923.54 51,870.00

Markit Group fees 3,100.00 4,179.78

Consulting fees - ADOML Esspl USD - 7,058.81

Consulting fees - 7,520.00

Consulting fees - Epic Sustainability 11,295.00 -

Consulting fees - Diagnostico Consultoria - 5,580.00

Filing fees 648.12 6,020.00

Legal fees 1,694.68 720.00

Foreign exchange differences 1,023.70 -

Interest on loan 185,571.16 185,571.16

LOSS FOR THE YEAR 218,622.33) 181,748.31)

2018 (VINTAGE 2009-2012) 2019 (VINTAGE 2009-2012)

NO OF UNITS

SALES (USD)

COST (USD)

PROFIT/LOSS (USD

NO OF UNITS

SALES (USD)

COST (USD)

PROFIT/LOSS (USD

OPENING BALANCE 468,887.00 382,376.44

DISPOSAL DURING THE YEAR (86,510.57) 113,175.63 173,021.13 (59,845.50 (27,494.00) 68,036.76 5 4,988.00 13,048.76

EXPENSES FOR CODE REDD (9,526.01 (10,538.76)

CLOSING BALANCE 382,376.44 113,175.63 173,021.13 (69,371.51) 3 54,882.44 68,036.76 54,988.00 2,510.00

AVOIDED DEFORESTATION PROJECT (MANAUS) LIMITED

INCOME AND EXPENDITURES

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5.1 OUR TEAM

We’re pleased to introduce our team. There are 13 of us in Portel working with

the Ribeirinhos community, whilst the UK-based Oak

Trust are the project’s administrators.

MARK SALMON,

MANAGER

Mark grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, where he spent his formative years prior to emigrating to the United Kingdom. After completing his A-Levels at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire, Mark secured an audit position with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London. He went on to study for a Bachelor of Science Honours degree in Money, Banking, and Finance at the University of Birmingham. Mark joined the Oak Trust Guernsey office in 2007 and has completed the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Diploma under support from Oak.

ANDREW FOX,

DIRECTOR

Andrew graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1999 and a Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Banking and Investment Management in 2000, both from the University of Natal, South Africa. He qualified as a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in 2003 and was admitted as a Fellow in 2009. Andrew joined Oak Trust (Guernsey) Limited in 2001 and was appointed a director in 2006. Andrew relocated to Oak Mauritius in April 2015 taking the role of managing director. Andrew continues to be a director of Oak Guernsey and is also a director of Oak Malta.

JAMES RAMBO

ADMINISTRATOR

James was born in Harare, Zimbabwe where he spent his formative years. He graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Investment Management from Stellenbosch University in 2014 and a postgraduate Honours degree in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town in 2015. He furthered his studies by completing all three exams in the Chartered Financial Analysis programme (certification due in 2021) as well as becoming a Trust and Estates Practitioner in 2019.

WILLIAM DU TOIT,

DIRECTOR

William was born in Stellenbosch, South Africa and graduated from the Witwatersrand Technikon, South Africa with an International Diploma in Hotel Management in 1990, working for the Southern Sun Hotel Group as part of his apprenticeship. An avid sailor, he then managed a yacht charter business in Road Harbour, British Virgin Islands from 1991 to 1998. After the business was sold in 1998, he relocated to Jersey in the Channel Islands and started his offshore banking career with HSBC. In 2002 he joined Standard Chartered Private Bank to focus on developing their Africa, Asia and Middle East business proposition. His last role was that of an executive director, where he led an experienced client relationship management and business development team, focusing on Africa. He is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (MCSI) by way of a Private Client Investment Advice and Management Diploma

William joined Oak Trust in August 2014. He relocated to Oak Mauritius in January 2015, where he holds the position of executive director.

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CONTACT DETAILS

HEAD OFFICE

Address 150 St. Johns Hill SEVENOAKS KentTN13 3PF United Kingdom

Tel+44 1732 840878

BRUNO

TAVARES DA SILVA,

IN-COUNTRY MANAGER

Bruno is ADPML's in-country manager, handling operations and social work. Bruno graduated from the Military Academy in 2003. As captain, he has 20 years of combined military experience (Brazilian Air Force and Police). He holds a Bachelor of Law degree, which he obtained in 2006 from the Bandeirantes University, São Paulo in Brazil.

As a former security manager for GE (General Electric in Brazil), Bruno has a broad and comprehensive understanding of Brazilian politics, risk and culture. His experience working in the Amazon forest with local traditional people and environmental issues makes him an invaluable member of the team.

DAPHNE ADRIANE SILVA,

ENVIRONMENTAL COORDINATOR

Daphne Adriane heads up ADPML’s social and community outreach programme. She graduated in biology at the Federal University of Mato Grosso in 1982 before acting as professor in biology from 1982 to 1989 and joining the SEMAS in 1988 until 2017. As a specialist in environmental education and impact analysis, she represented Brazil at COP 21 in Paris in 2015.

CHRIS ELLIS,

GLOBAL SECURITY MANAGER

As ADPML's global security manager Chris' experience spans many years in the global private security sector. This includes implementing security and risk mitigation strategies for a number of royal families, UHNW individuals, global corporates, as well as many leading legal practices in the U.K.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribeirinhos


https://www.wri.org/blog/2019/08/ipcc-calls-securing-community-land-rights-fight-climate-change



https://www.australianethical.com.au/blog/6-reasons-we-must-protect-the-amazon/

https://rightsandresources.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Brief-Final.pdf


https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/jan/23/destroying-rainforests-quickly-gone-100-years-deforestation

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51464694

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Any accreditation awards listed & affiliation logos.Avoided Deforestation Project (Manaus) Limited (“ADPML”) is the Project Proposer and the entity that provides funding to develop, implement and run the Amazon Forest People project. We have been successfully validated and verified against the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and validated to the CCB Standards Second Edition - achieving Climate Adaption and Biodiversity Gold Levels. Ecosystem Services LLC acts as the main project developer. SETA Ambiental, a local organization,

acts as a technical partner providing logistical field support.

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