Until today the rubber-production has been the main source
of income for the inhabitants of the Brazilian rain forest. With the fall
of the rubber-price, more and more rubber-tappers
lose their subsistence, which causes a rural exodus and increases the
urban misery. The abandoned forest-areas
cannot be protected any more as Extractive
Reserves and are in the danger of uncontrolled exploitation.
One tries to get out of this vicious circle through a revival of the
rubber-production through alternative production-methods. Another aproach
is the diversification of the production and commercialization of other
products from sustainable use of the forest, such as Brazil nuts, fruits,
plant-oils, medicinal plants, handicraft from plant-seeds, etc.
The following listing contains only some few examples of such
products. The long-term purpose of the AmazonLink
Web Site is the to commercialize this kind of products through the
Internet.
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Brazil nuts
Contact:
CAEX Phone/Fax: 55 (0)68 542 2142
or CAPEB Phone: 55 (0)68 546 3126 |
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Guarana
Contact: Nauense, Rio Branco
Phone: 55 (0) 68 226 3539
Fax: 55 (0) 68 226 2577 |
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Eco Leather (Couro Ecologico):
Fabric covered with natural non-smoked latex
Contact: COOPERECO, Rio Branco
e-mail: copereco@mdnet.com.br
Fax: 55 (0)68 223 6094
Phone:55 (0)68 223 6094 |
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Shoes from natural rubber,
Contact: APAEX/ASPAEC
through the Cooperative CAEX:
Phone/Fax: 55 (0)68 542 2142 |
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Vegetal Leather
(Couro Vegetal):
Fabric covered with natural smoked latex
Contact: Projeto Couro Vegetal
e-mail: treetap@treetap.com.br
Rio de Janeiro: Fone: 021 2239 0739 |
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Small Objects (also from wood)
from the
Project of Multiple Use Forest Management
of the Amazonian Workers Center-cta,
Contact: cta:
e-mail: centro@mandic.com.br
Fax: 55 (0)68 223 18 49
Phone: 55 (0)68 224 82 31 |
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Handicraft from rubber,
Contact:
rubber-tapper Antonio, Rio Branco |
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Preserved hearts of palm,
Pineapple, Cupuaçu...
Contact: PROJETO RECA,
Nova California, RO
Phone: 55(0)68 236 1046
Fax: 55(0)68 236 1007 |
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Indian
Handicraft
Contact: Casa Kupixawa
Zentrum Rio Branco |
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Sweets from Brazil nuts, Cupuaçu...
Contact: Doces Tropicais, Rio Branco
Phone: 55(0)68 223 2590 |
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