Amigos de Iracambi
Our Aims
Amigos de Iracambi is a Brazilian registered non-profit association that works to promote the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest. Our vision is to see thriving communities living sustainably in a thriving landscape, and our mission is to work with the community to make the conservation of the rainforest more attractive than its destruction.
Our specific objectives are:
- to promote the conservation of the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil, particularly in the region of Rosário da Limeira, Minas Gerais;
- to support research at the Iracambi Research Center into finding better ways of sustainably managing forest lands, while generating forest-based income that will raise local living standards and encourage landowners to conserve their land;
- to support activities of the Iracambi Research Center that raise awareness of the forest conservation issues among local people (especially young people);
- to work with local farmers to implement better ways of caring for the land, and to share our research findings with the scientific community and the general public.
Amigos de Iracambi (US) Inc
A link between the United States of America and those working in Brazil to conserve the Atlantic Rainforest
Amigos de Iracambi US supports the work of Amigos Brazil, through raising awareness of conservation issues in the Atlantic Rainforest, raising funds to support programs in Brazil and acting as a focal point for anyone interested in Iracambi's work of saving forests and changing lives.
