Project Description

UNAPROA´s main objective is to encourage people to be aware of their duty to the environment and to promote subsistence farming in the Brunca region. Illegal clearing of large forested areas endorsed by large landowners and lumber industries is endangering ecosystems and destroying the livelihood of subsistence farmers. Widespread use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides by multinational companies growing pineapples and coffee in the area is a great threat to the land and those who work on it.

The aims of the UNAPROA programs are:

• to strengthen the methods of subsistence agriculture used by the poor farmers and indigenous populations in the region.

• to find new ways to increase the incomes of the local people and to help realize these ideas.

• to increase awareness of the importance of questioning and informing oneself about environmental issues, especially among children and teenagers.

• to support the laws which protect the rainforest and ensure that they are followed.

UNAPROA has been influencing the region by setting a positive example and showing how environmental problems can be solved by the people themselves. The organization has therefore become a part of the economic and social development of the country.

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