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Lower Tapajós

diego — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:24:14 +0000

In the region of Alter do Chão, along the banks of the Tapajós River, ACRAA’s ecological restoration efforts are transforming degraded areas into thriving spaces of life and biodiversity.

Since 2020, ACRAA has been working to restore riparian forests, streams, and flooded woodlands—critical ecosystems for protecting water resources and maintaining local ecological balance. With its own nursery, the association has cultivated and planted over 1,000 native trees, including species such as açaí, andiroba, comandá, pirauxí, and others essential for forest regeneration.

The Impact of Restoration

Each seedling planted by ACRAA represents a step toward restoring native vegetation, helping to:

Protect springs and riverbanks, preventing erosion and siltation;
Reestablish habitats for Amazonian wildlife, including birds, primates, and pollinating insects;
Enhance climate resilience, contributing to the balance of the local microclimate.

Beyond reforestation, ACRAA integrates Indigenous traditional knowledge and scientific expertise, partnering with Borari communities and institutions like UFOPA to ensure restoration is both effective and culturally appropriate.

Tangible Impact (2020-2025)

✓ 1,000+ native trees planted in high-priority areas

✓ Focus on combating erosion at Ilha do Amor – the “postcard” beach threatened by vegetation loss

✓ Expansion to multiple sites across the lower Tapajós region

Why Our Approach Works:

We use only locally-sourced native species for maximum survival rates

Our techniques combine scientific knowledge with traditional indigenous ecological wisdom

Every planting strengthens biodiversity while protecting against climate change impacts

A Sustenable Future for the Tapajós

We believe ecological restoration goes beyond planting trees—it is an act of healing the land and empowering communities. Through initiatives like forest gardens and agroforestry seedling donations, we promote practices that combine sustainable production and conservation, benefiting local families.

ACRAA is proof that when people unite for a common purpose, it is possible to reverse environmental damage and build a greener, more prosperous future for the Lower Tapajós.

To learn more about our ecological restoration projects:

Ilha do Amor

Santarém Plateau

GO TO OUR DONATE PAGE TO SEE HOW TO COLLABORATE

MORE GREEN, MORE LIFE

Rua Everaldo Martins, s/n., Bairro Carauari, Alter do Chão, Santarém-PA. CEP 68109-000

contact@acraabrazil.org

CNPJ: 50161.510/0001-19

Baixo-Tapajos

diego — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 13:42:57 +0000

REGIÃO AMAZÔNICA DO BAIXO-TAPAJÓS

Reconhecida internacionalmente por suas belezas naturais a Região Amazônica do Baixo-Tapajós também chama atenção pela complexidade socio-ambiental que apresenta.

Berço de 14 etnias indígenas diferentes, esta região também é constituida por ribeirinhos, imigrantes, garimpos ilegais, grandes fazendas de soja e outras monoculturas, tudo isso envolto de um ecossistema complexo e diverso.

Além da imprecionante biodivercidade que abriga a Região do Baixo-Tapajos, com suas florestas milenares, seus rios, igarapés e igapós, este território faz parte do maior aguífero do mundo, o Aquífero Alter do Chão.

Este aquífero está distribuido por uma extensa área da região Amazônica, ocupando uma área aproximada de 410.000Km². O grande volume de água deste aquífero o torna extremamente importante para o fornecimento de água doce para as populações que vivem nestas regiões.

A conservação e sustentabilidade do aquífero Alter do Chão também perpassa pela conservação da floresta, pois boa parte de seu abastecimento vem da grande quantidade de chuvas existentes na região que, por sua vez, dependem da floresta de pé para ocorrer.

Dentre os povos originário que ocupão a região do Baixo-Tapajós, destaca-se os Borari, que se estabeleceram a séculos no território de Alter do Chão-PA e do Rio Arapiuns.

Uma das lideranças mais importantes deste povo é a Cacique Neca Borari, que representa o maior número de famílias deste grupo. Há que se ressaltar que este povo é regido por um sistema matriarcal onde a importancia social da mulher condiz com as atuais discuções sociais.

O Festival do Çairé, festividade artística mais antiga da região Amazônica, acontece em Alter do Chão-PA. Esta festividade mistura elementos religiosos com elementos da cultura indígena, num sincretismo único.

O povo Borari coordena as festividades que atraem milhares de turistas todos os anos, movimentando a economia local.

Outro atrativo cultural é o Carimbó, estilo musical que mistura os tambores africanos com as maracas indígenas, com uma dança esótica e bela.

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Rua Everaldo Martins, s/n., Bairro Carauari, Alter do Chão, Santarém-PA, CEP 68109-000.

contact@acraabrazil.org

Ecological Restoration

diego — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:57:23 +0000

Ecological Restoration at ACRAA: Reviving the Amazon’s Vital Ecosystems

At ACRAA, our ecological restoration work goes beyond simple reforestation – it’s a science-based process of reviving entire native ecosystems. Since our founding in 2020, we’ve specialized in restoring critical habitats including the riparian forests of the Alter do Chão-PA region, Riparian forests along the Tapajós River and fragile wetland ecosystems (igarapés and igapós).

Our Proven Methodology:

Native Seed Collection: We carefully gather seeds from local tree and shrub species, collecting from the plants native to the ecosytems we are restoring

Nursery Cultivation: At our dedicated nursery in Alter do Chão, we nurture these seeds into robust seedlings

Strategic Planting: We plant these native seedlings in degraded areas using ecological best practices

Tangible Impact (2020-2025):

✓ 1,000+ native trees planted in high-priority areas

✓ Focus on combating erosion due to wind on the Ilha do Amor – the “postcard” beach threatened by vegetation loss

✓ Expansion to multiple sites across the lower Tapajós region

Why Our Approach Works:

We use only locally-sourced native species for maximum survival rates

Our techniques combine scientific knowledge with traditional indigenous ecological wisdom

Every planting strengthens biodiversity while protecting against climate change impacts

Looking ahead, we’re scaling up to plant thousands more trees annually, with ongoing monitoring to ensure long-term ecosystem recovery. This work is made possible through our partnerships with indigenous communities, universities, and local organizations.

To learn more about our ecological restoration projects:

Lower Tapajós

Ilha do Amor

GO TO OUR DONATE PAGE TO SEE HOW TO COLLABORATE

MORE GREEN, MORE LIFE

Rua Everaldo Martins, s/n., Bairro Carauari, Alter do Chão, Santarém-PA. CEP 68109-000

contact@acraabrazil.org

CNPJ: 50161.510/0001-19

Environmental Education

diego — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 17:57:04 +0000

We see environmental education as one of the fundamental pillars for building a social and economic system that is sustainable and in harmony with the environment.

Studying the environment we live in is not an isolated factor, environmental education also reaches socioeconomic, political, cultural and historical problems through the direct or indirect interaction of these fields with the environment. The planning of an environmentally conscious education is focused on the environmental responsibility of each person, being able to achieve behavioral changes in students making them influential and active in the defense of the environment.

In this context, ACRAA created the “ACRAA at School” program, with the aim of promoting and stimulating environmental awareness among students in kindergarten and basic education, with priority given to indigenous schools in the Baixo Tapajós region.

We already have projects under development in two indigenous schools of the Borari ethnic group (in Alter do Chão) and we are carrying our first actions together with another four indigenous schools of the Mundukuru ethnic group (in Planoalto Santareno), all within the lower Tapajos region. The schools that we have been developing projects with for the longest time are both in Alter do Chão, these are:

The Borari Indigenous School Professor Antônio de Sousa Pedroso (Municipal Elementary School) which serves students from 1st to 9th grade and the Youth and Adult Education modality.

CEMEI Borari Municipal Center for Indigenous Child Education – Professor Marilda Vasconcelos Soares Borari, which is an indigenous educational center that serves children in early childhood education (Preschool).

The activities carried out in schools are developed in order to reconcile theory and practice regarding environmental issues, whether these are local or global. Theory allied to contact with natural resources are of great importance in the teaching-learning process with regards to environmental awareness.

To learn more about our environmental education projects:

Borari Indigenous School

CEMEI Borari School

Munduruku Indigenous Schools – Planalto Santareno

GO TO OUR DONATE PAGE TO SEE HOW TO COLLABORATE

MORE GREEN, MORE LIFE

Rua Everaldo Martins, s/n., Bairro Carauari, Alter do Chão, Santarém-PA. CEP 68109-000

contact@acraabrazil.org

CNPJ: 50161.510/0001-19

Sustainability

diego — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 15:14:26 +0000

Sustainability That Transforms: Forest Gardens and Agroforestry in the Amazon

At ACRAA, we develop sustainability projects that go beyond conservation—we create productive systems that regenerate the forest while supporting local livelihoods. Our initiatives multiply productive green areas, from small family forest gardens to community agroforestry systems, forming a network of sustainable landscapes in the heart of the Amazon.

Why is this work essential?

For local communities, these systems represent a reconnection with ancestral forest management practices, now enhanced by sustainable techniques. Forest gardens ensure food security with native species like açaí, cupuaçu, and Brazil nuts, while preserving local biodiversity. For non-Indigenous farmers in the region, agroforestry offers a viable economic alternative to predatory expansion, proving that it’s possible to generate income while keeping the forest standing.

Our Integrated Approach:

Seedling Distribution: We provide 30+ species of productive native seedlings, selected in dialogue with each community.

Restoration That Nourishes: Each restored area combines:

• Fruit trees for income generation

• Medicinal species for community health

• Pollinator-friendly plants

• Noble timber species with long growth cycles

This model proves that development and conservation are not opposites but part of the same virtuous cycle. When a Borari mother harvests fruit from her reforested garden, or when a young farmer sells pulp from native fruits, we are building a true standing-forest economy.

Learn more about our projects in the Satarém Plateau ⇒

Santarém Plateau

GO TO OUR DONATE PAGE TO SEE HOW TO COLLABORATE

MORE GREEN, MORE LIFE

Rua Everaldo Martins, s/n., Bairro Carauari, Alter do Chão, Santarém-PA. CEP 68109-000

contact@acraabrazil.org

CNPJ: 50161.510/0001-19