THE ALTER DO CHÃO AMAZON REFORESTATION AND AGROFORESTRY CENTRE – ACRAA
Our mission is to promote the ecological restoration of forests in the Amazon and to help local communities live sustainably, achieving greater prosperity and self-sufficiency.
Our Story: The Birth of ACRAA
Founded in 2020 in the heart of the Brazilian Amazon, the Alter do Chão Center for Reforestation and Amazon Agroforestry (ACRAA) began as a grassroots initiative by a group of concerned citizens. Moved by the accelerating degradation of Alter do Chão’s riparian forests—a village famed for its white-sand beaches and emerald waters along the Tapajós River—they established ACRAA’s first seedling nursery. What started with small reforestation efforts soon grew into a formal association by mid-2022, evolving from local restoration to a broader mission: to halt and reverse ecological destruction across the lower Tapajós region. Click Here and learn more about our projects.
A Paradise Under Threat
Nestled where the Tapajós and Amazon rivers converge, Alter do Chão is part of a landscape of rare ecological wealth: home to the Great Amazon Aquifer System (SAGA)—the planet’s largest freshwater reserve—and complex ecosystems like flooded forests (igapós) and streams (igarapés). Yet this biodiversity hotspot faces devastating pressures: uncontrolled tourism, urban sprawl, illegal deforestation, and expanding soy/cattle frontiers. The result? Accelerating erosion, habitat loss, and a fraying web of life.
Rooted in Community and Culture
The lower Tapajós is the ancestral territory of 14 Indigenous ethnic groups, including the Borari people of Alter do Chão, guardians of the 300-year-old Çairé Festival. ACRAA’s work honors these traditions, partnering with Indigenous and local communities to weave traditional knowledge with scientific solutions—because saving the Amazon requires both.
The Power of Partnership
Alone, the challenge is immense; together, it’s possible. ACRAA collaborates with NGOs, researchers, and communities to scale reforestation, agroforestry, and education projects. Every planted seedling, every restored hectare, is a step toward a resilient Amazon—where nature and people thrive in balance. Click Here and learn more about our partners.
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
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