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1 Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 General Assembly 2017 – Field Trip
SãoFelixdoXingu,Pará,[email protected]
AllparticipantseagertoattendthisfieldtriparerequestedtoarriveinMaraba,ParabyFridayevening17March.One-wayflighttoMarabashouldbeorganizedbytheindividualparticipant.Allothertransportation,accommodationandfood&beverageswillbeorganisedbythehostupontheconfirmationofyourparticipation;allofwhichareincludedintotalcostperparticipantUS$1300.Thebelowoverviewprovidesaprogrammeofthetwodaysactivitiesandmoreinformationabouttheprojectsbeingvisited.Confirmyourparticipationtoabovecontactby15February,2017.
OVERVIEWSãoFélixdoXinguisalargemunicipalityinthestateofPará,Brazil.Since2001,ithashadoneofthehighestdeforestationratesintheAmazon.Coveringanareaof8.4millionhectareswithmorethantwomillionheadofcattleandalittlemorethan106,000inhabitants,itiseasytoseewhatisthemaincauseofdeforestation. Inrelationtothat,TNC,MarfrigfoodcompanyandWalmartretailchainhaveinitiatedaprojecttoreinforcesustainable livestock practices, involving local government and farmers, developed as a beef traceabilityplatformcalled“fromfieldtotable”
TheactivitiespromotedbyTNCandotherpartnersonthefieldinvolvealsoIndigenousengagement,womenempowerment,REDD+strategies,diversificationofsmall-holderagriculturethoughcocoabasedagroforestryondegradedpasture,andstrengtheningoflocalgovernance.Allofthisinacontextwherethedeforestation,illegal logging and land conflict is still a challenge. This reality will be explored and reflected by theparticipantson2daysofvisits,meetingsanddialoguewithlocalranchers,farmers,authoritiesandtechnicalteam.
LOGISTICS
Transportation17/03FridayFlightG1750AirlineGOL21:30Brasilia—>Maraba,ParaOrganizedbyindividuallybyparticipant
18/03SaturdayCharterflightMaraba,Para—>SaoFelixdoXinguOrganizedbyfieldtriphost19/03SundayCharterflightSaoFelixdoXingu—>Maraba,ParaOrganizedbyfieldtriphost20/03MondayFlightG1749AirlineGOL06:40Maraba,Para—>BrasiliaOrganizedbyfieldtriphost
Someroutesbycarwithadriver
Accommodation18/03HotelSerrano(SãoFelixdoXingu),17/03&19/03HotelSãoBento(Marabá)Costs$US1300perparticipantincludingalltransportation,accommodation,catering,EXCEPTone-wayflightBrasiliatoMarabá,ParaMedicalRequirementsTypical vaccination for travelling to Brazil,e.g.,yellowfever.
Numberofparticipants9participants
2 Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 General Assembly 2017 – Field Trip
Duringthefieldtripparticipantswillmeet: SolangeReising,rancheranddirectoroftheSãoFélixnewranchers’association
WiththeTNCbeefprojectsupport,sheimplementedchangestoincreaseproductivityinherranch,sothatshecouldimproveherincomewithoutneedingtodeforestnewareas.Lastyear,shebecamethepresidentofanewly-foundedranchers’associationfocusedonfosteringsustainablebeefproductionintheregion.
Manoel,rancher
Oneofthemostactiveparticipantsinthebeefproject.Hisranchisamodelforothersintheregionandheisquiteenthusiasticaboutthechangestheregionhasbeengoingthrough.
Naide,cacaofarmer
Asmall-holderfarmerinanisolatedregioninSaoFelixdoXinguwhohasbeenactivelyimprovinghiscocoaproduction and generating income for his family, since he started reforesting his farm using cocoa as analternativetoranching.
AGENDA
17MarchFriday 18MarchSaturday 19MarchSunday 20MarchMonday
Marabá–SãoFelixdoXingú SãoFelixdoXingú-Marabá Brasília
8:30TravelMarabá/PAtoSãoFelixdoXingú/PAtoDistrictofTaboca
07:00TravelHotel-Manoel’sranch(1hbycar)
6:40TravelMarabátoBrasília,atflightG1749
10:00SãoFelixdoXinguProjectContextPresentationwithTNCteam,partnersandlocalgovernmentalrepresentatives
08:30ProjectVisitVisittoManoel’sranch
12:00BreakLunch(Taboca)
12:00BreakReturntothehotel.Lunch
13:00TravelDeparturetoSolangeReising’sranch(1hourbycar)
13:00TravelDeparturetoVisittoNaide’sfarm(cocoaproducer)
14:00ProjectVisitVisittoSolange’sranchandmeetrepresentativesoftheAssociationofranchersofSãoFelixdoXingú
14:00ProjectVisitVisittoNaide’sfarm(cocoaproducer)
21:30TravelFromBrasiliatoMarabá/PAFlightG1750
17:00TravelCharterflighttoSãoFélixdoXingu(downtown)–checkinatthehotel,dinnerandrest
17:00TravelDeparturetoMarabá/PA(?flight)CheckinathotelinMarabá
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Shortdescriptionoftheco-hosts
LACC: LatinAmerica Conservation Councilwasestablished in2011.CouncilMembersare leveraging theircollectiveexpertise,influenceandresourcestohelpconserveLatinAmerica’s“naturalcapital”–itshealthyrivers, forestsandseas–andtodevelop innovative,pragmaticandscalablesolutions to threewidespreadenvironmental challenges:Water Security, Sustainable FoodSecurity andSmart Infrastructure. TheannualmeetingoftheLandssubgroupofLACCwillbeinSãoPaulo,March,16and17th,2017,andthisfieldtripisbeingofferedtoallparticipantsasauniqueopportunityforTFAandLACC’smemberstointeract.
Cargill: partner of TNC, theMinistry ofAgriculture (through the Executive Committeeof theCocoaPlan -CEPLAC)andtheAlternativeCooperativeofSmallRuralandUrbanProducersofSãoFélixdoXingu-CAPPRUin a technical cooperation agreement to promote the production of cocoa as an activity to support theprocessesofenvironmental regularizationof ruralproperties in theSãoFélixdoXingumicroregion inParáandimprovesocialwell-being.
Mcdonalds/Arcos Dourados. Arcoss Dourados is themaster franchise ofMcDonald’s in Latin America. In2014 McDonald’s Corporation committed to progressively source beef from verified deforestation-free,sustainablesources.