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Biosphere reserves: Mobilizing against deforestation in the Amazon
UNESCO has partnered with LVMH the luxury goods group to fight against the direct and indirect drivers of deforestation in the Amazonian region Based on participatory approaches that combine scientific local and indigenous knowledge the programme will be monitored by teams in eight biosphere reserves in Bolivia PilónLajas and Beni Brazil Central Amazon Ecuador Yasuní Sumaco and PodocarpusEl Condor and Peru Manu and OxapampaAshaninkaYanesha The aim of the initiative is to promote the rehabilitation of degraded lands while ensuring sustainable employment for local populations In the Beni biosphere reserve for example the programme plans to build a greenhouse and provide families in four communities with highquality seeds of native timber species mahogany and local forest species banana coffee cocoa and citrus These will be used to create plots under agroforestry systems in fallow land traditionally used for agriculture Back to main article