Bethy Antas is one of more than 800 members of BAM’s REDD+ Brazil Nut Concessions (BN) conservation project. Her concession, granted in 2004, protects more than 675 hectares of Brazil nut forests that provide the main economic livelihood for her family: the amazonian Brazil nut. With a view to improving the livelihoods of its partners,...

On April 18 and 19, hundreds of Brazil nut concessionaires, partners of the REDD+ Brazil nut concessions project, received new economic benefits from their conservation efforts and the resulting sale of certified emission reductions (carbon credits) in the international voluntary market, corresponding to the year 2022. In addition to the support and activities implemented by...