SOCIAL BENEFITS
• Social Appraisal: Study conducted to understand the social reality of local communities and the impacts of Agrocortex activities in the project region.
• Incentives for establishment of cooperatives for trading non-timber forest products, creating alternative income sources for local communities.
• 90% of the economically active population of Manoel Urbano depends on Agrocortex operations.

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ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
• Conservation of nearly 186,220 ha of the Amazon biome.
• Biodiversity surveys: annual monitoring and identification of fauna within the project area, within one of the least scientifically known regions of Brazil.
• Protection of 12 fauna and flora species considered vulnerable or endangered according to IUCN.
• Annual forest inventory and surveys on natural regeneration conditions.

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ECONOMIC BENEFITS
• FSC-certified Sustainable Forest Management: creation of sustainable income generation sources for local communities.
• Community education and training in FSC-SFMP practices, promoting knowledge diffusion in the local communities.
• Largest employer in the State of Acre.