The document summarizes experiences from implementing an avoided deforestation project in the Juma Reserve in Brazil. It describes the location and creation of the reserve through community consultation. It outlines the beneficiaries of the forest allowance program and institutional roles. It discusses financial investments, carbon credits generated, community investments in education and health. It also describes capacity building programs, sustainable production, and the importance of community involvement for project success.

1. Manaus / Feb, 2009
The Juma Reserve RED Project:
Experiences from implemen/ng an
avoided deforesta/on project
Gabriel Ribenboim, FAS ‐ Projetos Especiais
TECHNICAL PARTNER INSTITUTIONAL PARTNER

2. The Juma Reserve RED Project: loca/on
Crea/on of the reserve is a result of local
community request
2005 Study for crea/on of the reserve:
public consulta/on with local stakeholders
RDS do Juma
FONTE: Soares Filho et al., 2006

3. Forest Allowance Program in the Juma Reserve:
beneficiaries profile
Tradicional popula/on living inside the Juma Reserve and in its boundaries
Low income
Vulnerability situa/on
Forest dependents
339 families
~2400 people
35 communi/es

4. The project is only being
possible becouse of the Ins/tu/onal roles and responsabili/es
partcipa/on of the local communi/es 1 shall be clearly defined and respected
and to all these ins/tu/ons
FVS
SEDUC

5. Working with the complete environmental
2 service chain adds more value to the final product
Guests offsets
Emissions Reduc/ons
Juma Project
Payment for Environmental
Services
Forest Allowance Program Environmental
benefits
Social benefits
Carbon Hydrological
cycle
Income genera/on Health Educa/on Biodiversity

6. Financial investment (US$ 1 = R$ 2,00)
US$ 469,175
(2005‐2011)
US$ 250,000
(2008)
US$ 2 MM
(2008‐2011)
(US$ 500,000 * 4 years)
US$ 1 / day
(2009 ‐ )
(~ US$ 1MM / year)
Marrioe guests contribu/on
400,000 rooms / day !!!

7. Financial sustainability: endowment fund
Break even
~R$ 22 MM
25 9
8
20 Auto sustainability 7
6
15
Geração de créditos 5
Milhões R$
tCO2
Resultado acumulado
4
10
Total custos projeto
3
2
5
1
0 0
Years
* assumes tax of 5% / year

8. Par/cipatory decision to
Budget and ac/vi/es shall be
3 decided in a par/cipatory way
invest part of the resources to construct
school and other facili/es at Juma Reserve
Investments are a consequency
of communiIes needs and
decisions
1
Community development,
Health, and EducaIon
2
Capacity building for income
generaIon through sustainable
producIon
3
(PES) Forest Allowance Program
4
Monitoring and Law enforcement

9. 2008 ‐ 2009
R$ 10,8 / ha.year‐1

10. 2008 ‐ 2009
ConservaIon and Sustainable
Development Center - Escola
- Casa do
Professor
- Casa Rural
PDD and validaIon process - Base do
Programa Bolsa
Floresta Base de
- Posto de Saúde Fiscalização
IPAAM
Bolsa Floresta to 339 families
Base de
Comunicação
2 Community based saw mils Cacaia
- Escola
4 fast boats Base de
- Casa do
Professor
Comunicação
- Base de
Santana do - Escola
Comunicação
Arauá - Casa do Professor
Abelha
- Base de
2 motocycles Comunicação Boca
do Juma
ComunicaIon bases

11. Núcleo de Conservação e Sustentabilidade
Casa Familiar da Casa do Posto de Base do Programa
Escola
Floresta Professor Saúde Bolsa Floresta

12. Conserva/on and Sustainability Center:
First school constructed at Boa Frente, Juma Reserve
Internet antenna
Playground
Rainwater storage
Solar panel

13. Casa Familiar da Floresta

14. Programa de Permacultura e Manejo Florestal

15. Programa de Manejo Florestal

16. Strengthening of grassroots organizations
4 and cooperatives are very important
Project success depends on
the community involvement
and organization!!!
2008 Capacity building workshops
and president elec/on for Reserve’s
Associa/on

17. We are learning by doing it on the ground,
5 but it is very important to make it with a team of experts!

18. Fundação Amazonas Sustentável
Gabriel Ribenboim
gabriel.ribenboim@fas‐amazonas.org
Manaus
Rua Álvaro Braga, 351
Parque 10 de Novembro 69055 660
92 3648 7425
São Paulo
Rua Peque/ta, 145
Vila Olímpia 04552 907
11 3849 5303