Tavolo village chief William Apeaua wityh his wives and members of Tavolo village on the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea . The forest provides food, medicine, craft and building materials for the Tavolo community.
Awane Chief, Gamaura Sagigi with his wife Kamsong Sagigi pose for a 360° panoramic shot in their native Awane forest land. The Awane Clan are guardians of the forestand a collective community near Madang, Papua New Guinea that have been producing ecotimber since 2004. They fell only 2 or 3 trees per hectare and with no roads, the environmental impact is very low.The forest also provides food, medicine, craft and building materials for the Awane clan.
Palm oil harvests take place twice a month and last for a week. Motorbikes are loaded with kernel and taken to Dosan, Sumatra, Indonesia where the harvest is weighed. The fruit is then taken by truck to a milling station in Lubuk Dalam.
This farming activity is part of an innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production that has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.
Palm oil harvests take place twice a month and last for a week. Motorbikes are loaded with kernel and taken to Dosan
Sumatra, Indonesia where the harvest is weighed. The fruit is then taken by truck to a milling station in Lubuk Dalam.
This farming activity is part of an innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production that has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.
Deep frying tempura at a Dosan Sumatra, Indonesia village snack bar.
An innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.
Chairman of Tavolo Eco Forestry Program Peter Kikele instructs community members in forest management. Individual trees are felled and milled on site using a portable sawmill. It is a collective community effort and with only 2 or 3 trees felled per hectare and no roads, the environmental impact is very low. Tavolo FSC certiifed community forest management area in New Britain, Papua New Guinea. The forest provides food, medicine, craft and building materials for the Tavolo community.
Rubber tapping in the Dosan Village, Deep frying tempura at a Dosan Sumatra, Indonesia rubber tree plantation.
The Tapajós National Forest is a Brazilian conservation unit, created by Federal Law on 19 February 1974. Covering an area of approximately 545 thousand hectares and is located in the west of Pará state. The area includes the Tapajós and Cupari rivers and the BR 163-Santarém-Cuiabá road.
The Tapajós National Forest is a Brazilian conservation unit, created by Federal Law on 19 February 1974. Covering an area of approximately 545 thousand hectares and is located in the west of Pará state. The area includes the Tapajós and Cupari rivers and the BR 163-Santarém-Cuiabá road.
The giant Sumauma tree in the Tapajós National Forest, Amazon Rainforest, Brazil, fills 60% of the 360 degree panoramic frame. The Tapajós National Forest is traditional homeland to the Munduruku Tribe. Today the Munduruku face threats to their homelands from the dams of the Tapajós hydroelectric complex, illegal gold mining, and a new waterway construction on the Tapajós River.