With the FLSK Future Fund, we provide financial support to projects that move us and make a meaningful contribution to a better world. New to our portfolio since autumn 2024: the all-important protection of the rainforest in the Amazon region. There, the organization ACELPA is successfully opposing land theft by unscrupulous large corporations.
Our donations have already made it possible to secure endangered areas and to develop a model and training farm for the local population. Thank you for your loyalty in helping us and the GLS Zukunftsstiftung Entwicklung to make a difference for people and nature in Peru.
Threatened by economic interests: The Amazon rainforest
A multinational corporation illegally appropriates large areas of land and clears the forest there to create agricultural land for its own production. Sounds unbelievable? That's exactly what's happening in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest.
Square kilometer after square kilometer of the unique flora and fauna are being bulldozed and thus destroyed beyond repair. Cocoa plant monoculture instead of tropical vegetation and biodiversity. This is made possible by corruption and a state that cannot adequately enforce environmental protection.
Nature conservation zone and livelihood in one
ACELPA is putting a stop to this by strategically buying up land that borders areas that have already been converted into cocoa plantations. These areas are demarcated by clearings and posts and protected by patrolling staff. In this way, the team is stopping further rainforest deforestation by creating physical barriers. We are thrilled by this solution, which is as simple as it is ingenious!
In 2024, the organization managed to establish a 1460 hectare private nature reserve. This is a great achievement that not only benefits nature, but also helps the local people. Until now, they have cultivated smaller fields, but had to move on after a few years because the soil became infertile. ACELPA has set up a farm in the nature reserve that
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applies and teaches the principles of biodynamic agriculture and permaculture,
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Food such as vegetables, fish and honey is produced and marketed for the community and
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offers activities that strengthen the cohesion and education of the local people.
When managed in this way, even the thin humus layer of the rainforest retains its fertility. And the local people learn how to live from and with the land without harming nature. These are important prerequisites for preserving the rainforest in Peru.
In 2025, we will continue to support this valuable project with our partner GLS Zukunftsstiftung Entwicklung and will report on new developments here.
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Image sources: GLS Zukunftsstiftung Entwicklung
