Mucuri Springs project: a long-term vision for the preservation of water resources
The Mucuri Springs Project aims to promote the rational use of natural resources in rural properties located in the Mucuri River Basin, in the northeast of Minas Gerais and the extreme south of Bahia States, Brazil, encouraging the conservation and recovery of springs, watercourses, and permanent preservation areas. The prject also seeks to promote the transition to agroecology, guiding farmers, farmer’s families, and rural communities for more sustainable production, combining food security, income generation, and delivering environmental education throughout public reading policies and training in rural communities. It started in three municipalities of Minas Gerais State, and in 2019 a study was carried out to map the most critical areas in terms of a greater potential for soil loss and for water production. Within over three years of experience, the project has served 49 rural communities and has involved 1,506 families, 351 of which are partners. Altogether, 1,468 springs were mapped and characterized, of which 402 were protected, totaling more than 200 hectares in process of restoration and over 30 thousand native seedlings planted. These areas are being monitored and, when needed, restoration techniques have been proposed. Regarding agroecological practices, until now, agroforestry systems have been implemented in two properties and more than 2,600 seedlings have been supplied and planted to enrich the productive yard and preservation areas. Rotational management was also implemented in eleven pasture areas, 3,30 hectares of family crops were fertilized organically, and 21,50 hectares were given techniques for soil recovery. The Project has the perspective of operating strategically on priority areas of the Mucuri River basin, seeking regular flow and reducing impacts of climate change for the region . Keywords: Partnerships, Deforestation and forest degradation, Economic Development, Education, Sustainable forest management. ID: 3487504
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FAO ;
2022
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| Online Access: | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cc1754en http://www.fao.org/3/cc1754en/cc1754en.pdf |
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