An initiative like Rainforest ECObank is a very important thing to make the dream of reforesting Mata Atlantica (the Atlantic Rainforest) come true. This is an initiative that will allow local farmers, small farmers, to make a living by developing seedlings and seeds in order to replant the forest. So it's a truly sustainable enterprise because it meets social, environmental and economic criteria. And, it's an initiative that's not only good for our county, Brazil, but for the whole world since we are all trying to avert the worst problems of climate change.
So I would highly recommend and already thank you for your support of this initiative.
Marcelo Michelson
Exec. Director of SerrAcima
Sao Paulo, Brazil
IN THE HEART of the most diverse and endangered tropical rainforests on the planet, Mata Atlantica ––the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil –– and the Amazon, a new business model is now being seeded. Initiating this process is Rainforest ECO, LLC, a US based company, founders of the Rainforest ECObank - ECObanco Florestal projects in Brazil.
The Brazilian ECObank works with local NGOs and community associations to create sustainable rainforest enterprises with the subsistence farm families of Mata Atlantica and Amazonia. There they learn how to create their own nurseries of rainforest trees from local experts, as well as other social enterprises, to phase out slash and burn farming and cattle ranching as the principal livelihood activities.
