RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 COOPLANTAR: A Brazilian Initiative to Integrate Forest Restoration with Job and Income Generation in Rural Areas
JF Ecological Restoration
FD University of Wisconsin Press
SP 199
OP 207
DO 10.3368/er.28.2.199
VO 28
IS 2
A1 Carlos Alberto B. Mesquita
A1 Christiane G.D. Holvorcem
A1 Claudio Henrique Lyrio
A1 Paulo Dimas de Menezes
A1 José Dilson da Silva Dias
A1 José Francisco Azevedo, Jr.
YR 2010
UL http://er.uwpress.org/content/28/2/199.abstract
AB We describe the process leading to the creation of the Cooperative of Reforestation Workers of Far Southern Bahia (COOPLANTAR), a cooperative that specializes in restoration of the Atlantic Forest in the Monte Pascoal–Pau Brasil Ecological Corridor in southern Bahia, Brazil, and provides job and income for members of local impoverished communities. We discuss the achievements of the cooperative, difficulties it has faced, and its prospects for future sustainability and expansion.