Liberal Amazon

After four years of disruption in the process of receiving international resources, the Amazon Fund is back and at the center of the global debate on responsible preservation and production. Now, the Brazilian Federal Government has announced the resumption of the transfer of resources and the expected expansion in the number of funding countries, currently restricted to Norway and Germany.

The demands of the region are high ranging from the incentive to income generation projects and actions to fight inequality to firm actions against deforestation, fires, and illegal mining. In other words, expectations for the resumption of the Amazon Fund are high too.

Check out everything about the expectation for the return of the Amazon Fund in our report of the week.

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Perfumes are not just scents. They are also memories and feelings that linger in the imagination of those who open their hearts to feel them. These are memories that are replicated on a large scale throughout Brazil, in a market that grew by 8.6% in the international trade flow, between January and October 2022, compared to the same period of the previous year. 

However, the cosmetics market in the northern states of Brazil, where most part of the Legal Amazon is located, still is quite small: there are only 66 companies, according to the Brazilian Association of Personal Hygiene, Perfumery and Cosmetics Industry. 

In this week's Liberal Amazon you learn more about it and also find out stories of people and their relationship with the powerful Amazon aromas. 

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Have you ever thought of leaving behind the life you lead today and spending your time traveling, meeting different people and places? 

In this week's Liberal Amazon you will meet people from their 20s and early 60s who, whether for leisure or business, do not give up traveling and talk about their adventures on the rivers, skies and roads of the region. Wherever they go, these travelers collect stories and memories of unforgettable places.

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An Amazon native fruit, cupuaçu is known for its acidic, concentrated flavor, which gives rise to typical delicacies of the region such as juice, ice cream and sweets. But, in addition to the custom of the local population, there are several potentials yet to be explored - one of them is the cupulate, a product similar to traditional chocolate.

Likewise the products made from cocoa, the cupulate can be produced both in the form of a bar or drink, and one aspect that make this possible is that cupuaçu belongs to the same genus as cocoa.

However, although it is a creamier and caffeine-free alternative to traditional chocolate, the cupulate faces the lack of industrial processes that enable its greater commercial production.

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The Amazon is the Brazilian biome with the largest number of animal species, home to 73% of mammal species and 80% of bird species in the country, according to the Ministry of the Environment.  Due to the fact that many cities are surrounded by forests and rivers and the growth of these areas evolve disorderly, occasionally, wild animals end up invading the urban space, bringing risks both to their own health and to that of humans. The responsibility for rescuing these animals is shared between the municipal, state and federal spheres.  In this  week's Liberal Amazon article you will find out more information about how biologists, veterinarians and other professionals are dedicated to rescuing, protecting and trying to provide safety and quality of life to forest animals that are impacted by the advance of human presence. So go to www.liberalamazon.com and read more about it.

The Brazilian maritime territory stretches over 8,000 km long of coastal extension and is known as the “Blue Amazon”, a name created by the Navy in order to emphasize the importance of this area in terms of biodiversity, size and economic role for the country. What many people are unaware of is that almost 38% of this total area is, in fact, within the Amazon: around 3,000 km.

The coastline of the Amazon extends from the Oiapoque River, in Amapá, to São Marcos Island, in Maranhão, and in this territory are located the largest and most preserved mangroves in the world, according to information from Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi (MPEG).

In this  week's Liberal Amazon article you will find out more information about the richness, diversity, economic potential and challenges of the Amazon coastline.

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Whether by the river or the sea, patients need to overcome obstacles such as long distances, financial costs and difficult access to diagnosis and treatment in the region. In this week's Liberal Amazon article, you will learn the story of Edna Silva, 42 years old, who, despite having very sensitive skin to the sunlight and sand, has chosen to spend her life on Ilha dos Lençóis, in Maranhão (MA), where she was born. She is one of seven albino people living in this small community, which shows a proportion well above the world average of one in up to 20,000 people, according to the United Nations (UN).

And you will also find out more about João Pereira, 4 years old, from the Marajó Archipelago (Pará), diagnosed with epidermolysis bullosa. The disease is hereditary and causes the formation of blisters on the skin when minimal friction or trauma occurs.

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Hansen’s disease, currently, is considered rare in Brazil. Even so, the Amazon remains the region where most cases are registered: in 2021, cases within the region represented 41% of the country's sum, according to data from the Ministry of Health.

According to World Health Organization, in 2020, out of more than 19,000 cases registered in the Americas circumscription, almost 94% were in Brazil. The country also ranks second among the ones with the highest number of cases in the world, being supplanted only by India.

When talking about Hansen’s disease, the history is marked by discrimination and social segregation. In this week's Liberal Amazon article, you can find out more information and stories about Hansen’s disease. Learn more on www.liberalamazon.com.

The Amazon forest is the largest rainforest in the world, home to a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora. With such exuberance, it is not surprising that the region attracts people from different parts of the country to study and protect its biodiversity. In this week's Liberal Amazon article, you will learn about the stories of professionals who arrived, fell in love with and adjusted their lives to research and help conserve the fauna and flora of the Amazon.  We also talked to local experts, who highlighted the importance of collaboration with professionals from other regions and even countries, always respecting the Amazon and its inhabitants.  Learn more on www.liberalamazon.com.

When discussing the environment, the most frequent topics that emerge are combating deforestation and restoring forests. But there is a usually overlooked aspect which happened to be very vivid, this year, at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 27): regenerative agriculture, which defends a way of producing whilst recovering the land and the environment.

In regenerative agriculture, soil health care is a priority, as much as the promotion of biodiversity and the quality of the food produced. The good news is that it has already been applied in the Brazilian Amazon, although it needs to be expanded.

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