Partnering With Extreme E
Helping to restore the Amazon rainforest and support small farmers
How can we restore degraded pasturelands, reconnect habitat and bring back wildlife in the Brazilian Amazon? By planting cocoa trees!
TNC’s Forest Cocoa Initiative
The Nature Conservancy's Forest Cocoa initiative works with over 300 rural farming families to plant cocoa and other native fruit trees on small crop and pasture properties in the Amazon. Encouraging these agroforestry practices allows farmers to diversify their production and generate more income all while supporting a healthier Amazon rainforest—an important ecosystem helping mitigate climate change.
Partnering with Extreme E
Extreme E, the innovative electric racing series created to highlight climate change issues, is supporting the growth of the Forest Cocoa project by funding:
- More than 50 additional farming families by the end of 2021
- The planting of cocoa trees on additional 100 hectares on existing Forest Cocoa properties in the Brazilian Amazon
These trees help protect our planet’s biodiversity while creating a sustainable economic network in this critical region for conservation.
Quote: Lewis Hamilton
Every single one of us has the power to make a difference, and it means so much to me that I can use my love of racing, together with my love for our planet, to have a positive impact.
Amazon Forest: A look at the Amazon forest from São Roque Ranch, part of TNC's Forest Cocoa initiative in Brazil. © Extreme-E
Forest Cocoa Project: Rosely Alves Dias, a farmer in São Felix do Xingu © Extreme-E
Cacao Pods: Harvested Cacao, from Santa Luzia Ranch in Brazil, part of TNC's Forest Cacao initiative. © Extreme-E
Cacao pulp: Moreira Ranch in Brazil, part of TNC's Forest Cacao initiative. © Extreme-E
Cacao Nibs: Cacao nibs are set out to dry in the sun at São Roque Ranch, Brazil. © Extreme-E
Native forest seedlings: Seedlings are cared for at Tucuma Municipal Nursery before being planted locally to help restore degraded forest in the Amazon. © Extreme-E
A Seed Sprouts: Seedlings grow at Tucuma Municipal Nursery before being planted locally to help restore degraded forest in the Amazon. © Extreme-E
Extreme-E and TNC: Members of Extreme-E's team visit Tucuma Municipal Nursery in Brazil. TNC's project Forest Cocoa (Cacau Floresta) helps restore degraded forest with cacao-based agroforestry. © Extreme-E
Visiting the Small Farm: Members of Extreme-E and TNC's Forest Cocoa project visit São Roque Ranch to see the Forest Cocoa work in 2022. © Extreme-E
Cacau Floresta: or the Forest Cocoa project, helps restore degraded Amazon in Brazil with cacao-based agroforestry. © Extreme-E
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You can make a difference in the Amazon, too!
With less than $5 you can help to plant a tree in the Amazon, and support the Cocoa Forest project's work with small farmers.
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