The Trocano Araretama REDD project together with Go Balance and the Municipality of Borba delivered local community support. Go Balance and the Municipality of Borba together committed to suppling new roof tiles to the Terra Preta community in the Trocano Araretama Project. The company and the municipality signed the agreement together with the community to… Continue reading Roof Tile Donation to Terra Preta Community
Celebrating International Women's Day: Promoting Women's Health in Local Community. On March 8, 2025, in celebration of International Women's Day, the Trocano Araretama Project team, in collaboration with Borba City Hall, the City Council, and multiple municipal departments, organized a vibrant and impactful event focused on women's health and wellbeing in the PAE Maripiti community.… Continue reading Women’s Health and Wellbeing Event
Presentation of the Project's Environmental and Community Initiatives. On Saturday, February 22nd 2025, the Trocano Araretama Project proudly held an Open Day to present its policies and initiatives to the new City Hall administration of Borba. This significant event marked an important step in strengthening partnerships between the project and recently instated municipal administration, emphasizing… Continue reading Trocano Project Open Day held in Borba
Local Volunteer Fire Brigade Established in Borba by the Trocano Araretama Project. In 2024, the Trocano Araretama Project successfully trained 25 local community members to become volunteer firefighters in Borba, Amazonas. This ground-breaking initiative involved two intensive 4-day training courses held in August and October, marking the establishment of Borba’s first-ever volunteer fire brigade. https://vimeo.com/1013459101?share=copy#t=0… Continue reading First Volunteer Fire Brigade in Borba
Forest Fire Awareness in the communities of Borba. As part of the Trocano project actions, our recent Forest Fire Awareness and Protection campaign aims to widely disseminate forest fire information to the communities of Borba. Like the Amazon rainforest as a whole, Borba faces the serious threat of forest fires. Forest fires not only cause… Continue reading Forest Fire Prevention Campaign
Showcasing Sustainable Practices and Local Traditions at the local Borba festival From June 9th to 11th, the Trocano Araretama Project hosted an exhibition at the Festival of St. Anthony in Borba, Amazonas. This vibrant community event provided an opportunity to showcase the project's initiatives and promote sustainable practices like meliponiculture (stingless beekeeping), oil extraction, and… Continue reading Trocano Project Exhibition at the Festival of St. Anthony
Bridging Knowledge and Sustainability in Local Communities. On the 15th February 2024, the Trocano Project team embarked on another journey, this time to the vibrant community of Sempre Viva Santana. With the mission of empowering communities, the aim for the team on this visit was to deliver courses on meliponiculture (beekeeping with native bees) and… Continue reading Empowering Communities Through Education
Planting Seeds of Change in the School Garden Community Project In the heart of the Trocano Project, there’s a truly vibrant initiative being nurtured. The local school in the São Lazaro da Terra Preta community, has created a vegetable garden with the help of the Trocano Araretama project team. The São Lazaro “Horta na Escola”… Continue reading Growing Together: the São Lazaro School Garden
Uniting joy, environmental awareness and community spirit in São Lazaro. Brazil's Children's Day “Dia das Crianças”celebrations were held on the 12th October 2023. For this special event, the Trocano Araretama Project embarked on a special journey to São Lazaro community. Our mission was simple yet profound: to celebrate Children’s Day by intertwining the threads of… Continue reading Celebrating Children’s Day in Trocano
More Stingless Bee Breeding training held in the Trocano Project. In the heart of the Amazon, the Trocano Araretama Project continues its vital mission of sustainable development and environmental preservation. Training in the practice of breeding and management of native stingless bees – known as meliponiculture - is an initiative implemented by the Trocano Project… Continue reading Latest Meliponiculture Course News
