Environmental and Agricultural Technician joins the Trocano Project Jorge Felipe de Paula has joined the Trocano project as a member of the on the ground team in the Borba. Felipe was born in Borba and spent his childhood in the area. He moved to Manaus with his family to enable him to focus on his… Continue reading New Trocano Team Member in Borba
During January, there were a number of animal rescue operations carried out within Borba The Municipal Secretariat for Environment in Borba were involved in these animal rescues each time. All the animals were safely and successfully released back into their natural habitats. Monkey Rescued after 5 years in captivity On Friday, the 27th of January… Continue reading Animals Rescued in Borba, Amazonas
2022 was a successful year for the Trocano Project The Trocano Project implementation team, together with Go Balance would like to take this opportunity to thank the Mayor of Borba, Simão Peixoto, his municipal secretariats, City Hall team and all the people of Borba for helpings us achieve a very successful year for the Trocano… Continue reading Trocano Project 2022 Review of the Year
Education Program held in schools across Borba Throughout the month of November, the Trocano Project participated in the Dengue Awareness Campaign in Borba. The campaign was led by the Endemic Diseases team of the Department of Health and Education in Borba City Hall. The focus was as a children's awareness program to combat the dengue… Continue reading Dengue Awareness Campaign in Borba
Stingless bee farmers to start generating income Following the well-attended stingless bee breeding courses held in July and August, the Trocano Project is pleased to report that the course participants have found buyers, to buy exclusively the honey produced in the communities of Borba. The Trocano Project team is overjoyed at the success of this… Continue reading Buyers found for locally-produced honey
Six young pirarucu fish were rescued and donated to the Environmental Secretariat in Borba. The young fish were donated to SEMTMA, the Secretariat for Environment in Borba. They were taken to the Lira Lake in the municipality's preservation area. The pirarucu were rescued from the Mapiá road area within the Municipality of Borba, Amazonas. The… Continue reading Picarucu rescued in Municipality of Borba
The project team organised a month-long campaign to run on the local radio station. Radio Santo Antônio 87,5 FM is the dedicated radio station for Borba, Amazonas. The Trocano Project broadcast aired in September and October. Reaching out to Borba Communities The aim of the broadcast was to promote the benefits of the Trocano Project. It… Continue reading Trocano Project Broadcast on Local Radio
A new high performance sports centre in Borba provides access to sport for the whole municipality. On the 22nd September it was the opening day for the new high performance sports centre in Borba. The facility has been in planning for many years and has finally been achieved in partnership with the Trocano Araretama Project.… Continue reading New Sports Centre in Borba Opens
Cocoa producer Joel talks about the Trocano Project bee training benefits for local Borba residents. Joel is a member of the São José community, In this video he describes the positive impacts of the stingless bee breeding courses and Trocano Project benefits for local Borba residents and producers. https://vimeo.com/747666844 Trocano Project benefits for local… Continue reading Local Borba resident records video of thanks
Another Stingless Bee Breeding Course was held in São José community within Trocano from 24th to 25th August 2022. Following the success of the first stingless bee breeding training held in July, a second course was organised by the Trocano team together with IDAM, Borba City Hall and the Secretariat for the Environment. This time… Continue reading Students attend second Bee Breeding Course
