Jurua Institute
Much of the Amazon’s destruction comes from people simply trying to earn a living.
The Idea
Market-Driven Community Conservation
Total Investment
1200000
Grants
0
Equity/SAFE
0
Debt/Convertible Debt
Funded Since
2019
Geography
Sector
Structure
The Mission
Protect Amazonian ecosystems.
How It Works
Instituto Juruá works with communities dependent on arapaima, a commercially valuable fish that exists across the Amazon. Their replicable process for fishing agreements creates protection areas for breeding and aligns all community members around harvest quotas and profit sharing. The organization of the fishery in turn creates opportunities to tap more lucrative markets.
The Dream
Communities in the Amazon make good money in a way that directly protects ecosystems.
Why We're In
They’ve already created fishing agreements covering 5M hectares and the results are astounding: a 600% increase in arapaima, and exponential recovery of other vital species, accompanied by big income gains and—surprisingly—better access to healthcare, education, and renewable energy. In the meantime, Jurua has gone from a scrappy research organization to one attracting international partners. The potential of arapaima alone is enormous, but they—and we—believe that 1) there are many other good candidate species, and 2) the model is one that other organizations can adapt and replicate.
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