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Locals Learning Sustainable Forestry Methods
While massive logging operations can be detrimental to the rain forest, responsible forestry will not have a negative impact. It’s a great way for locals to make a living off of the forest while maintaining it.
September 21, 2023
Technical training in forestry, low-impact logging methods, and small-scale milling equipment has been provided to the residents of Bethania and Veinte de Noviembre.
They were educated on selective logging and taught how to manufacture boards and other products onsite using the milling equipment.
Now, instead of middle men taking the best and leaving the worst on the community’s 87,000 acres, the locals have control of the logging. Trees are carefully selected for sustainable harvests, and logs are processed onsite.
The work is labor-intensive, but damage to the land is minimized, employment is provided locally, finished products are sold at higher prices and sustainable income is being provided to community residents.
