Northwestern Mato Grosso: six videos on alternatives to deforestation

ICV works in the arc of deforestation, in municipalities such as Cotriguaçu and Alta Floresta. Cotriguaçu lies in the last large block of forest in Mato Grosso and, at the same time, faces heavy pressure. The institute needed to show farmers, leaders and partners that there are paths to development without cutting down the forest, and to return its research results to the region.

We produced a series of news stories, documentaries and animations, each with its own purpose. Cotriguaçu Sempre Verde (Cotriguaçu Always Green) presents the initiative that brought together different sectors of the municipality in pursuit of sustainable development, and the Cross-Sector Dialogue story records the meeting between these actors. The Novo Campo Program video covers sustainable cattle ranching.

Policymix returns the results of a research project to communities, the environmental council and Indigenous leaders, during a week of activities in Cotriguaçu and Juína. The animation on Alta Floresta, made with the municipal government, tells how the town, settled under the logic of clearing land and extending pasture, came to reconcile production and conservation.

In REDD+ Safeguards, characters and a set of scales explain what REDD+ is and how Mato Grosso's state system should protect the rights of those who live in the forest.