More on the Brazilian State of Acre

What is Acre?
Acre is an area of dense tropical rainforest lying in the south-west of the Amazon Basin...

Species
Acre is the land of the Emperor Tamarin, the Scarlet Macaw, the pink River Dolphin and one of the world's largest and most peculiar fish - the 4-metre long air-breathing Pirarucu...

Threats
Logging, cattle-ranching and traditional 'slash-and-burn' farming all threaten the wildlife and the livelihood of the forests' indigenous people. But
now, the people of Acre are changing their practices and becoming a role model for sustainability in the Amazon region...

WWF on the Ground
Working together with the state government, NGO's, loggers and the local population, WWF is creating specialised zones within Acre, which protect the animals, the peoples and the forests of region...

WWF People in Acre
In Acre, loggers are developing sustainable ways to produce timber, local inhabitants collect Brazil nuts and valuable tree seeds and the State Governor has pledged a huge part of Acre’s rainforests to be logged only according to FSC standards...