Survival strategy

Castañeros believe small amounts of timber can be harvested without affecting Brazil nut production, and that the extra income generated is vital to their survival. “We only cut trees that are far away from the Brazil nut trees,” says concession owner Felicitas Ramirez Surco. “If we obey the law, I don’t think there’s a problem.”

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