Coopavam - Cooperativa de Agricultores familiares do Vale do Amanhecer

Family farmer cooperative specialized in collection and processing of Brazil nuts in close partnership with indigenous communities. Situated in the middle of the so called "agricultural frontier", where the Amazon forest suffers serious pressure from large farming, cattle raising and illegal loggers and mining operations, Coopavam plays a significant role as regional anchor business, upholding the sustainable extraction of Brazil nuts, generating most of the income for indigenous collectors, while keeping the native forest standing.