Case Study of an Amazon Lodge in Brazil

● The amazon lodge is accommodation for tourists that seek a closer association with the jungle.
● It has been operating since 1979.
● The tour operator and lodge owners sustain the experience and environment by; restricting the lodge to only 25 guests, keeping the lodge simple (so not air conditioning,  hot water, etc)
● The 5 hour trip to the lodge is also made as adventurous as possible by using canoes instead of flying people to the lodge.
● In addition solar panels are used, all waste is taken away in containers and local food is used whenever possible.
● All materials used in the construction of the Juma Lodge are plentiful in the region and were judiciously extracted from the forest.
● The main conservation project involves providing financial support to restore the forest along the rivers bordering the lake where the lodge is located (Juma Lake)
● The project involves an agreement between Juma Lodge and the local residents who live along the rivers.
● Under this agreement,  the residents receive training on how to cultivate seedlings of native trees and Juma Lodge agrees to purchase all the seedlings they produce.
● This allows the residents to increase their income and the Amazon Rainforest to be regenerated.
● Currently 40 families participate in the project and 3, 500 hectares of forest have been restored.