Brazil's Amazonas state has been pioneering a pilot project in which Brazilian families are taught to survive and prosper from the forest, without destroying it.<br /><br />More than 300 families live on the Juma sustainable development reserve, land that was demarcated by the state government as a no-go area for loggers and ranchers.<br /><br />The families receive a small stipend from the government in exchange for their commitment not to cut the forest.<br /><br />It is all part of a conscious effort to break the cycle of deforestation via economic opportunity. But will the international community commit to help the Brazilian government pay for it?<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from the Juma reserve in the Brazilian Amazon.
