OCTAVIA NASR, CNN ANCHOR: The Amazon rainforest in Brazil is being destroyed at record levels by commercial logging and farming, but the government is beginning to take some action. Brazil's Amazon Network reports on a project that gets rainforest residents involved in conserving their own environment.</s>CRISTINA MAGDA, AMAZON NETWORK CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The Mamia (ph) wild reserve was created five years ago and it's almost the same size of France. To preserve the fallen flora here, it is a rule, to develop the region, the community that lives in this place organizes themselves with the government help. The best way found by the Brazilian Environmental Institute was given an authorization to the Kabokas (ph) so they can extract to the forest wood with rational manner.</s>HAMILTON CASARA, ENVIRONMENTAL INSTITUTE (through translator): We do our job together with many institutions that believe in this project. It's interesting because we can develop the environment in this region.</s>MAGDA: The plan will get all the communities, but now just five will participate of the project. The chosen families are from Tafet Oure (ph), 500 kilometers from Manaus (ph). During one year, the families will be allowed to cut down the trees -- everything has been accompanied by professionals.</s>CELMA VALENTE, VITORIA AMAZONICA INSTITUTE: The cutting down of trees is illegal and it gives little money to families; now this will be different.</s>MAGDA (on camera): The project has the backing of the seven most rich countries of the world and the cost will be $10 million. Cristina Magda From Brazil, with Amazon Network, for CNN WORLD REPORT.
Residents of Brazil's Amazon Rainforest Get Involved in Conservation