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Visits to Projects in Pará Facilitate Information and Knowledge Sharing

USAID, PPA, CIAT teams met with local partners promoting sustainable development projects

Virtual Library Collected Information on Brazil Nuts since the 19th Century

OCA initiative includes over 1,200 items in a variety of formats

Information, Awareness, Engagement: MPB Supports Biodiversity Conservation

Participatory Monitoring Project is closing its Knowledge Gatherings

Training Program Aims to Strengthen Social Enterprises in Juruti

Program will include training cycles and a business round

May 22: USAID supports projects focused on biodiversity conservation

Nature-based solutions are the key to sustainable development challenges

Research shows perceptions of the PPA network about the initiative

Perception analysis indicates 93% consider that its management creates confidence in the PPA

Investment fund co-designed with USAID and CIAT embarks on second phase

The ASN Biodiversity Fund announced their investment in the ABF Brazil

USAID Launches New Climate Strategy with Six Ambitious Targets by 2030

Goals include the conservation of 100 million hectares of forest around the world

Indigenous People Attend Climate Change Training in Roraima

CIR works on the implementation of territorial and environmental management plans

Indigenous Economy: Texts Highlight the Importance of Value Chains

Publications showcase data on the artisans products, Brazil nut, cocoa, and açaí

Value Chains Initiative brings together partners in Brasilia

During three days, 13 organizations discussed the difficulties they faced during the pandemic

Community-Based Brazil Nut Processing Plant Receives Export License

ASSOAB acquires raw nuts from 126 families from traditional communities

Organic Agroforestry Coffee Prepares to Scale Production in the Amazon

Innovative investment round boosts coffee production combined with carbon credits

Earth Day: USAID supports new investments in biodiversity conservation

The Amazon is critical to containing climate change and regulating the planet’s climate

USAID signs memorandum of understanding with GCF Task Force

The team also participated in lectures throughout the event in Manaus

Fire brigade women celebrate their role and their resilience

Event was promoted by the US Forest Services and had representation across five countries

Ingá Project supports female leadership in communities around Juriti

Videos present women’s actions to increase their involvement in collective decisions

Riverine women united to strengthen their role in their communities

Through ASMAMJ, women now engage in income generation activities

Award: Brazilian Women Making a Difference

The recognition goes to women who are making a positive impact in their communities

Investing in quilombola culture to fight climate change

Project will map the role of traditional communities in tackling climate change

Amazon seeds: income for communities, and protection for the forest

PTMJ strengthens seed and oil value chain, benefiting 2,652 riverine people

Innovative training includes women in integrated fire management

Project seeks to promote gender and cultural diversity, including Indigenous People

Training program encourages Indigenous Peoples to develop projects

Women's empowerment: Entre Parentas will have its last module in March

Forest expeditions to monitor territories and preserve Indigenous culture

Field activities for the Territorial Management project were resumed in the Amazon

Indigenous networks fight COVID-19 in Amazon communities

Young people learn to use tools to disseminate prevention practices and fight misinformation

Amazon Communities Exchange Knowledge and Resume Biodiversity and Monitoring

Indigenous Peoples prepare to begin satellite monitoring in Roraima

Indigenous leaders attend COP-26 and demonstrate application of traditional knowledge to combat climate change

Indigenous Economy: Lessons from four value chain projects contributing towards Amazon conservation efforts

PCAB programs encourage quilombola communities to map public policies and strengthen their cultural and territorial identity

Research shows that investments in sustainable business grew within the PPA network

USAID announces funding for tackling climate change during COP-26

Communities in the Amazon are already dealing with the effects of increasing floods and droughts

Ecological Gymkhana releases 274,000 turtle hatchlings in the Amazon

Sustainable business impact fund invests in forest recovery project

ABF wins the call for proposals by BNDES for impact investment funds

Indigenous autonomy: Strengthening businesses with a focus on territorial governance and biodiversity conservation

Private sector platform promotes discussions on financing impact businesses in the Amazon

PPA Solidarity opens Expression of Interest for new phase of project

Strengthening biodiversity conservation in the Amazon: Médio Juruá Territory Program Phase 2

New cold storage warehouse allows fisherman of Medio Juruá river to freeze and store their sustainable pirarucu

Ingá Project will support communities in overcoming social and environmental challenges with a focus on sustainable development

Informative methodology brochure promotes the dialogue between academic and local knowledge on biodiversity monitoring

Collective mapathon confirms Terrabio’s remote sensing approach

Paiter Suruí handicrafts: income and intergenerational knowledge exchange

Traditional communities overcome barriers to accessing public funding

“Guardians of the Forest”: an all Indigenous women fire brigade is trained in Tocantins State

Carauari residents are trained on how to process wild pirarucu

Marcos Bauch* explains USAID’s regional program in the Amazon

Appreciating and monitoring the beauty of Amazon’s biodiversity up close

First phase of the PPA Solidarity initiative ends its cycle of activities against COVID-19 in the Amazon region

After more than a year working to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, PPA Solidarity partners ended their activity cycle. The project results will be consolidated ...

US Embassy hosts lunch to open Taste of the Amazon in Brasília

New partners increase opportunities for Our Forest, Our Home project

Cocoa: income and new prospects for Indigenous community

Innovative training program promotes experience sharing to strengthen community project management

Indigenous Peoples: International Day to Fight for their Rights

USAID and U.S. Forest Service launch new program for Brazil Forest Management and Fire Prevention

From the forest to Rio, the Taste of the Amazon Festival brings together sustainability and gastronomy

Japan meets the Amazon on Avenida Paulista

From surveillance to preservation: the day-to-day of Amazon monitors

OCA coordinates strategy of prices monitoring to inform Brazil nuts collectors in the forest

Partners start data collection for TerraBio pilot

PPA campaign showcases potential of private sector collaboration on biodiversity conservation

Training promotes Territorial and Environmental Management in Indigenous Lands

A leader who took the indigenous people's role on climate change to a global perspective

Winner of the Women Who Make a Difference award empowers her people

May 22: International Biodiversity Day

PPA campaign engages private sector for biodiversity conservation

Sustainable management: Indigenous group launches its own brand of açaí

'Guardians of the Forest': Indigenous people fighting fires and working for preservation

Fund designed in partnership with USAID/Brazil invests in businesses with positive impact in the Amazon

Earth Day 2021 – Restore the Earth

Médio Juruá Territory: a new path toward strengthening traditional communities

Indigenous peoples in Roraima celebrate 50th anniversary of rights defense movement

Brazil nut projects in the Amazon adapt to new reality imposed by COVID-19

Traditional peoples obtain management skills for community sustainable business

A new generation of youth leaders rising in the Amazon - the path of a young riverine woman

Internet access in indigenous villages minimizes the impact of COVID-19 isolation

Community effort saves turtles from extinction on the Trombetas River

Recycled material transformed into light fixtures in Médio Juruá

Training program seeks to strengthen the role of indigenous women in sustainable value chains

PPA Webinar discusses the potential of the Amazon as a brand

March 8: Double Celebration for Carina, an Indigenous Woman Living in the Amazon

March 3rd: World Wildlife day

USAID expands fire-related projects in partnership with Forest Service in 2021

Climate change affects biodiversity and traditional communities living in Médio Juruá

Over 100,000 turtle hatchlings returned to nature in the Amazon

ARQMO director is granted a U.S. Embassy Brazil award for her work with quilombola communities

Live streams and distance learning are the new tools to resume field work and communicate results

COVID restricts access to traditional communities, training continues

PPA Executive Secretariat joins the Guaraná de Maués Alliance for strategic planning exercise

Internet access and hygiene protocols introduced by projects supported by PCAB became lifelines for rural populations in the Amazon State

IJUS trains health care workers with support from the PPA Solidarity Fund

USAID, IJUS and Alcoa sign letter of intent to improve lives of people in the Amazon

Two PPA Partners recognized in Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2020

Online training helps firefighting in Brazilian biomes

First-ever credit line for indigenous and traditional communities engaged in Brazil nut production

Board game depicts sustainable Amazon nut production practices

SITAWI is appointed fund manager for the PPA

Day of the Amazon - 5th September

U.S. Embassy announces public-private partnership of R$ 28.8 million to combat COVID-19 in the Amazon

Taste of the Amazon seeks new markets for sustainably managed wild pirarucu

Maps pinpoint traditional communities in the Amazon at risk from COVID-19

Report shows Amazon wildlife is targeted by international traffic

Protecting land: Webinar improve visitation monitoring in Conservation Units

Guaraná tracing tool benefits family farmers and communities in the Amazon

Video series: Our Land, strengthening indigenous organizations in Amazonia

PPA´s Acceleration program support Amazon businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study unveils reality of quilombola territories in the Brazilian Amazon

Indigenous territories receive explanatory folders about Covid-19 in native language

Community forest management cooperative in the Amazon repays bank loan ahead of time

World Chocolate Day

PCAB and PPA partners continue to support communities during pandemic

Project seeks to strengthen environmental and territorial management of indigenous communities in Amazonian states

Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring project aims to democratize knowledge in the Legal Amazon

USAID partnership launches innovative tool to assess the impact of investment on biodiversity conservation

PPA-accelerated businesses help protect 873,000 hectares of forest

United States announces additional US $2.5 million in COVID-19 related assistance for Brazil

U.S. government announces US $950,000 in assistance to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in Brazil

PPA partners support communities and health during COVID-19 pandemic

Project will plant 1 million trees in Brazilian Amazon indigenous lands

PPA-accelerated businesses help protect 873,000 hectares of forest

Partnership brings together PPA, USAID, Alcoa and local institution to consolidate sustainable agenda in Juruti, Pará

Project fosters sustainable indigenous cattle farming in Roraima

Nossa Floresta, Nossa Casa maps indigenous economy within Tupi Conservation Mosaic

Knowledge Workshop at Jamari National Forest

Letter to American citizens on COVID-19

USAID-facilitated private sector Networks and its Members fight coronavirus

Message from USAID/Brazil Director Ted Gehr

Sustainable Territories Program’s quilombola and riverine communities validate Social Progress Index

Pirarucu management at Médio Juruá boosts fishing season

Class of 2020 of the PPA acceleration program begins its journey

USAID Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean visits Brazil

Médio Juruá Territory Forum presents progress in the region

Médio Juruá Territory Program holds workshop on waste management and environmental protection

“Promoting well being” project supports 40th anniversary of sustainable indigenous cattle raising program in Roraima

USAID bolsters impact investment in the Amazon

Apple of my eye: Riverines in the deep Amazonas state launch their own brand of andiroba oil

PCAB partners receive social innovation award from United Nations program

PPA Business Round expands investment in Amazon startups and rewards pioneering initiatives

Decisions with Data: Traditional Communities Empowered to Decide

Trained Community assists in biodiversity

Mining companies and communities come together to discuss sustainable local development

Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA) quadruples its impact investment in the Amazon

Seminar in Belém officially launches PPA in Pará

Fifteen new initiatives selected for the PPA Acceleration Program

PPA’s accelerated business seeks to gain scale by working with rubber-producing partners

Communities release over 51,000 baby turtles in the Amazon

Biodiversity Participatory Monitoring showcased at international conference

Forest Service Chief visits Brazil to engage partnership programs

Quilombola youth leader presents project on mapping and data collection at Google Conference

USAID and CIAT meet with partners to discuss innovative monitoring methodology combining land use and biodiversity data

New USAID Director meets with PPA companies to celebrate results

Pirarucu Participatory Monitoring in the state of Amazonas

Innovative technology package will help improve Brazil nut value chain

SEMEAR Castanha launches app to support Brazil nut management

PPA Call attracts more than twice as many applications in 2019

Fourth and final PPA Acceleration Program workshop takes place

Forest Trends starts partnership with PCAB and PPA

Quilombola Internship Program welcomes volunteers

Amapá quilombolas review research about their community

Partners start Bem Viver project meetings

Participatory Monitoring expands activities at Jamari Forest

Mobilization seeks to increase engagement in monitoring in the Abufari Biological Reserve

Chefs visit Amazon pirarucu management projects

Ceremony celebrates and revives Apurinã indigenous culture in the Amazon

Biodiversity monitoring data collection begins at Cabo Orange

PPA welcomes two new members

ARQMO starts developing Institutional Life Plan

Data analysis workshop promotes policy talks with quilombola communities in Tocantins

PPA Acceleration Program is a finalist of SDSN-Amazon Innovative Solutions Call

Seminar brings together national and international experts to discuss impact investment

National Park near Manaus seeks a closer connection with society through interpretive materials

IEB promotes expert discussion rounds for Verde para Sempre community members involved in community forestry

Photography workshops empower quilombola youth in Pará

Two high-impact start-ups under the PPA Acceleration Program attract new business at São Paulo design show

Seminar brings together Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring stakeholders

Registrations are Open for the PPA 2019 Call for Business Proposals

Young Quilombolas engaged in video production workshop

Connecting with environmental and cultural heritage in Interpretation conference held in Rio de Janeiro

Quilombola community in Mato Grosso state analyses research data

USAID's Deputy Assistant Administrator’s visit

Meeting to present the social capital and quilombola action axis

ICE highlights use of C Model on the PPA Acceleration Program

International Day of Biodiversity

Flavor of the Amazon project takes sustainably managed red-scaled pirarucu fish to Rio de Janeiro

Second PPA Acceleration Program workshop focuses on communication and marketing

Workshops Support Quilombolas to Define Family Characteristics and Land Use Profiles

New awards will amplify support to Indigenous' environmental and territorial management and well-being

USAID and the Ministry of Environment (MMA) Officially Kicks Off SERVIR: A Global Network of Hubs Bringing Better Information to Decision-makers

Management Councils from Médio Juruá Conservation Units Evaluate Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring Program

IPÊ hosts Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring cycle event in the Itatupã-Baquiá RDS

Stakeholders Discuss Results of Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring in the Jamari Forest

Registrations for International Conference of Interpretation open until May 5

Environmental agents and indigenous leadership learn basic computer skills

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Earth Day 2019: Protect our Species

Visit PPA´s New Acceleration Program Website

The USAID Biodiversity Integration Case Study Competition is now open!

The Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA) Releases First Annual Report

PCAB supports course to improve management for community-based forest management

Video: Biodiversity Monitoring in Uatumã Biological Reserve

Innovation tools used in PCAB are introduced to indigenous people in Ecuador

Research maps culture and language of indigenous people in Pauiní, Amazonas state

UNI Project launched at SXSW and Quilombola Leader Brings Audience to their Feet in Global Event

First At-Scale Impact investment fund for the Amazon focusing on biodiversity conservation gets Presidential buy-in

Data Analysis workshop supports Frechal Quilombo in Life Plan management

Startups in the PPA Acceleration Program begin their business plans

Communities and Researchers Analyse Participatory Monitoring in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractive Reserve in Acre State

Honey from Amazon stingless bees can now be sold

“Our Land” selects 17 projects related to PNGATI implementation in South Amazonas State

Amazon River Turtles release helps conservation in the Rio Trombetas Biological Reserve

US Forest Service gathers partners to pause and reflect on project results and plan

Video: Biodiversity Monitoring at Jamari National Forest

Associations from Rondonia state can now sell forest products

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USAID reinforces partnership with Private Sector

Biodiversity Monitoring Seminar Discusses Best Practices and Results

USAID/Brazil and USFS Support National Training for National Indigenous Foundation (FUNAI)

USAID/Brazil supports CONAQ international land titling workshop with Afro-Colombian communities' delegation

Indigenous People Wai Wai and Baniwa exchange information on the production and commercialization of powder pepper

Young people from Faro, Terra Santa and Oriximiná debate social media and learn media literacy

Participatory Monitoring at the Jaú National Forest and Unini Extractivist Reserve

Participatory Monitoring in the Tumucumaque National Park

Participatory Monitoring in the Cazumbá-Iracema Extractivist Reserve

Local teachers in Amazon State devise projects to engage youth in conservation and environmental education

Amazon flavors find their way to markets at big Brazilian cities through socio-environmental impact businesses

Over R$ 1million awarded to Amazon startup companies at the Sustainable Business and Investment Forum

Cooperation between US and Brazil Leads to a New Conservation Units Management Plan Model

Juruá River Region Announced as a Ramsar Site

South Amazon Indigenous delegation visits Roraima to Learn Best Practices

Quilombola Leadership Visit the U.S. to Learn about Protection of Minority Group Rights

Partnership Platform for the Amazon Announces finalists

Start-ups, community organizations, and impact enterprises geared towards forest conservation and social-environmental development are among those selected.

Pico da Neblina National Park Workshop Builds Consensus for Management Plan

Quilombola Communities Present Research at Google’s Geo for Good Summit

Liter of Light Helps Illuminate Amazon Communities

The riverine communities of Médio Jurua now have access to low-cost, recycled and environmentally-friendly solar-powered lamps. With USAID/Brazil support, over ...

Traditional Tenharim festival strengthens cultural and social ties

Workshop develops protocol to monitor sustainable pirarucu fishing in Amazon protected areas

USAID partners the Ecological Research Institute (IPÊ) and Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) hosted the Second Workshop toward a ...

Investment in Brazil provides domestic returns

PCAB’s partners gather to celebrate progress and discuss alternatives that join development and biodiversity conservation goals

The Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity (PCAB), the consortium of partners implementing the bilateral agreement between the United State ...

Scientists and locals collaborating to monitor biodiversity

PPA launches a study with recommendations for R&D investment in the Amazon

Over 80 start-ups are competing for PPA investment

Remote communities in the Amazon region receive solar powered lamps made from recycled bottles

US-Brazil partnership is extended until 2024

Protected area managers and community members learn how to improve public use planning

Data Sprint workshop – new technologies – “Sharing Worlds”

Quilombolas of Pará learn new tools for improving their lives

New products will help visitor experience at Anavilhanas National Park

Last June, interpretation specialists from USFS and Colorado State University’s Center for Protected Area Management joined the staff of the Anavilhanas ...

USAID PPA partners make the case for sustainable business in Forum of Impact Investment

The Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA) led two sessions at the recent 2018 Forum on Social Finances and Impact Investment in São Paulo June 6-7. The ...

Discussing community management and monitoring of pirarucu in protected areas - 05/2018

Building capacity in the Brazil nut value chain through peer-to-peer learning - 05/2018

Connecting people with protected areas through exhibit planning in Brazil - 04/2018

Strengthening Brazil’s capacities on fire management response and prevention - 04/2018

Women firefighters from Latin America train and network with USFS counterparts - 02/2018

Supporting agricultural cooperatives with new technologies - 02/2018

Participative planning workshops help indigenous to manage their territories in the south of Amazonas State - 02/2018

Good news on Brazil nut monitoring: Best practives poised for replication in other extractive reserves - 02/2018

ICMBio’s Robson Silva hit on an important natural resource management principal when he noted, “It is very important that the products resulting from ...

U.S and Brazil reaffirm partnership commitments to conserve Amazon’s biodiversity - 02/2018

On March 7, 2018, Michael Eddy and Ambassador João Almino, the directors of USAID/Brazil and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC) respectively, signed the ...

Exchanging experiences on volunteering and shared management

Quilombolas from Pará learn how to become “YouTubers”, sharing their perspectives from Amazon-based forest communities with the world

Crossed by big rivers and home to indigenous populations and quilombola communities, descendants of escaped slaves groups, and located in the very North of ...

Community leader wins international environmental award

A community leader in Pará was awarded one of the most important international environmental awards in the world for her critical role in a community-led ...

Partnerships were the central theme of ICMBio’s third national “best practices seminar” for the Protected Areas management

The Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity (ICMBio) held its 3rd National Seminar on Best Practices in the Management of Protected Areas November 27 to 29 ...

Strengthening value chains to keep the forest standing

Fifth anniversary of the indigenous land management policy

Indigenous and socioenvironmental organizations, together with National Indigenous Foundation (FUNAI) held a seminar in Brasilia to celebrate the fifth ...

USAID and private sector partners launch platform for sustainable development of the Amazon

December 20, 2017 The Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA) was launched successfully on December 6th, culminating a year of coordination and planning. ...