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Seedling Nurseries – Breeding Forests and Hope for Amazon Communities
Environmental education and the restoration of native vegetation in Indigenous lands
Women of the Amazon Series
Keivan Hamoud shares her struggles to overcome prejudice and be recognized in society
Extractive Workers Collective: Promoting Opportunities to Advance Women and Reject Invisibility
Event displays sociobiodiversity chains, explores trajectory and produces reports, bringing women’s efforts to the fore
Amplifying Indigenous Voices through Their Own Efforts
Indigenous youth communicators are promoting their culture and traditions in Roraima
Meaningful Investment: Cooperatives Want to Promote Socioenvironmental Business
Investment round seeks funding to strengthen family and extractive production
International Day for Biological Diversity: Build Back Diversity
This year's theme draws attention to conservation projects, reinforcing USAID’s commitment to safeguard and sustainably use biodiversity
USAID invites partners to promote photos of conservation initiatives in the Amazon
US Agency promotes photo contest celebrating Amazonian biodiversity
Staff Spotlight: Patricia Benthien
As a Program Management Specialist at USAID/Brazil, Patricia manages activities related to forestry, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, sustainable value chains, and Indigenous Peoples
Women of the Amazon Series
Marcilene Guajajara opens paths for Indigenous women and youth leadership
Indigenous Peoples Generate Income and Create Training Opportunities
Indigenous lands in Maranhão improve management of 2 million hectares
Our Forest Our Home Welcomes USAID With Open Arms
Project encourages nut, açaí, cocoa and handicraft chains
Research Demonstrates Brazil Nut Chain Generates R$ 2 billion Per Year
Despite this gain extractivists’ compensation needs to improve
Enraíza PPA Announces New Socioenvironmental Impact Projects
The focus is territorial development and impact business strengthening
INGÁ Project’s New Phase Advances Socioenvironmental Gains for Juruti
Investments exceeding R$ 2.7 million will target actions over 18 months
Fire Women: Female Firefighters Overcome Challenges and Occupy New Spaces
Participants exchanged experiences across the Americas
Médio Juruá: Assembly Discusses Gender Equality
Topics include menstrual health and structural sexism
Indigenous Communicators Put Their Skills To The Test
Reporting on AMIMA and COAPIMA assemblies in Maranhão
The Brazil Nut Observatory systematizes information systems and explores chestnut trees taxes
Event seeks to increase extractive workers
Rubber Production Initiative Generates Income in the Amazon
Latex Extraction Project supported by USAID and the PPA will launch
Women of the Amazon Series
Each month, we will feature a story through the lens of gender from the Amazon; this month we highlight Indigenous leader Alcimara Karipuna
Management Plans: Projects Range from Vegetable Gardens to Leather Handicrafts
PGTAs encourage sustainable practices in Indigenous communities in Roraima
Sustainable Cattle Farming in Roraima is Led by Indigenous Community Pilot Project
Incorporates more sustainable practices into organic meat production
Indigenous People: Training for Effective Communications to Protect Their Territories
Group of 40 Indigenous youth started a communications training program
Volunteer Fire Brigade: A Solidarity Network for Xerente Women
The group assess their results and design new pathways for 2023
Indigenous and Quilombola Groups Strengthen their Community Through Tourism Exchanges
Xerente and Kalunga communities exchanged experiences and information
CIR’s 50th Anniversary Celebrates Exuberance and Resiliency
CIR gathered more than 2,000 people to celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Meets USAID Partners
The delegation discussed the priorities and challenges of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Conexsus, USAID and PPA: Partnership to Develop Community Businesses
Over three years, their initiative aims to improve business management
Sustainable Value Chains Closing Ceremony
Up to 1,200 people were trained yearly to enhance their roles in resources management
Indigenous Peoples Engage in Territorial Protection Dialogues
The event was hosted by CTI with support from USAID and the U.S. Department of the Interior
Formidable Information Exchange Amongst Timbira Women in the Amazon
CTI event supported by USAID/Brazil promotes interaction between the Timbira Women
Sustainable Juruti Institute Strengthens Partnerships in the Legal Amazon
2nd Juruti Sustainability Meeting featured latest developments, including field results
Biodiversity Conference Features Participatory Monitoring Program
IPÊ received support from USAID and presented its results in 2022
ABF Closes 2,000 Hectares Reforestation Deal in the Amazon
This is the first project in Rondônia for the Amazon Biodiversity Fund
DFC partners with USAID/Brazil to seal a landmark $45 million loan to Sofisa
The program will prioritize Amazon small and medium businesses
The Apinajé Form the Second Indigenous Women’s Fire Brigade
40 Indigenous women learned how to fight forest fires
Empowering Indigenous Women at the Amazon
Women’s seminar explores combat discrimination and violence
Memortumré and Apanjekrá Agents Attend Mapping Workshop
The workshop followed participatory mapping exercise at Indigenous Lands
PTMJ Helps to Protect One Million Hectares in the Amazon
First year report shows phase II program results
Brazil Nut Chain: Strengthening Communities and Forest Conservation
Brazil nut producers come together for the first time to discuss challenges and opportunities
Ingá Kicks Off Capacity Building for Local Development Agents
Amazon project strengthens human capital and benefit communities in Juruti
Médio Juruá Captivates Chefs from All Over Brazil
Médio Juruá expedition was promoted by Gosto da Amazônia
Indigenous People Recover Medicinal Plants and Trees in the Amazon
Project supports restoration of native forests on Indigenous lands
'Enraíza PPA' Will Invest Millions in Ongoing Sustainable Initiatives
The applications are for Territorial Development or Impact Business projects
Indigenous Women: Strengthening the Development of Management Plans
Secretary of the CIR Women's Movement describes development efforts in Roraima
Biodiversity Conservation Efforts Need Volunteers
Book shares best practices from programs developed in the Amazon and other biomes
'Nossa Floresta Nossa Casa' Promotes Knowledge Sharing on the Açaí Chain
These exchanges motivate and encourage the Aikanã and Latundê Peoples
USAID Brings Partners Together in a Celebratory Exchange of Experiences
Partners outline progress and challenges related to biodiversity conservation projects
Indigenous Peoples Highlight the Traditional Knowledge in Forest Governance
'It is important to give voice to the Indigenous Peoples who looks after the land,' says Sinéia
Indigenous Peoples, Women and Youth are Included in USAID's Climate Strategy
USAID Senior Climate Adviser Genevieve Maricle presents USAID's goals
Carlos Nobre Stresses the Importance of Bioeconomy to Preserve the Amazon
The researcher was at the 2022 PCAB Partners Meeting
Research Shows Brazilians Value Sustainable Nut Production
The study was carried out to strengthen the work developed by ASSOAB
Horta da Terra Marks Debut of TerraBio Methodology
The Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT visited Belém to collect data
Training Program Discusses Challenges of Preserving Indigenous Territories
Program is part of a project supported by PCAB and developed by Indigenist Work Center
Biodiversity Monitoring: 1,500 Local Monitors Trained Over Nine Years
MPB enters its final stage after promoting participatory monitoring in 18 conservation units
Sociobiodiversity Economy: Building a Market that Helps protect the Amazon
Seminar helps strengthen community based enterprise networks
Training Programs Advance Indigenous Production of Açaí
This sustainable product’s value chain helps to preserve the forest
Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Equity in Integrated Fire Management
The publication is supported by USAID with technical review by Prevfogo and ICMBio
USAID Opens a New Call for Proposals under PCAB
The goal is to broaden its current biodiversity conservation program to further advance biodiversity and forest conservation
Community-Based Processing Plant Brings Sustainable Development to Amazonas
The Ministry of Agriculture certified the community-based Brazil nut processing plant
Andiroba: The Seed that Generates Income and Enables People to Plan for their Future
This year the Médio Juruá Territory is expecting the best harvest this decade; families will buy equipment
Female Empowerment: Riverine Women Bet on the Production of Biocosmetics
Fifty women in the Médio Juruá region were trained on local raw material production techniques
'Value Chains' Project Promotes Strategic Planning
The objective it to strengthen the leadership role of four organizations operating at Verde para Sempre
Applications open for social projects in Barcarena
Community organizations that promote entrepreneurship in the region are encouraged to apply
Territorial Management Training Empowers Indigenous Peoples in the Amazon
Project trains environmental agents on management and monitoring tools
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
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 in a report, with its publication estimated for the next few months.
Sustainable Territories Program’s quilombola and riverine communities validate Social Progress Index
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.
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 56 communities currently living off the country's energy grid, built and installed more than 600 lamps, made from PET bottles and LED lights.
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 Monitoring Protocol for sustainable pirarucu fishing in Conservation Areas, September 4-8. The workshop is part of the Participatory Biodiversity Monitoring initiative, which covers nearly 12 million hectares of tropical forests over 17 protected areas in the Amazon.
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 and Brazil, had its Second Annual Meeting in Brasília September 11-12. USAID/Brazil, jointly with the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC), the Chico Mendes Institute of Biodiversity (ICMBio), the National Indian Foundation (Funai),and the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA), guide the PCAB’s implementation. The PCAB’s implementing partners include the U.S. Forest Service, and a number of civil society and private sector institutions.
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 National Park to develop interpretative products for guides and boat operators. The need for support in developing materials for existing and potential boat operators and guides who work with tourists in the Anavilhanas aquatic trails network was identified in the Anavilhanas’ Park Interpretation Plan, developed under the PCAB.
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 2018 Forum was the second national-level event of its kind, and the first to include a focus on the potential for social investment financing in the Amazon region of Brazil, led by the PPA members. The Forum gathered over a thousand global social investment leaders and participants from throughout the world.
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 extractivism are monitored. This facilitates analysis of the sustainability of resource use by traditional populations in and around federal Conservation Units. It also allows us to estimate, with certainty, the quantities extracted, and to implement eventual corrective actions in production practices.”
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 7th Amendment to the Development Objective Agreement (DOAG) between U.S. and Brazil, which governs the Partnership for the Conservation of Amazon Biodiversity Program (PCAB).
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 Brazil in the Amazon Forest, few people know much about Oriximiná, one of the biggest municipalities in Brazil, the size of Portugal. That is about to change: In the last weekend of January, a group of 40 quilombola youth attended a YouTube video production course to help them to create a channel to show their lives and culture to the rest of the world.
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 sustainable timber project supported by the PCAB. Just before Christmas, Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva, from the Extractive Reserve Verde para Sempre, in Pará State, arrived in Germany to receive the Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award, named after the late Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist.
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 bringing to a close the celebrations of ICMBio's 10th anniversary. The Seminar also represented ICMBio’s first hosting of an international seminar for Protected Areas Best Practices, demonstrating Brazil’s growing leadership in this area and a great potential for future US-Brazil led trilateral cooperation.
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 anniversary of the National Policy for the Territory and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI). The Brazilian Education Institute (IEB), a local USAID Implementing Partner, supported the coordination of the event, which took place in early October.
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. Through leadership from the private sector, the PPA seeks to stimulate a sustainable Amazon based economy that strengthens small and medium business and fosters local entrepreneurship, while conserving forests and biodiversity. The Legal Amazon geographical region is responsible for 8% of Brazil’s GDP despite representing 60% of Brazilian territory. Its natural resources are under increasing pressure - in the last two years deforestation in the region reached 1.4 million hectares without significant socioeconomic return to the local population.