Brazil´s Indigenous Environmental and
Territorial Management Project
Strengthening rights of indigenous peoples and stewardship of their lands
Jaime Siqueira Jr. – National Coordinator
National Indian Foundation - Funai
Indigenous People
in Brazil
Rodrigo Baleia
• Population: 817.000 (2010)
• 305 indigenous groups
• 173 of them in the Amazon
• 48 isolated groups
• 230 languages
• Around 110.000.000 hectares 13% of Brazil’s territory.
Current Needs, Threats and Challenges
New social and economic demands in a context of:
• Population growth, land limitations,
need for income generation
Haroldo Palo Jr.
• Large infrastructure projects
• Expansion of cattle ranching
• Expansion of agribusiness
• Timber industry
• Diminishing natural resources
THANK YOU!
Guarani
GATI Reference Areas
Reference Areas
BIOMES
Amazônia
Pantanal
Cerrado
Caatinga
Coastal Zone
Atlantic Rainforest
Pampa
Indigenous consultation and participation
– project keystone
•
The Project originated in the request of indigenous
peoples to government, UNPD and GEF
•
Regional consultations with indigenous peoples were
held in 2008 to define reference areas
•
Project implementation followed international and
UNDP directives: UN Declaration of Rights of
Indigenous Peoples, ILO Convention 169, with prior
informed consent of communities involved
•
The Project´s steering committee and regional
committees are balanced, with equal numbers of
indigenous and government representatives
Outcome 1
Mechanisms and tools have been developed that enable Brazil’s Indigenous
Lands (ILs) to be recognized and strengthened as effective areas for
conserving forest biodiversity, natural resources and environmental services.
Working on the Integrated
Plan for PNGATI
implementation (2016-2019)
↓
↑ Signing of the National Policy for Territorial
and Environmental Management of Indigenous
Lands-PNGATI on June 6, 2012
Visit: www.funai.gov.br/pngati
Output 1.2: Sustainable financing strategies developed for
ethno-environmental management
•
Amazon Fund/BNDES (National Bank for Social and Economic
Development) call for Environmental and Territorial Management
Plans (PGTAs); R$ 70 million.
•
“PGTAs in Cerrado and Caatinga Biomes” - joint initiative of Funai
and UNDP with resources from Ministry of Environment (Climate
Fund; R$ 3 million);
Launching of the Amazon
Fund initiative for PGTAs
(05/08/2014)
Outcome 2
A network of Indigenous Lands modeling environmental management
practices for conservation in different forest biomes is in place and is being
effectively managed by the indigenous peoples and organizations.
Focus on ethnomapping,
ethnozoning and management
plans (PGTAs)
Outcome 3
Sustainable
and replicable
models of forest management, based on ethnoFortalecimento
e estruturação
da Política
Nacional de
Gestão
management
principles,
are
piloted in Reference Areas from different forest
biomes. Territorial e Ambiental de
Terras Indígenas, por meio da
definição de mecanismos
financeiros e da capacitação
de gestores de governo,
organizações indígenas e
parceiros
Agroforestry and environmental
restoration initiatives
Consolidação de uma rede
de experiências de gestão
em TIs, por meio do apoio
à elaboração e
implementação de Planos
de Gestão Territorial e
Ambiental (PGTAs)
Agroecology initiatives
Outcome 3
Sustainable
and replicable
models of forest management, based on ethnoFortalecimento
e estruturação
da Política
Nacional de
Gestão
management
principles,
are
piloted in Reference Areas from different forest
biomes. Territorial e Ambiental de
Terras Indígenas, por meio da
definição de mecanismos
financeiros e da capacitação
de gestores de governo,
organizações indígenas e
parceiros
Consolidação de uma rede
de experiências de gestão
em TIs, por meio do apoio
à elaboração e
implementação de Planos
de Gestão Territorial e
Calendar of extractive productsAmbiental
of the (PGTAs)
Cerrado
Açai management in the
Oiapoque, Amapá
Lessons learned
1. Involvement and contribution of indigenous peoples to
public policies requires establishment of clear
mechanisms of participation and governance.
2. Operating within different sets of administrative
systems (GEF, UNDP, Funai/MMA, TNC, indigenous
organizations) is a great challenge, but this
arrangement contributed to the absorption of Project
objectives by the government (for example, PNGATI).
Lessons learned
3. Best results were obtained where there are
strong local or regional partner organizations
and/or initiatives underway. This enabled
indigenous organizations to acquire experience
and maturity with the Project and more capacity
to propose and manage other initiatives.
4. A dedicated and qualified team is necessary to
guarantee continuity of efforts and long-term
results.
April 19: Brazil´s Indigenous Day
Funai´s campaign for the month of April: One month to
honor those who protect the environment the entire year
Environmental and indigenous agendas are getting closer...
THANK YOU!
Guarani do Bracuí Indigenous Land,
Rio de Janeiro State