Indigenous Peoples and Tribal Communities

Ongoing Projects

Implemented Projects

Publications

The objective of this theme is the inclusion and participation of indigenous peoples and tribal communities in the management of their resources, under the principle of respect for the rights of indigenous peoples (land, territory, sustainable development, food and health security, land-use planning).

For indigenous affairs the following subtopics were established:

Indigenous Peoples in voluntary isolation and initial contact.
Protecting traditional knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and other tribal communities.
Lands and territories of Indigenous Peoples and other tribal communities.
New topics.

Within its short, medium and long-term actions, it also develops regional activities for the articulation of the Regional Agenda and transversal activities with the other coordination of the Permanent Secretariat.

Ongoing Project

Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact

Project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial ContactVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project Contingency plans for health protection of highly vulnerable Indigenous Peoples and in Initial Contact seeks to...

Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resources

Amazon Project: Regional action in the area of water resourcesVideosPhotosMore informationsThe project is being implemented by the National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA/ Brazil) and by the Brazilian Cooperation Agency of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (ABC/MRE...

Bioamazon Project

Regional Project for the Management, Monitoring and Control of Species of Wild Fauna and Flora Threatened by Trade Bioamazon Project Conservation of species threatened by unsustainable tradeVideosPhotosMore informationsComponent 1 National and regional information and...

Implemented Projects

Project Institutional strengthening of ACTO Member Countries in ecologically responsible forest management and conservation of biodiversity in the managed forests of the Amazon (ITTO/CBD/ACTO)

Project “Institutional Strengthening of the Member Countries of ACTO in forest management environmentally responsible and conservation of biodiversity in managed forests of the Amazon (ITTO / CBD / ACTO)More informationsPublicationsDocumentsThis project seeks to...

Monitoring Project of Forest Cover in the Amazon Region Monitoring of Deforestation, Forest Use and Changes in Land Use in the Pan Amazon Forest

Project Monitoring Forest Cover in the Amazon Region/ Monitoring Deforestation, Forest Use and Changes in Land Use in the Pan-Amazon ForestMore InformationsvideoDocuments The "Project Monitoring of Forest Cover in the Amazon Region”/“ Monitoring of Deforestation,...

ACTO/UNEP/GEF Project- Integrated and sustainable management of transboundary water resources of the Amazon river basin considering variability and climate change

ACTO/UNEP/GEF Project- Integrated and sustainable management of transboundary water resources of the Amazon river basin considering variability and climate changeMore Informations videos Documents ACTO / UNEP / GEF Project - Integrated and sustainable management of...