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OUR CHALLENGE PROJECT OVERVIEW The Amazon rainforest – one of the world’s major To support the implementation of the Leticia Pact and to build on the carbon sinks, home to the richest biodiversity priorities set by the French Government in New York, CI proposes to of any ecosystem on the planet – is in crisis. conserve up to 12% of the Amazon, nearly 73.1 million hectares (24.5 Man-made fires are bringing the Amazon to a million ha directly and 48.6 million ha indirectly) by 2025 by empowering critical tipping point that will have irreversible 26 indigenous territories and local communities and pioneering new consequences for people, wildlife and the planet. financial mechanism to advance conservation investments and incentives. If destruction of the rainforest continues, it could permanently change the region’s ecosystem The long-term conservation and rapidly accelerate climate change across of the Amazon rainforest the globe. We have already lost more than 15% requires capacities, will, of Amazonia and continue to lose two million and finance. CI will build hectares of forest each year. To avoid this tipping the capacities of IPLCs to point, we need to conserve 80% of the total lead on their own and give Amazon rainforest meaning we cannot afford to them the tools to access the lose any additional hectares of forest. funding they need to carry out their own initiatives to Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) conserve forests and supp own at least 25% of the Amazon. Strengthening ort livelihoods. Project IPLC management of these lands to better enable activities will benefit more them to protect the forest they live in against than 60,000 men, women growing development threats and climate change and children in total. © ROBIN MOORE can be a solution to this crisis. Evidence shows that locally managed lands are the best protected from The project also provides an opportunity to help close gender gaps and directly deforestation. Additionally, the ongoing covid-19 support IPLC women’s leadership and influence local, national and regional outbreak has led to increased economic and decision-making. In addition, project activities will be implemented following CI’s environmental pressures on the Amazon rainforest rights-based approach while the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent and its peoples. Preventing deforestation at scale (FPIC) is guiding all beneficiary community engagement as part of the safeguards has become all the more relevant and pressing. system designed for the project.

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IMPLEMENTATION The project will be implemented in two consecutive phases over a five-year period: phase 1 (July 2020-June 2023) will aim to conserve 20.7 million hectares directly and 49.4 million ha indirectly; phase 2 (July 2023-June 2025) will conserve an additional 3.8 million ha directly. To do this, CI proposes to focus on 4 key areas of intervention:

COMPONENT 1 Secure the protection of new areas and improve the management of existing protected areas on IPLC lands: we will increase areas under protection, support improved management of existing Indigenous lands and buffer zones, and develop Life Plans or land management plans where they currently do not exist.

COMPONENT 2 Empower Indigenous Leaders and capacitate communities to meet their needs: to better empower IPLCs to manage their lands and territories and improve their opportunities to access direct financing, we will share technical capacities and knowledge, engage with decision- makers through programs aimed to improved leadership governance, negotiation, finance and administration. We will also support the next generation of leaders for these groups, by providing leadership training that will target women and youth in particular, CI proposes to add the following to this component.

COMPONENT 3 Identify and implement sustainable value © FLAVIO FORNER chains and financial mechanisms: Together with IPLCs, we will identify potential enterprises, provide greater access to markets and create business development opportunities for sustainably • Establish an alternative distance learning and produced goods do not required deforestation. knowledge sharing platform for IPLCs: to respond to the lockdown communities faced during the covid-19 outbreak, this platform would allow for training activities and We will also help facilitate access to financing for the implementation knowledge sharing. It will take advantage of the existing 3G, of Life Plans and forest conservation on IPLCs lands by connecting Internet and radio coverage many of the target communities IPLCs to existing opportunities and helping to establish financing already have. The project will identify existing mechanisms mechanisms where they are needed. We will also explore and build upon them to create a strong network of information opportunities to connect IPLCs with financing, including carbon between the project and IPLCs, and between IPLCs themselves. offsets, carbon tax, REDD+, payment for ecosystem services and others to support forest conservation and management of IPLCs • Create of a fellowship program for female Indigenous lands in the long term. leaders: (more than 20 fellows in 7 countries): building upon CI’s Indigenous Leaders Conservation fellowship, we COMPONENT 4 Strengthen Indigenous knowledge propose to build a cohort of females Indigenous leader management and support Amazon advocacy: We will focus fellows from the Amazon to provide them with dedicated on sharing lessons learned from project activities and promoting mentoring and training opportunities and expose them to Amazon conservation to a more general audience. This outcome leadership opportunities. Fellows will be recruited through ensures the management and advisory structure of the project is an open application process and be appointed for a period established, and national/ regional indigenous organizations are of 12 months. The fellowship program will focus on women as engaged and able to directly contribute to regional and global indigenous leaders on environmental solutions in the Amazon. conservation fora.

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WHERE ARE WE GOING TO WORK?

PROPOSED AREAS OF WORK

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COLOMBIA GUYANA Amazonas And Vuapes Regions Rupununi Region • Yaigojé Apaporis Camaritagua • Macushi • Cameyafu • Wapishana • Curare-los Ingeleses • Puerto Cordaba SURINAME South Suriname, Sipaliwini Region ECUADOR • Trio Pastaza and Morona Santiago Regions • Wayana • Achuar • Kichwa BRAZIL Acre, Pará, Mato Grosso States PERU • Alto Xingu 3 to 5 Communal Reserves • Kayapó • Yánesha • Ashaninka • Amarakaeri • Yawanawa • Machiguenga • Zo’e • Ashaninka • Purus 26 21 1 IPLC IPLC partner IPLC regional BOLIVIA territories organizations organization La Paz And Pando Regions in 7 countries (COICA) • Uchupiamonas • Tacana I • Tacana II • Yaminahua – Machineri PHASE I PHASE II • Quechua • Aymara 59,118 68,658 people people

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OVERVIEW OF AREAS

AREAS BENEFICIARIES

COUNTRY PHASE I PHASE II IPLCs IPLC ORGANIZATIONS

BOLIVIA Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 8,014 people • Central Organization for the Indigenous Peoples of La Paz (CEPILAP – an La Paz And Pando Regions 1,122,691 2,297,820 - Uchupiamonas umbrella indigenous organization) - Tacana I • Indigenous Council of the Tacana People (CIPTA) Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): - Tacana II • Territorial Organization of Uchupiamonas Indigenous People - Yaminahua, Machineri • Tacana II Indigenous Community Central of the Madre de Dios River (CITRMD) 6,395,237 5,220,108 - Quechua • Indigenous Central of Amazonian Peoples of Pando (CIPOAB) - Aymara

Phase II: noadditional

BRAZIL Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 16,295 people • Coordination of Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB) Acre, Pará, Mato Grosso States 14,474,205 14,474,205 - Alto Xingu • Association Yawalapiti (Amapã) - Kayapó • Association Floresta Protegida (AFP), Institute Kabu (IK), Institute Raoni (IR) Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): - Ashaninka • Association Ashaninka do Rio Amônia (APIWTXA) - Yawanawa • Sociocultural Association Yawanawá (ASCY) 27,343,565 27,343,565 - Zo’e

Phase II: noadditional

COLOMBIA Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 3,000 people • Association of Indigenous Captains ofthe Yaigojé Apaporis (ACIYA) Amazonas And Vuapes Regions 1,400,000 1,400,000 - Yaigojé Apaporis • Association of Indigenous Captains ofthe Yaigojé Apaporis Vaupés (ACIYAVA) Camaritagua • Association of Indigenous Authoritiesof La Pedrera Amazonas (AIPEA) Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): - Cameyafu - Curare-los Ingeleses 4,000,000 4,000,000 - Puerto Cordaba

Phase II: noadditional

ECUADOR Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 4,895 people • Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador Pastaza and Morona Santiago 377,880 687,054 - Achuar Regions - Kichwa Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): 309,174 0 Phase II: +4,005 people - Achuar - Kichwa

GUYANA Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 15,000 people • North Rupununi District Development Board Rupununi Region 2,018,234 2,018,234 - Macushi • Kanuku Mountain Community Representative Group - Wapishana • South Rupununi District Development Board Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): • National Touchau’s Council 4,042,148 4,042,148 Phase II: noadditional

PERU Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 8,914 people • National Association of Administration Contract Executors (ANECAP) 5 Communal Reserves 657,060 2,445,550 Communal reserves: - Yánesha Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): - Amarakaeri - Machiguenga 1,509,470 2,312,749

Phase II: +6,535 people Communal reserves: - Ashaninka - Purus

SURINAME Direct (ha): Direct (ha): Phase I: 3,000 people • Facilitating body for South Suriname Indigenous declared TWTIS corridor South Suriname, Sipaliwini Region 695,000 1,235,000 - Trio (TRIJANA) - Wayana • Stichting Tukha, community-based organization in the Trio community of Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): Alalapadu 6,505,000 5,965,000 Phase II: noadditional

- 26 IPLC territories Direct (ha): Direct (ha): - 21 IPLC partner organizations in 7 countries 20,745,070 24,557,863 - 1 IPLC regional organization (COICA-Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin) TOTAL Indirect (ha): Indirect (ha): Phase I: 59,118 people 49,404,029 48,607,343 Phase II: 68,658 people

Our Future Forests - Amazonia Verde is funded by the French Government and Conservation International (CI). For additional information, please contact Luz Adriana Zuñiga, Communications Manager [email protected]