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THE “WELL-BEING AND TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE RIO NEGRO AND XINGU RIVER BASINS” ACTIVITY WILL STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE XINGU AND RIO NEGRO RIVER BASINS AND THEIR NETWORKS OF PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPLEMENT BRAZIL’S NATIONAL POLICY FOR THE TERRITORIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LANDS (PNGATI) AND ITS MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENTS, SUCH AS THE TERRITORIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLANS (PGTAS). WITH BETTER CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING THE TOOLS FOR MANAGING THE INDIGENOUS TERRITORIES IN THE RIO NEGRO AND XINGU BASINS, LARGE AREAS IMPORTANT FOR THE CONSERVATION OF BIODIVERSITY IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON WILL BE PRESERVED.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN BRAZIL AND ESPECIALLY IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON HAVE FRAGILE LIVELIHOODS. THEIR HOLD ON THEIR TERRITORIES AND THE NATURAL RESOURCES WITHIN THEM TENDS TO BE VULNERABLE, AND MOST INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS STRUGGLE TO ACCESS RESOURCES THAT CAN HELP THEM ADDRESS TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT ISSUES AND BUILD MORE SUSTAINABLE INCOME SOURCES. THE IAF STRENGTHENS THE ABILITY OF LOCAL PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS TO CARRY OUT EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING AND UNLOCK ADDITIONAL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESOURCES FOR LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT. OUR GRANTEE FEDERAÇÃO DAS ORGANIZAÇÕES INDÍGENAS DO RIO NEGRO (FIRN-FOIRN) - FUNDO INDÍGENA DO RIO NEGRO WILL PROVIDE SMALL GRANTS TO INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND ESTABLISH A FEEDBACK SYSTEM THAT ENHANCES ITS ROLE AS AN INDIGENOUS-LED COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY ORGANIZATION, RECOGNIZED FOR MOBILIZING RESOURCES TO THIS COMMUNITY.   THE GRANT ADVANCES THE IAF’S STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO EXPAND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT BY PROMOTING LOCALLY-ROOTED COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY AS WELL AS THE STRATEGIC INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS.