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DGM Photo Contest – The power of storytelling through the eyes of indigenous peoples and local communities

We are excited to announce that the World Bank and The Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM) just launched a photo contest dedicated to “The power of storytelling through the eyes of indigenous peoples and local communities” in DGM countries (Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Ghana, Peru, Mexico, and Indonesia). The goal of the photo contest is to engage DGM stakeholders in capturing experiences on the ground of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)-led projects and livelihoods through visual storytelling.

It is also an opportunity to communicate their daily lives by documenting and demonstrating their impact on nature conservation.

The contest ends on February 29, 2020. Participants stand a chance to win attractive cash prizes.

Please visit the contest page for more details: https://www.dgmglobal.org/dgm-photo-contest

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Concurso de fotografía DGM – El poder de la narración a través de los ojos de los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales

Tenemos el placer de anunciar que el Banco Mundial y el Mecanismo Dedicado Específico para Pueblos Indígenas y Comunidades Locales (MDE) están organizando un concurso fotográfico centrado en “El poder de la narración a través de los ojos de los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales” en los países que integran el MDE (Brasil, Burkina Faso, República Democrática del Congo, Mozambique, Ghana, Perú, México e Indonesia). El objeto del concurso es lograr que partes interesadas en el MDE registren experiencias concretas relacionadas con proyectos y prácticas de subsistencia del MDE impulsados por pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales (PICL) a través de una narración visual.

Es también una oportunidad para comunicar sus modos de vida a través de la documentación y demostrar su impacto en la conservación de la naturaleza.

El concurso concluye el 29 de febrero de 2020. Los participantes podrán ganar atractivos premios en efectivo.

Por favor visite la página del concurso para más detalles: https://www.dgmglobal.org/dgm-photo-contest

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Concurso de fotografia DGM – O poder de contar histórias pela ótica dos povos indígenas e comunidades locais

Temos o prazer de anunciar que o Banco Mundial e o Mecanismo Dedicado de Subvenção para Povos Indígenas e Comunidades Locais (DGM) está organizando o concurso de fotografias "O poder de contar histórias pela ótica dos povos indígenas e comunidades locais" nos países que que compõem o DGM (Brasil, Burkina Faso, República Democrática do Congo, Moçambique, Gana, Peru, México e Indonésia). O objetivo é incentivar as partes interessadas do DGM a captar experiências práticas de projetos liderados por Povos Indígenas e Comunidades Locais (IPLC) e seus meios de subsistência por meio de narrativas visuais.

É também uma oportunidade de comunicar seus modos de vida através da documentação e demonstrar seu impacto na conservação da natureza.

O concurso termina o 29 de fevereiro de 2020. Os participantes podem ganhar atraentes prêmios em dinheiro.

Visite a página do concurso para mais detalhes: https://www.dgmglobal.org/dgm-photo-contest

We are excited to announce that the World Bank and The Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (DGM) just launched a photo contest dedicated to “The power of storytelling through the eyes of indigenous peoples and local communities” in DGM countries (Brazil, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Ghana, Peru, Mexico, and Indonesia). The goal of the photo contest is to engage DGM stakeholders in capturing experiences on the ground of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs)-led projects and livelihoods through visual storytelling.

It is also an opportunity to communicate their daily lives by documenting and demonstrating their impact on nature conservation.

The contest ends on February 29, 2020. Participants stand a chance to win attractive cash prizes.

Please visit the contest page for more details: https://www.dgmglobal.org/dgm-photo-contest

Click one of the categories in the table below to filter the content in this group in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. You can also use the search on the Resources page with keywords in all three languages.
 

	English	Spanish	Portuguese
	Amazon	Amazonía	Amazônia
	ASL	ASL	ASL
	biodiversity	biodiversidad	biodiversidade
	Brazil	Brasil	Brasil
	Colombia	Colombia	Colômbia
	conflict	conflicto	conflito
	conservation	conservación	conservação
	deforestation	deforestación	desmatamento
	ecosystem services	servicios ecosistémicos	serviços ecossistêmicos
	governance	gobernanza	governança
	indigenous	indígena	indígena
	lands	tierras	terras
	landscapes	paisajes	paisagens
	mining	minería	mineração
	oil	petroleo	petroleo
	peace	paz	Paz
	Peru	Perú	Peru
	protected areas	áreas protegidas	Áreas protegidas
	restoration	restauracion	restauração
	rights	derechos	direitos
	roads	carreteras	estradas

Brochure of the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program

• English  |  Spanish  |  Portuguese  (December 2019)

Blogs and Feature Stories

• GEF CEO Welcomes Cooperation Pact to Protect the Amazon Basin, September, 2019
• Entrepreneurs in the Middle of the Jungle (in Spanish), August 2019
• The Amazon’s Indigenous Languages Hold the Key to Its Conservation: An Interview with Martin von Hildebrand, August 2019
• Q&A with Thomas Lovejoy: Why the Amazon’s Biodiversity is Critical for the Globe, May 2019
• When Forest Protection and Economic Renewal Grow Hand in Hand, September 2018
• Wonderful Life: Biodiversity for Sustaining People and their Livelihoods, May 2016
• Making Protected Areas an Integral Part of Development, November 2014
• Brazil: Global Recognition for Protecting the Amazon, June 2012

Videos

• World Conversations II: Colombia - Brazil - Peru (in Spanish), September 2019
• Entrepreneurs in the Middle of the Jungle (in Spanish), August 2019
• Joining Forces to Protect the Amazon – The World’s Largest Rainforest, August 2019
  English  |  Spanish  |  Portuguese

ASL Reports

• ASL Factsheet  English  |  Spanish  |  Portuguese
• World Conversations II: Colombia - Brazil - Peru (in Spanish), September 2019
• Report on Challenges and Lessons Learned – Forestry Community Selva Maya (Spanish), July 2019

Newsletters

• December 2019  English  |  Spanish  |  Portuguese
• June 2019   English  |  Spanish  |  Portuguese
• October 2018  English  |  Spanish

 

Click one of the categories in the table below to filter the content in this group in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. You can also use the search on the Resources page with keywords in all three languages.
 

	English	Spanish	Portuguese
	Amazon	Amazonía	Amazônia
	ASL	ASL	ASL
	biodiversity	biodiversidad	biodiversidade
	Brazil	Brasil	Brasil
	Colombia	Colombia	Colômbia
	conflict	conflicto	conflito
	conservation	conservación	conservação
	deforestation	deforestación	desmatamento
	ecosystem services	servicios ecosistémicos	serviços ecossistêmicos
	governance	gobernanza	governança
	indigenous	indígena	indígena
	lands	tierras	terras
	landscapes	paisajes	paisagens
	mining	minería	mineração
	oil	petroleo	petroleo
	peace	paz	Paz
	Peru	Perú	Peru
	protected areas	áreas protegidas	Áreas protegidas
	restoration	restauracion	restauração
	rights	derechos	direitos
	roads	carreteras	estradas

Study Tours and Workshops  |  ASL Conferences  |  Regional Events  |  Side Events  |  Webinars

The ASL fosters knowledge management and learning exchanges among the participant country projects and an expanded community involved in the region’s conservation and sustainable development. The program facilitates, with a practical and demand driven approach, the transfer of experience and best practices, contributing to capacity building, dissemination of innovation and promoting scaling up of successful activities and approaches emerging from the national projects as well as those of other partner initiatives. By linking knowledge activities to the stakeholder implementation experiences, the program ensures that the knowledge transferred is relevant, capacity is built and learning is accelerated.

Study Tours and Workshops

Governance and co-management between protected areas and indigenous territories
Madre de Dios, Peru | November 2–9, 2019

For seven days, representatives of institutions, communities, and indigenous peoples of Peru, Brazil, and Colombia participated in an internship facilitated by the ASL and led by the National Service of Protected Natural Areas of Peru, SERNANP (for its acronyms in Spanish). The internship focused on learning first-hand the experiences of the communities of Boca Isiriwe and Puerto Azul Mberowe and their experience under their role as Executor of Administration Contract (ECA for its acronyms in Spanish) of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve located in Madre de Dios, in the Peruvian Amazon rainforest. The event, as well as other knowledge management events, aim to strengthen the regional knowledge network within the framework of the ASL Program and disseminate good practices in sustainable management models and territorial governance. For more information about the event, visit the following link (in Spanish). | Presentations
 

Knowledge Exchange of Forestry Community Selva Maya – Amazonia: Working Together for the Forest, Life and Peace
Petén, Guatemala | July 14–20, 2019

Twenty-one participants from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru gathered to learn how local communities in Guatemala are protecting more than 500,000 hectares of forest, through community concessions granted by the government, while generating economic and social benefits. Participants were from local communities working on forest management, governmental and non-governmental institutions directly interested in the processes, and specialists in forest management and conservation. Similar initiatives being carried out in Brazil and Colombia were also presented.
Download the report on challenges and lessons learned (pdf, Spanish, 16.0 MB)
Watch the video on Community Forestry – Learning from Petén (in Spanish with English subtitles)
Read the article (in Spanish) and the article (in Portuguese).

World Conversations II: Colombia, Brazil, Peru
Leticia, Colombia | February 10–15, 2019

The “Intercultural Regional Dialogues for Environmental and Territorial Management in the Amazon” was sponsored by the ASL and organized by the Gaia Amazonas Foundation and its strategic partners: the Socio-Environmental Institute (ISA), the Institute of Pesquisa e Formação Indígena Iepé and the Institute of the Common Good (IBC). The event facilitated an exchange of experiences around territorial management issues and environmental governance between indigenous, and national and international civil society organizations, and environmental authorities of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru. The report and video summarize the main results and reflections generated in this historic meeting, which helped build joint knowledge and create regional alliances for the future of the Indigenous Territories and Protected Natural Areas in the Amazon Northwest. Report | Video (both in Spanish)
Final declaration of the meeting "Conversations of the World: Intercultural dialogues on environmental and territorial management in the Amazon. Colombia, Peru, Brazil" Spanish | Portuguese (pdf)

ASL Program Second Phase Formulation Workshop
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | September 25–28, 2018

The workshop identifed priority issues to promote a landscape approach intervention in the Amazon and gather innovative tools and research from experts in the field of conservation and sustainable development. Report  |  Taller Preparación ASL2
 

Sustainable Productive Activities to Conserve the Amazon
Rio Branco – Acre, Brazil | January 29–31, 2018

The goal of this study tour was to learn from best practices managing natural resources in the State of Acre in Brazil. Acre holds valuable lessons for governments and businesses on how to reduce deforestation across an entire jurisdiction while increasing sustainable economic development and enhancing quality of life for its population. Agenda (in Spanish) | Blog

 
 

ASL Conferences

ASL Second Annual Conference 
Leticia | Colombia, September 3–6, 2019 

Over 65 participants including ASL government beneficiaries, partners, implementing agencies, and project teams from Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, gathered at the ASL’s Second Annual Conference in Leticia, Colombia, from September 3–5 to share knowledge, reflect on their work, and inspire one another. Experts delivered keynote talks about community forestry management, conservation agreements for restoration, financing mechanisms for protected areas, and complementary conservation strategies. Report (in Spanish)

ASL First Annual Conference 
Iquitos, Peru | May 7–10, 2018

The conference brought together representatives from the governments of Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, as well as from national and international NGOs, donor agencies, WBG, WWF and UNDP to share knowledge and experiences on how to improve biodiversity conservation and sustainable management of the Amazon landscapes. Event website | Report (both in Spanish)

 
 

Regional Events

Selvagem – Study circle about life
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | November 13–15, 2019

ASL contributed to this international exchange of scientific and traditional knowledge bringing together indigenous leaders, scientists, academics, and artists, to reflect on the different aspects of life in the Amazon. The event is part of a broader initiative with conversations, workshops, book publishing, and an internet outreach channel. The cycle of activities will generate a set of annual publications to present results from the topics covered. Visit the event website (in Portuguese).

7th International Wildland Fire Conference (WILDFIRE 2019)
Campo Grande, Brazil | October 28 – November 4, 2019

ASL cofinanced the 7th International Wildfire Conference, an international knowledge exchange event where professionals of different nationalities discussed multiple issues related to fire management and forest fire control. This year the theme of the conference was: Face to face with fire in the changing world: reducing the vulnerability of populations and ecosystems through Integrated Fire Management. The event takes place every four years and for the first time it was organized in Latin America and was attended by approximately 1,100 people representing 41 countries. For more information about the event see its website. A video of the event and some news coverage from Brazilian television can be seen here (in Portuguese): Video 1, video 2

First High-Level Conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade
Lima, Peru | October 3–4, 2019

The ASL contributed to the first high-level conference of the Americas on Illegal Wildlife Trade (IWT). Government delegates from 30 countries of the American continent and representatives from Europe, Asia, and international NGOs attended the Conference. During the IWT 2019, representatives of Governments and Regional Organizations adhere to the “Lima Declaration on Illegal Wildlife Trade.” The Declaration highlights the firm and determined political commitment to adopt and promote 21 measures that allow fighting against these crimes. Among the commitments, they recognized the jaguar (Panthera onca) as an emblematic species of the Americas and a symbol of the fight against the illegal wildlife trade.

Valerie Hickey, Practice Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) of the World Bank Group, presented, in Plenary 3: Challenges and good practices in monitoring and effective enforcement of the law on wildlife trade, about successful experiences in monitoring, control, and application of legal frameworks related to wildlife. With the support of the ASL, and UNDP as implementing agency, a project in Colombia is implementing a Jaguar corridor initiative in partnerships with Panthera organization to promote coexistence between farmers and big cats given the increase in livestock predation in the region. The project has also developed experiences for community identification and monitoring of species that are vulnerable due to consumption, trade, and human-wildlife conflict. Full text of the Declaration (English, pdf, 0.3 MB). For more information about IWT 2019, visit the official site of the event (in Spanish).
 

Conservation Technology Conference
Los Amigos, Peru | June 24–28, 2019

Partially funded by ASL and organized by Andes Amazon Fund, the conference presented innovative emerging technologies in support of conservation and identified ways of collaboration. Article

 

Symposium on Energy Solutions for Amazon Communities
Manaus, Brazil | March 25–28, 2019
With the support from various partners including the ASL, the symposium was organized to showcase products and services, and generate solutions and recommendations on how to increase the use of alternative sources of energy (i.e. solar, wind, biomass) in isolated and remote Amazonian communities. This approach is in line with the sustainable development approach that also includes sustainable forest management, conservation of natural resources, and protection of the territories for the communities that live in the Amazon. The event brought together 830 participants, including indigenous and community leaders from various states and countries of the Amazon; representatives from federal and state governments, the financial, industrial and commerce sectors, research centers, civil society organizations, and cooperation agencies; and entrepreneurs and students. Report (in Portuguese)

Connectivity - What Are the Criteria for Establishing Ecological Corridors Through Restoration and Landscape Management?
São Paulo, Brazil | December 5–7, 2017

Together with the Ministry of Environment of Brazil, IUCN and BMUB, the ASL supported the seminar to enhance synergies between initiatives in South America with a focus on Brazilian, Colombian and Peruvian Amazon and Brazilian, Argentinian and Paraguayan Atlantic forest. Summary (in Portuguese)

 
 

Side Events

A High-Level Panel on the Regional Challenge to Connect Protected and Productive Landscapes in the Amazon
Lima, Peru | October 14–17, 2019

As part of the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, this event focused on how through the ASL Brazil, Colombia and Peru work jointly to protect globally significant biodiversity and implement policies to foster sustainable natural resources use and restoration of native vegetation cover in the Amazon. Participants shared experiences developed under the ASL Program to achieve connectivity through integrating productive and protected areas in territories that are strategic for biodiversity conservation, sustainable development and the improvement of living conditions for the local communities. Read more English | Spanish

Patrimonio del Peru: The Challenge of Financial Sustainability for the Effective Management of Protected Areas Systems
Lima, Peru | October 16, 2019

As part of the III Congress of Protected Areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, the event, organized by SERNANP, facilitated the discussion and exchange of knowledge about the opportunities and challenges involved in the establishment of mechanisms for the financial sustainability of Protected Area Systems and particularly the Patrimonio del Peru Initiative. Adriana Moreira, ASL manager, participated in the event as the ASL supported the activities leading to the closing agreement of the Initiative in May 2019. The program also supports similar mechanisms in Brazil and Peru. Presentations

An Integrated Initiative for Sustainable Management of Amazonian Ecosystems
Da Nang, Vietnam | June 25, 2018

As part of the Sixth GEF Assembly, a side event and a round table for the Amazon presented the program and its partnerships with governments, donors, implementing and executing agencies, and the sharing of experiences in sustainable forest management with the inclusion of biodiversity management principles into sectors that are driving deforestation. Agenda | Presentations

 
 

Webinars

Conservation Agreements in the Amazon
December 11, 2019

The webinar presented the results of the Comparative Analysis of the Conservation Agreements (CA) Programs in the Amazon commissioned by the ASL and developed by Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF). These programs are based on voluntary agreements that provide legal and de facto landowners with a range of benefits conditional to specified conservation actions or outcomes. The study aimed to identify CA program characteristics that deliver effectiveness; assess how these characteristics are considered by CA programs in the Amazon regions of Brazil, Colombia and Peru; and, provide recommendations regarding opportunities for ASL to support the effective use of CAs in the region. Download the presentation.

Fires in the Brazilian Amazon – What’s Happening in 2019 
September 18, 2019

The significant uptick of fires in the Brazilian Amazon observed in July and August garnered a tsunami of international attention. To better understand the situation, the ASL hosted a virtual technical meeting “Fogo na Amazônia: O que está acontecendo em 2019?“ to discuss essential information about the fires and its causes. The presentation by Ane Alencar, Science Director of the Institute for Environmental Research (IPAM, in Portuguese), provided an overview of the monitoring and analytical approaches being pursued by IPAM to understand historical deforestation patterns across various Brazilian biomes and land tenure categories. It focused on the complex interactions between deforestation, climatic factors, and land designation categories and their influence on fire incidence in the Amazon, highlighting how data gathered in the first eight months of 2019 shows a significant increase in fire incidence compared with recent historical patterns. Presentation

Citizen Science for the Amazon
August 28, 2019

This webinar shared information about the project Citizen Science for the Amazon, led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The project seeks to generate information about fish and water at a basin scale and to train citizens as informed and empowered actors for the sustainable management of fisheries and the conservation of wetlands. With multiple pilot sites in the Amazon region and a network of more than 30 organizations, the project offers solutions for conservation and sustainable development with the community playing the role of leading scientists and users of easy-to-reach technologies. Representatives from research institutions and NGOs from Colombia, Peru, and Brazil shared their experience and lessons from the field. Presentation (in Spanish)

How Brazil Has Reduced 80% of the Amazon Deforestation in 10 Years - Lessons Learned and Recommendations
May 2019

Deforestation is a global challenge for humankind and climate change. Ongoing forest loss, particularly in the tropics, has been a major concern for the scientific and sustainable development communities. However, between 2004-2014, Brazil adopted policies that have reduced forest loss by 80% in the Amazon. The webinar discussed the challenges of designing, implementing and delivering bold results for global climate change mitigation. Presentation

Measuring the Economic Value of the Amazon’s Ecosystem Services
August 2018

The results of the study developed by the World Bank with the financial support of the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment were presented. Economic Valuation of Changes in the Amazon Forest Area was developed as part of the project. The hydrological calculations can be accessed on the Research Group on Atomosphere-Biosphere Interaction website.

Click one of the categories in the table below to filter the content in this group in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. You can also use the search on the Resources page with keywords in all three languages.
 

	English	Spanish	Portuguese
	Amazon	Amazonía	Amazônia
	ASL	ASL	ASL
	biodiversity	biodiversidad	biodiversidade
	Brazil	Brasil	Brasil
	Colombia	Colombia	Colômbia
	conflict	conflicto	conflito
	conservation	conservación	conservação
	deforestation	deforestación	desmatamento
	ecosystem services	servicios ecosistémicos	serviços ecossistêmicos
	governance	gobernanza	governança
	indigenous	indígena	indígena
	lands	tierras	terras
	landscapes	paisajes	paisagens
	mining	minería	mineração
	oil	petroleo	petroleo
	peace	paz	Paz
	Peru	Perú	Peru
	protected areas	áreas protegidas	Áreas protegidas
	restoration	restauracion	restauração
	rights	derechos	direitos
	roads	carreteras	estradas

This working document presents information on the project “Sustainable Productive Landscapes in the Peruvian Amazon” (PPS) and its objective of generating multiple environmental benefits of global importance, through the application of an integrated approach to the management of Amazonian landscapes. The project works both at a national level on policies and regulations, as well as at a territorial management scale.

Download the pdf from UNDP Peru (Spanish).

Title (Spanish)	Paisajes Productivos Sostenibles en la Amazonía Peruana
Organization	UNDP Peru
Language	Spanish
Year	2019
File type	pdf
Keywords English	Amazon, ASL, deforestation, ecosystem services, landscapes, Peru, restoration
Palabras clave Español	Amazonía, ASL, deforestación, servicios ecosistémicos, paisajes, Perú, restauracion
Palavras-chave Português	Amazônia, ASL, desmatamento, serviços ecossistêmicos, paisagens, Peru, restauração

 

This six-country analysis reveals the conflict between the vision of economic development and the rights of indigenous territories and the conservation of protected areas.

Read the article at Ojo Público (Spanish).

Title (Spanish)	Amazonía en la encrucijada
Organization	Ojo Público
Language	Spanish
Year	2019
File type	Article
Keywords English	Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, indigenous, lands, mining, oil, protected areas, Peru, roads
Palabras clave Español	Amazonía, Brasil, Colombia, indígena, tierras, minería, petroleo, áreas protegidas, Perú, carreteras
Palavras-chave Português	Amazônia, Brasil, Colômbia, indígena, terras, mineração, petroleo, Áreas protegidas, Peru, estradas

 

This publication seeks to serve as a guide of the steps that communities they must continue in practice to graduate, and describe what they consist of. In addition, it seeks to identify the requirements usually associated with these steps, as well as the institutions involved.

Download the pdf from CIFOR (Spanish).

Title (Spanish)	Guía práctica para el proceso de titulación de comunidades nativas
Organization	Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
Language	Spanish
Year	2019
File type	pdf
Keywords English	Amazon, governance, indigenous, lands, Peru
Palabras clave Español	Amazonía, gobernanza, indígena, tierras, Perú
Palavras-chave Português	Amazônia, governança, indígena, terras, Peru