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A historical achievement Fund the Amazon directs you to direct resources to the indigenous peoples of

A historical achievement Fund the Amazon directs you to direct resources to the indigenous peoples of

Dafne Spolti/OPAN
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In the event of the celebration of the 35th anniversary of Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (Coiab), to be held on the 19th of April, he had a piece of good news for the director, social and environmental Development Bank (BNDES), Tereza Campello. She announced the approval of two projects, the proposals are implemented, and managed directly by the indigenous people, something unheard of, and there’s a lot to be claimed.

There are two approaches: a network of indigenous, working in partnership with the Coiab), and the Nature Conservancy (TNC), the other is the Dabacury, it is a partnership between the Coiab), and Coordinating Advocacy Services (EESC), “these Are the 147 million, which we support, is more than all of that, we’ve made the Amazon Fund in the course of all of those 15 years,” said the director, in relation to the project.

Tereza Campello had on the way that the brazilian development bank has made to reach out to those projects with you today: “we have been moving forward from the point of view of the institution. In the beginning, we had a lot of projects for the indians, but that they did not have the direct management of the resources, and it was one of the main criticisms of what you used to do, and what we came up listening to him, trying to move forward and trying to improve , we are proud to be able to reach out right now and announce that all the projects of the native people, who we are supporting at the Amazon Fund has no direct management of the indigenous peoples, they will go directly to the communities.”

She welcomed the Coiab), the leaders of the present and of the present government, and welcomes, in particular, the ministers of Marina Silva, Sonia Guajajara, and he pointed out that the project is an achievement of the indigenous movement in the 35 years of the course. “It is the result of this struggle, of this resistance, the fruits of this contribution is amazing it has helped us to get here today,” he said.