We are pleased to announce that today the Brazil-UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme has launched a new funding opportunity in the forest sector in Brazil.
Brazil-UK PACT is now seeking to fund projects that will support the National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples (FUNAI) to strengthen territorial and environmental management of indigenous lands. Through targeted technical assistance, this Call for Proposals aims to increase the value of standing forests, to mitigate climate change, while also helping to increase engagement of indigenous peoples and local communities in the future of Brazil's forests sector.
What are we looking for?
Following consultation with key government stakeholders, the focus will be on three pillars:
Pillar 1: Land Regularisation - Conduct land use and occupancy assessments in claimed areas, as well as in areas already in the identification and delimitation study phase; Conduct socio-environmental assessments and the collection of environmental, cartographic, and land information to support multidisciplinary studies of indigenous lands.
Pillar 2: Environmental and Territorial Management - Conduct an evaluation of indigenous training in Environmental and Territorial Management; carry out a study/diagnosis on REDD+ programmes in South and Central American countries, aimed at collective territories and indigenous peoples; develop one instrument for territorial and environmental management of Indigenous Lands; create a database of priority areas within Indigenous Lands for national-scale environmental restoration.
Pillar 3: Capacity building - Produce educational/informative material for public servants from FUNAI and indigenous people to strengthen environmental and territorial management of indigenous territories.
Who can apply?
We welcome applications from consortia of organisations with the capacity to deliver multiple interventions within a project. Only applicants that are registered as not-for-profit organisations are eligible to be lead Implementing Partner of a proposal/consortium. Government agencies and/or departments are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation, or as a partner organisation within consortium.
For full details on how to apply and to access application documents, go to our Brazil-UK PACT Forest Sector Call for Proposals web page.