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TERRITORY · Maranhão
Arariboia
An island of forest in the cerrado-Amazon transition of Maranhão, defended by the Guardians of the Forest, a living barrier against deforestation, vulnerable to invasions and fires.
PEOPLES
Guajajara and Awá-Guajá peoples, plus isolated Awá, who are protected and never approached.
PRIORITY NEEDS
Leadership training
AREA
413,000 ha
Demarcated in 1982
POPULATION
10,000+ people
COMMUNITIES
Dozens of Guajajara villages
FOCAL ACTOR
Guardians of the Forest
Projects in Arariboia
Priorities defined by the territory’s own leadership
LEADERSHIP
Leadership training
Training for Guajajara leaders and the Guardians of the Forest protecting the territory against invasions and illegal logging.
CONNECTIVITY
Forest Link
7 villages slated for connectivity kits, speeding territorial alerts and emergency communication.
RESTORATION
Sacred Seeds
Native seed nurseries and restoration of burned and invaded areas, food, protection and regeneration together.
SACRED SEEDS
In this territory
Native seeds, nurseries and restoration of areas hit by invasions and fires, rooted in Guajajara food practices of cassava and maize.
MANDATE STATUS
No signed mandate here yet
Arariboia is an early-stage relationship, and we describe it exactly as that - no more. We only present a territory as a mandated partnership once a written agreement is signed with its Indigenous association.
Our one signed mandate is in Vale do Javari. It sets out the areas of support the association asked for, how priorities are decided and how funds are allocated, with the association in the lead.
What a signed mandate looks like
Scope of support, decision-making, budget agreement and reporting - all agreed in writing before any funds move.
6 territory relationships
1 signed mandate - Vale do Javari
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Associação Floresta Para Todos · CNPJ 66.464.130/0001-93. A registered Brazilian association - not a US 501(c)(3). In partnership with and in support of Indigenous associations defending the Amazon.
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