Amazonian Territories

Faced with persisting deforestation and forest degradation in the Amazon, territories are finding innovative solutions based on the coordination and commitment of local actors. They aim to reconcile a sustainable agricultural transition, the conservation and restoration of forest resources and social inclusion. These initiatives open new perspectives for the region.

Project start date:

01/09/2020

Project end date:

10/09/2024

Objectives

TerrAmaz project (2020-2024) is part of France's commitment to an International Alliance for the Conservation of Tropical Forests.

The project operates in five pilot territories: the department of Guaviare in Colombia, the municipalities of Cotriguaçu and Paragominas in Brazil, the region of Madre de Dios in Peru and the buffer zone Franja de Diversidad y Vida at the border of Yasuni Park in Ecuador.

Location

Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador

Description

The project is organized in 3 components. The first component aims at developing territorial engineering tools and methodologies allowing to improve territorial planning and management. The second component supports the implementation of concerted actions with farms, communities and local institutions of 5 pilot territories. The third component aims at producing scientific knowledge and capitalizing on three relevant fields for the transition of territories towards a sustainable development free of deforestation: governance and public policy instruments, relevant and transparent indicators to certify sustainable landscapes, and the production of technical and economic references on sustainable agricultural, livestock and forestry systems.

Partnership

TerrAmaz project is entrusted to a consortium of three French organizations: CIRAD (UMR Sens and UPR Aïda), AVSF (Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans frontières) and ONF International.

The partners on the Guaviare site in Colombia

  • ONF Andina
  • Gobernación de Guaviare
  • Corporación para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Norte y Oriente Amazónico

The partners on the Paragominas site in Brazil

  • Prefeitura de Paragominas
  • EMBRAPA Amazônia Oriental
  • Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
  • Sindicato dos Produtores Rurais de Paragominas
  • Sindicato dos trabalhadores rurais de Paragominas

The partners on the Cotriguaçu site in Brazil

  • ONF Brasil
  • Instituto Centro de Vida
  • ACCPAJ 
  • Associação Indígena Abanatsa – AIABA, da Aldeia Babaçuzal – Terra Indígena Escondido
  • Instituto Conservar Produzir e Incluir

The partners on the Madre de Dios site in Peru

  • Gobierno Regional de Madre Dios
  • Caritas Madre de Dios
  • Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana

The partners on the site of the FDV Yasuni in Ecuador

  • Fondo Ecuatoriano Populorum Progressio
  • Alacadia Francisco de Orellana

Fundings

Agence Française de Développement (AFD)