Amapá, Brazil
BrazilDescription
The State of Amapá has great environmental diversity with areas of mangroves, floodplains, cerrado, and tropical forests. The state also has great cultural diversity with indigenous peoples inhabiting several ecosystems in the state, including protected areas. In total the state of Amapá has allocated about 73% of its territory to protected areas, distributed over 19 Conservation Units and 5 Indigenous Territories, covering an area of 10.25 million hectares. In this context, protected areas are legally established by the government and are an important instrument to safeguard natural resources and promote scientific research, recreation, leisure, environmental education and sustainable use by traditional communities. Protected areas also seek to guarantee the environmental services which are fundamental for the management of the State of Amapá. The state’s commitment to conservation is reflected by low rates of deforestation, which today account for only 2.65% of the Amapá forests, or approximately 2,925 square kilometers accumulated over the years.
The State contributes about 0.23% to the Brazilian economy. It has an estimated population in 2017 of 797,722 inhabitants that is predominantly urban. Its economic base is the services sector, which accounts for about 85.8% of GDP. Nearly half (44%) of GDP comes from government administration and social spending. In 2015, the GDP of Amapá was R $ 13.861 billion reais (SEPLAN, 2017)
The main productive sectors of Amapá currently account for small portions of GDP: construction accounts for 7.9%; the manufacturing industry by 3.4%; agriculture and livestock 1.3%; and forestry and fisheries production of 0.8% (SEPLAN, 2017). The manufacturing industry in Amapá generated R $ 471.27 million in 2015 according to SEPLAN (2017). The state of Amapá’s GDP cannot measure the contribution of environmental assets to welfare. Thus, despite its low contribution to GDP, the extraction of non-timber forest resources, family agriculture and fishing are vital to guarantee livelihoods and food security for the population of Amapá (VIANA et al., 2014). In 2012, the main non-timber forest product extracted in Amapá was the açaí with 2,627 tons quantity produced. This was followed by Brazil nut (489 tons) and palmito (18 tons) (IBGE, 2016) . However, much of the production and trade of non-timber products occurs in the informal market; this is not captured by official data (VIANA et al., 2014)
In order to address information and data gaps the state has supported projects, actions, tools and research for strategic information to support the State’s public policies. Projects such as Amapá Carbon; the REDD + FLEET; the Project Technical Support for Incorporation of Environmental Services in Programs at the State Level in Amapá – Brazil; REDD + for the Guiana Shields; the Cajari Carbon project; the Carbon Calculator tool developed by IPAM; the GCF Performance Measurement System; the Connecting Climate Change Project to Sustainable Forest Management in Settlement Projects in Amapá ; and the REDD + Monitoring Project in the state of Amapá , are contributing to the knowledge base for the construction of the REDD + Jurisdictional System.
Multistakeholder dialogue is vital to coordinate and support these initiatives and in 2013 Amapa created the Amapaense Forum on Global Climate Change and Environmental Services, enabling discussion with key institutions, councils, civil society and private sector on the construction of State Policy on Climate Change and Incentive to the Conservation of Environmental Services and REDD+, which has been drafted. It is expected that the construction and implementation of the Environmental Services Jurisdictional System of Amapá will allow the state to scale and implement a consistent policy involving society, economy and the environment.
Additional information can be found on the GCF Impact Platform
Summary
Demographics
Urban vs. Rural Population
| Category | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban | 89.77 | |
| Rural | 10.23 |
Ethnic Groups
| Group | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-ethnic | 65.23 | |
| White | 23.97 | |
| Black | 8.70 | |
| Indigenous | 1.11 | |
| Other | 0.99 |
Economy
GDP Breakdown
| Category | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Services | 87.40 | |
| 10.50 | ||
| Agriculture, Forestry | 2.20 | |
| Mining | 0.44 |
Forest Status
Major Vegetation Types
| Category | km² | |
|---|---|---|
| Forest | 110,687 | |
| Other Land Uses | 30,276 | |
| Secondary Vegetation | 1,291 | |
| Pastureland | 511 | |
| Agriculture | 0 |
Forest Management
| Category | km² | |
|---|---|---|
| Protected | 90,776 | |
| Unprotected | 10,924 |
Drivers of Deforestation
According to a study by Less (2016) there are several factors that have contributed to the conservation of Amerindian forests that are currently under risk. One aspect that historically supported conservation was the regions geographic isolation, which is now changing as the development of agricultural activities has attracted farmers from other regions. In this context, the State is facing new pressures on the forest frontier and risks are elevated due to low land regularization of small rural producer combined with low productivity related to slash and burn techniques.
Less (2016) notes there is a low correlation between livestock and deforested areas in many cases, suggesting that agricultural activities can be stimulated in these areas without the need for new deforestation. The study suggests the reduction in new deforestation in the state may be associated with the appreciation in the price of Acai. Acai is the only non-timber forest product that had an increase in price and production according to the study, due to an increase in demand coupled with enhanced productivity as a result of the technical assistance promoted by the IEF / AP and investment from the private sector. A key issue to maintain forest cover in Amapa is to generate income for rural populations through sustainable forest management and the use of wood and non-timber fore products. This will require the strengthening of sustainable forest production chains and investment in diverse livelihood and income generating activities.
Deforestation Rates
Notes
| a. | Due to different methodological approaches and base years, Forest Status data fields may differ slightly. Data sources for each field are listed below. |
Sources
| 1. | Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística -IBGE link |
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| 9. | FONTE: Macrodiagnóstico do Estado do Amapá, Primeira Aproximação do ZEE – 3a. Edição/2008 |
| 10. | PRODES 2015 |
| 11. | Prodes link |
| 12. | TerraClass 2014 |
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Overview of Forest Monitoring and Measurement Systems
Amapá is officially monitored by PRODES, led by the Federal Government , which has performed satellite monitoring of deforestation in the Legal Amazon since 1988.The monitoring is conducted by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE). PRODES use of Landsat satellite images class (20 to 30 meters spatial resolution and revisit rate of 16 days) in an effort to minimize the problem of cloud cover and ensure consistency.
SEMA-AP has assessed information on deforestation since 2002 in an effort to estimate the quantity and spatial distribution of deforestation within the state.The study used images from Landsat obtained free of charge through the INPE website. Because SEMA uses the same images as PRODES , similar limitation with respect to the presence of clouds were faced. However, images from throughout the year were stitched together to reduce the presence of clouds, allowing for an improved assessment as PRODES is typically limited to images taken during August.Because of this, the biannual rates observed by SEMA used the best available imagery over the period, although the rigorous mathematical methods employed by Prodes to determine the annual rate were not used. SEMA performed a manual vectorization of deforestation polygons and also maximized the parameters of original imagery allowing the smallest mapped area to be detected at approximately 0.1 ha. By comparison, PRODES does automatic classification by adopting the parameter of 16 pixels of 60×60 m to determine the minimum area to be mapped (5.76 ha). Both SEMA and INPE did not validate the data with field work and not identify drivers of deforestation in the state. There is also no differentiation between legal and illegal deforestation in the research by PRODES and SEMA.
Amápá has completed one technical study in partnership with EMBRAPA and INPA, which shows that the total carbon stock for the trees is 182.10 + 6.02 t / ha C-1, an average higher than in others regions of the Amazon.
Reference Levels and Targets
Deforestation Rates
Sources
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| 2. | Based on Conservative Technical Committee of the Amazon Fund Emission Factors |
| 3. | Rio Branco Declaration based on national FREL |
| 4. | Prodes link |
Laws, Policies & Strategies
Policies and Strategies
Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation (PPCD-AP) – Amapa’s first PPCD was completed in 2009. The plan is organized around four lines of action: Territorial Planning; Monitoring and Control; Promotion of sustainable activities; and Governance and Institutional Strengthening. Amapa is in the process of finalizing the next phase of its PPCD.
Amapa’s PPCDAP was revised in 2017, presenting an synthesis of key findings and recommendations on the process of evaluating the implementation of the first commitment period assumed (2009 to 2012), bringing a new proposal for the second implementation period (2017 to 2019).
Annual Forest Granting Plan (PAOF) – This plan is a public forest management instrument instituted by Federal Law No. 11,284 of March 2, 2006, with the objective of planning sustainable forest production through the concession of public forests for the exploitation of timber, non-timber and services resources. It is published annually by the State Forestry Institute of Amapá since 2014
State Forest Management Plan – In 2014 Amapa passed its State Forest Management plan through Joint Order SEMA/IEF/AP No. 1
Laws and Regulations
Complimentary Law 110, 15/01/2018 – devolves public lands of the State, addresses occupation of public lands, repeals Complementary Law No. 0004, of July 27, 1993 and gives other measures
Law no 1941, 09/30/2015 – Provides for changes to Law No. 1,077, of April 2, 2007, which created the State Forest Institute of Amapá – IEF / AP and makes other provisions.
State Decree 5096, 08/27/2013 – Institutes the Amapaense Forum on Global Climate Change and Environmental Services – FAMCSA
State Decree 4077, 08/11/2012 – Establishes the Inter ministerial Working Group on Climate Change and Environmental Services of the State of Amapá .
Law 1176, 02/01/2008– provides for the organization of the Executive Branch of the State of Amapá, which deal respectively with the structure organizational structure and the structure of positions of the Secretariat of State for the Environment – SEMA.
Law 1028, 12/07/2006– creates the Management of Forests of the State of Amapá Forest – FLOTA / AP
Law 0702, 06/28/02– Provides on the State Policy of Forests and other Forms of Vegetation of the State of Amapá and other measures.
Law 0267, 09/04/1996 – Creates the Secretariat of the Environment – SEMA and gives other measures.
Institutional Framework
State Environmental Secretariat (SEMA) – Founded in 1989 with a purpose to guide the environmental policy of the State of Amapá. Develops policies and norms related to Protected Area management, responsible for planning, executing and managing projects and activities and administration of Conservation Units
Center for the Green Agenda – SEMA – responsible for coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Environmental Policies and Standards for the use and access to Natural Resources in the biodiversity of the State of Amapá.
Center for Climate Change and REDD+ – SEMA -The Climate Change and REDD + Center was created in January 2016, is directly linked to the Secretary’s office and is responsible for promoting discussion, establishing parameters and creating mechanisms, as well as providing strategies for adaptation and mitigation of the effects of climate change on the population urban and rural areas of Amapá.
State Forestry Institute (IEF) – Linked to SDR; responsible for executing the policies for and management of State Forests
State Environmental and Territorial Planning Institute (IMAP) – Linked to SEMA; has three main responsibilities: land tenure regulation, environmental licensing, and control and surveillance
The State Environmental Council (COEMA)- Responsible for establishing the guidelines and proposal of the defense policy, preservation and improvement of the environment,
State Rural Development Secretariat (SDR) – Develops policies and norms associated with agriculture and cattle ranching
State Rural Development Institute (RURAP) – Linked to SDR; responsible for rural extension and technical assistance
State Scientific and Technical Research Institute (IEPA) – Linked to Science and Technology Secretariat; responsible for development of the EEZ
Zoning & Spatial Planning
Ecological and Economic Zoning (Zoneamento Ecológico-Econômico – ZEE) is required by the Federal Government to designate areas for economic and conservation activities within each state’s territory. In Amapa the State Scientific and Technical Research Institute (IEPA) is responsible for development of the ZEE, which is based in State law No. 919 of 18 August 2005. Amapa performed a state-wide analysis for it its ZEE in 2008 and has performed additional detailed analyses for the Cerrado and southern area of the state. Amapa has yet to normalize its ZEEs through legal instruments.
Engagement & Participation with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
The Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Amapá are guaranteed by the National Legislation. Having all the Indigenous Lands demarcated demonstrates the advancement of this agenda and minimizes conflicts.
The indigenous peoples who inhabit land within the state are:
- Galibi Marworno : inhabit the Uaçá Indigenous Land , instituted by Decree 298 (Official Gazette of the Union 30.10.91), as well as the Juminã Indigenous Land , instituted by Decree number 22.05.92).
- Palikur : inhabit the banks of the Urukauá river, tributary of Uaçá , in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory
- Karipuna : inhabit the Uaçá , Juminã and Galibi do Oiapoque Indigenous Territories.
- Galibi do Oiapoque: inhabit the Galibi Indigenous Land of Oiapoque in the Northwest of the state of Amapá, approved by Decree 87844 (DOU 22.11.82).:
- Wajãpi: inhabit the Waiãpi Indigenous Land, approved by Decree 1,775 of 1996.
The Wajãpi developed a Consultation Consent Protocol which is an innovative instrument that establishes procedures for consultations and dialogue for issues that directly or indirectly affect direct the Wajãpi people in order to guarantee the rights and decisions in ILO Convention 169. The Wajãpi participate in the FAMCSA meetings and are active in the dialogue on climate change, REDD+, and traditional knowledge and forest management.
At the State level Amapá has established the Special Secretariat of Indigenous Peoples, which is responsible for joint dialogue between the indigenous peoples and the state government. FUNAI, the federal government institution, is also very active in the state, as well as the IEPE – Institute for Research and Indigenous Training.
Partnerships and Ongoing Initiatives
— Unnamed Initiative —
- Description
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In 2018 the Government of Amapá partnered with the Brasil Mata Viva Company, consolidating in the State the Tesouro Verde Program, a demand for years for a State that has conserved its forests and produced ecosystem services for the world, and which until then had not accounting economically and generating income, enabling better living conditions. The program is at the beginning, but opens several opportunities encouraging forest conservation.
- Partners
- Government Amapá and BMTV
- Funding Source
- Government of the State of Amapá
- Funding Amount
- R $ 5 million
- Initiative Type
- State’s budget
- Initiative Status
- Continuous Program
Amapá Fund
- Description
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The mechanism used by the Amapá Fund is endowment type, where the main resource is permanent and has the function of generating continuous income. These proceeds will be applied to projects of consolidation, maintenance, management and sustainable production in the Conservation Units and will benefit associations of extractivists, managers, fishermen and, in the future, also indigenous communities. Benefiting traditional and local populations, the Amapá Fund will provide welfare support to thousands of families living in the state.
- Partners
- Conservation International – Brazil and Funbio
- Funding Source
- CI through the Global Conservation Fund (GCF)
- Funding Amount
- BRL 5 million
- Initiative Type
- Endowment fund
- Initiative Status
- Under Implementation
Amapá State Rural Development Fund – FRAP
- Description
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Rural Development Fund of the State of Amapá – FRAP was created by State Law No. 0039, of December 11, 1992. Its objective is to finance the activities of Agriculture, Plant Extractivists, Agroindustrial and Artisanal Fisheries, within the private sector, helping to promote the economic and social development of the State of Amapá.
- Partners
- State governor
- Initiative Type
- Financial Mechanisms
Amazon's Nectar
- Description
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Amazon’s Nectar aims to provide a sustainable economic alternative to deforestation by strengthening the supply chain of honey from native bees in traditional communities in the municipalities of Curuçá, Almeirim and Monte Alegre in the State of Pará and in the municipalities of Macapá and Oiapoque, in the State of Amapá. The project reaches an estimated 310 producers within 30 rural communities comprised of quilombolas, indigenous peoples, riverside communities, and extraction communities.
- Partners
- Peabiru Institute
- Funding Amount
- $915,899.66
- Initiative Type
- Sustainable Production Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Amazon's Nectar
- Description
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To strengthen the honey from native bees supply chain in traditional communities in the municipalities of Curuçá, Almeirim and Monte Alegre in the State of Pará and in the municipalities of Macapá and Oiapoque, in the State of Amapá, in order to provide a sustainable economic alternative to deforestation. The Project will work with 30 rural communities – quilombos, indigenous peoples, riverside and extraction communities – comprising an estimated target audience of 310 producers in traditional communities in the municipalities of Curuçá, Almeirim and Monte Alegre, in the state of Pará, and in Macapá and Oiapoque, in the state of Amapá
- Partners
- Peabiru Institute
- Funding Source
- Amazon Fund/BNDES
- Funding Amount
- USD 915,899.66
- Initiative Type
- Amazon’s Nrctar
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Amazonia SAR
- Description
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Amazonia SAR implements a deforestation detection system utilizing orbital imaging radar to monitor 950,000 km2 per year (23% of the Amazon biome). Of the total land monitored, 764,000 km2 is comprised of areas under the greatest pressure of deforestation, 144,000 km2 is in the state of Amapá, and an additional 5% of isolated points in the Amazon biome will be monitored due to specific demand.
- Partners
- Federal Government/Defense Ministry – Operations and Management Center of the Amazonian Protection System (CENSIPAM)
- Funding Amount
- $20,783,439.87
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
ARPA – Protected Areas of the Amazon
- Description
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ARPA is the largest protected area program. The main goal of the ARPA Program is, until 2039, to support the conservation and sustainable use of 60 million hectares, equivalent to 15% of the Brazilian Amazon. In Amapá, the Iratapuru Extractive Reserve presents the prerequisites and integrates ARPA
- Partners
- SEMA and execution of the Appeal with Funbio
- Funding Source
- KfW, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and the WWF, among others
- Funding Amount
- R $ 700 thousand per biennium
- Initiative Type
- Non-Refundable National Financing, Non-Refundable External Financing
- Initiative Status
- Under implementation
Banco do Brasil Foundation – Amazon Fund
- Description
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The Amazon Fund provides support to projects related to developing sustainable production in conjunction with conservation in the Amazon Biome. Beneficiaries of The Amazon Fund’s supported projects include: traditional communities (indigenous peoples, quilombolas, rubber tappers, riverside populations, family farmers, subsistence agriculturists), rural workers involved in settlement projects, low-income populations at risk of social exclusion, collective undertakings, solidarity economies, non-profit institutions governed under private law, and public administration entities.
- Partners
- Fundação Banco do Brasil (FBB)
- Funding Amount
- $7,550,588.95
- Initiative Type
- Sustainable Production
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Banco do Brasil Foundation – Amazon Fund / Phase 2
- Description
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Phase II of The Amazon Fund supports projects that facilitate the development of productive activities promoting the conservation and sustainable use of the Amazon Biome; the initiative benefits traditional communities (indigenous peoples, quilombolas, rubber tappers, riverside populations, family farmers, subsistence agriculturists), rural workers involved in settlement projects, and low-income populations at risk of social exclusion.
- Partners
- Banco do Brasil Foundation (FBB)
- Funding Amount
- $4,979,666.36
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Base Mapping Intiative
- Description
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Agreement signed in 2014 as IBGE and the Brazilian Army to develop the ‘Cartographic base and geodetic network of Amapá’, which consists of radar detection on 1:50,000 and 1:25,000 scales. The generation of improved strategic mapping information will bring great benefits to Amapá. For the theme of land use change it has fundamental importance and is serving as the basis for the development of a monitoring system more suitable at conditions of Amapá, which is located in an area with high cloud coverage throughout the year making satellite imagery unfeasible.
- Partners
- IBGE and the Army Brasileiro
- Funding Source
- Government of the State of Amapá Amapá / BNDES: Integrated Regional Human Development – PDRI
- Funding Amount
- 2,500,000
- Initiative Type
- Public Partnership
- Initiative Status
- Under Implementation
CAR – Rural Environmental Cadastre
- Description
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The Rural Environmental Registry – CAR is an electronic national public registry, mandatory for all rural properties, with the purpose of integrating the environmental information of the properties and rural properties related to the Permanent Preservation Areas – APP, restricted use, Reserve Legal, remnants of forests and other forms of native vegetation, and consolidated areas, composing data base for control, monitoring, environmental and economic planning and combat deforestation in Brazil. The State in partnership with the Union has obligations to make CAR on small properties. In the State, it was difficult to raise funds for the execution of the CAR, and the schedule is late.
- Partners
- Sema and GIZ and IPAM collaboration
- Funding Source
- Government of the State of Amapá
- Funding Amount
- R $ 210,000
- Initiative Type
- Land regularization
- Initiative Status
- Running
Empowering Environmental Monitoring and Control in Order to Combat Illegal Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon
- Description
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Empowers environmental monitoring and control in order to combat illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon over a period of 15 months in regions under the greatest deforestation pressure; utilizes trucks and helicopters to enforce actions in the field.
- Partners
- Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama)
- Funding Amount
- $17,662,033.20
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Environmental Management Qualification Program
- Description
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Supports the strengthening of environmental management in the 529 municipalities across nine states in the Legal Amazon through (i) offering training and technical support (ii) disseminating knowledge and information through networks (iii) fostering innovation and promoting liaison with other government levels and general society within the framework of environmental public policies.
- Partners
- Brazilian Institute of Municipal Administration (IBAM)
- Funding Amount
- $9,019,941.79
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Environmental Monitoring of Brazilian Biomes
- Description
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Environmental Monitoring of Brazilian Biomes achieves three objectives: (i) Development and enactment of deforestation monitoring systems for the Atlantic Forest, Caatinga, Pampa, and Pantanal biomes (ii) Calculation of CO2 emissions for deforested areas and creation of a proposed Forest Reference Emission Level (FREL) for each biome, to be provided to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (iii) Platform development for analysis and visualization of vast geospatial data to benefit the entire national territory through platform development.
- Partners
- Space Science, Applications and Technology Foundation (FUNCATE) and National Institute of Space Research (INPE)
- Funding Amount
- $15,911,139.52
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative, Financial Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Environmental Monitoring via Satellite in the Amazon Biome
- Description
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Supports the development of studies on land use and land coverage in the Amazon biome; expands and improves environmental monitoring by satellites, as performed by the National Institute of Space Research (INPE).
- Partners
- National Institute of Space Research (INPE)/Science, Applications and Space Technology Foundation (FUNCATE)
- Funding Amount
- $27,783,399.45
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Environmental Operations Company
- Description
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Structures the Environmental Operations Company of the National Public Security Agency (FNSP) both physically and operationally to perform environmental operations in the Amazon Biome.
- Partners
- Federal Government/Ministry of Justice – National Public Security Force (FNSP)
- Funding Amount
- $11,796,765.00
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Ethnic-environmental protection for isolated or recently contacted indigenous people in the Amazon
- Description
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This protection initiative provides support and protection to isolated indigenous peoples and those recently contacted throughout the entire Amazon biome in order to establish physical limits and protect natural resources in settled areas within the territories of these groups and surrounding areas. The project aims to help reduce deforestation in the Amazon.
- Partners
- Center for Indigenous Work (CTI)
- Funding Amount
- $7,514,829.72
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Forests Feeding the Air – FAA
- Description
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The FAA Project aims to contribute to the process of consolidation of the protected areas of the State of Amapá by strengthening public policies that promote the sustainable use of natural capital through Technical Assistance and Forestry Extension – ATEF to communities living in and around of its limits.
- Partners
- Execution – IEF and CI
- Funding Source
- Conservation International-Brazil
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable external financing
- Initiative Status
- Running
Geflo Project
- Description
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The project had as objectives the consolidation of the conservation and biodiversity management policy of the Amapá government and the implementation of a low impact forest sector in Amapá. Especially in the State Forest of Amapá.
- Partners
- State government, Conservation International
- Funding Amount
- 4.7 million Euros
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable external financing
- Initiative Status
- Finished
Geodetic Network and Cartographic Base
- Description
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In 2014 the State of Amapá invested in the acquisition of detailed and reliable information, compatible with the management needs of the entire territory, the “Digital Mapping Base of the State of Amapá” and ” Revitalization of the Geodetic Networks of the State of Amapá” Project were conceived. In From these projects the Government sought partnership with Army and IBGE, institutions of excellence in the area.
The project has brought great results in terms of mapping. With 100% of the area of the State mapped on scales suitable for management.
The generation of the cartographic base of Amapá, in scale of detail, has a strategic dimension and its realization is allowing the deepening of knowledge about the state. It also reflects the State’s commitment to sustainability, since it will map the 1: 25,000 scale to the Amapá State Forest, a Sustainable Use Conservation Unit in a forest area with more than 3 million hectares, aiming to support issues related to the concession forestry, REDD market, biodiversity and sustainability.
- Partners
- Government of Amapa and Brazilian Army and IBGE
- Funding Source
- BNDS
- Funding Amount
- R $ 24,000,000
- Initiative Type
- Repayable national funding
- Initiative Status
- Running
Linking Climate Change and Sustainable Forest Management in Settlement Projects in Amapá
- Description
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The project, developed by Idesam with the IEF, built an allocation system for REDD + and projected how many settlements could benefit from credits from REDD + resources to boost their timber production through community forest management. From this project came the publication Practical Guide to Forest Management in Amapá available at https://idesam.org/guia-pratico-do-manejo-florestal-no-amapa/
- Partners
- Project Executed by IEF and Idesam
- Funding Source
- Inter-American Development Bank – IDB
- Funding Amount
- R$ 750,000,000
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable external financing
- Initiative Status
- Closed
MDS Project
- Description
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Expansion of the demand for Extractive, Quilombola and Indigenous producers of the State of Amapá regarding the access to the Pronaf Aptitude Declarations (DAP) and the rural productive inclusion policies of the Federal Government, especially those that make up the Brazil Without Misery Plan
To increase the number of extractive and legal DAPs issued in the State of Amapá, contributing to increase the access of extractivist, quilombola, indigenous and traditional communities in general to the policies of Family Agriculture and Socio-biodiversity.
- Partners
- IEF Execution
- Funding Source
- Ministry of Social Development – MDS
- Funding Amount
- R$ 1,500,000
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable national funding
- Initiative Status
- Running
MONITORING REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS BY DEFORESTATION, FOREST DEGRADATION, SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT AND INCREASE OF CARBON (REDD +) STOCKS IN THE STATE OF AMAPÁ
- Description
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Project started in 2014 with the objective of making a pilot of Monitoring the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation, Forest Degradation, Sustainable Forest Management and Increase of Carbon Stocks (REDD +) in an area of 40,910.44 ha located in Module-II of the State Forest of Amapá.
- Partners
- Execution – IEF
- Funding Source
- Ministry of Justice – CFDD
- Funding Amount
- R$ 390,000
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable national funding
- Initiative Status
- Running
National Forest Inventory – The Amazon
- Description
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Implements the Forest Inventory in the Amazon Biome to produce information on forest resources, carbon stocks, and territory use by regional populations.
- Partners
- Federal Government/Brazilian Forest Service (SFB)
- Funding Amount
- $31,999,485.00
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation (PPCD-AP)
- Description
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The Tactical-Operational Action Plan brings together actions for the containment of deforestation in the Legal Amazon and the feasibility of alternatives for protection and sustainable use of the forest. The State of Amazonas is in its third phase of the Plan (2018 to 2020).
After the launching of its 1st Phase (2008), the reduction in annual rates of deforestation was notable, with values close to 500 km² remaining for seven years, but from 2015 onwards it increased again, reaching 2016 to 1,129 km², increasing 176% compared to 2009. The 2nd Phase of the Plan (2012 to 2015) was not affirmed as a development strategy for the state, remaining with a sectorial character and parallel to the main economic policies. The State stayed for two years without updating its plan, resuming in 2017 the elaboration of its 3rd Phase, recognizing its strategic importance with efforts to contribute to the national goal of reducing deforestation, corroborating the scope of the reduction in 80% until the year 2020.
The Plan is divided into three axes ((i) monitoring, control and surveillance; (ii) territorial and territorial planning; and (iii) agroforestry production chains and sustainable practices), which comprise six macro actions. During the year 2018, mainly actions foreseen in the Plan related to the Axis 2 (Command and Environmental Control) were executed, referring to macro licensing and environmental fiscalization actions. As a result of the actions already carried out, there is the Amazonas Legal Program, which had its first edition in the municipality of Apuí, where the Rural Environmental Licensing and Licensing Unit (CAR) occurred with a historical result of more than 687 rural producers served, 472 applications for Environmental Operating License (LO), 120 records in the CAR.
Besides Amazonas Legal, there were also two enforcement actions in the south of the state. As a result it is possible to observe a reduction 14% 1 in the estimated deforestation rate for the year 2018 in relation to the high rate presented in the year 2016. The result of these actions will be most seen in 2019, as the annual rate of deforestation consolidated by Prodes has differentiated intervals, which always cover August to July of the following year.
- Partners
- Government of the State, ICMBIO, IBAMA, ALEMA, FUNAI, EMBRAPA, Municipal Governments, Federation of Farmers, Federation of Agriculture
- Funding Amount
- $100,000
- Initiative Type
- Planning Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Under Implementation
Prevfogo / IBAMA
- Description
-
The initiative supports the structure of the National Center to Prevent and Combat Forest Fires (PREVFOGO) programme both physically and operationally, along with training locals to monitor, prevent, and combat forest fires and unauthorized burns in the Amazon Biome through environmental education.
- Partners
- Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA)
- Funding Amount
- $6,252,557.57
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Profisc I-B
- Description
-
Profisc I-B is organized by the Federal Government to support the activities of Ibama for environmental monitoring and deforestation control in the Legal Amazon.
- Partners
- Brazilian Institute of Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama)
- Funding Amount
- $41,822,410.40
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative, Financial Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Protected Areas of the Amazon
- Description
-
ARPA finances the conservation of tropical forests linked to the conservation units in Brazil
- Partners
- Federal Government, coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, managed financially by FUNBIO (Brazilian Biodiversity Fund) and financed with resources from the Government of Germany’s Global Environment Facility (GEF) – through the German Development Bank (KfW) of the WWF Network – through WWF-Brazil, and the Amazon Fund, through BNDES
- Funding Source
- FUNBIO, Alehmana, GEF
- Initiative Type
- financial mechanisms
REDD + for the Guiana Shield
- Description
-
The REDD + project for the Guianas shield aims to implement a regional and technical platform for the development of REDD + in the Guiana Shield, improving the environmental capital of the Guiana Shield. The project established technical dialogue between Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and Amapá and was able to coordinate joint studies for the region of the Guiana shields.
- Partners
- ONFI (France), GFC (Guyana), IEF (Brazil), SBB (Suriname)
- Funding Source
- The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) and the Regional Council of French Guiana
- Funding Amount
- 2,700,000
- Initiative Type
- Technical Assistance Partnership
- Initiative Status
- Completed – Second Phase under Consultation
Review of the Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation and Burns PPCDQ – 2017-2020
- Description
-
The plan represents the guidelines that will guide the strategies, goals and actions of the State in the quadrennium 2017-2020 and its main objective is to reduce deforestation and the degradation of native vegetation, as well as to control forest fires, promoting the maintenance of ecosystem services.
- Partners
- Leader : BNDES / Amazon Fund, Partners: Government of Acre
- Funding Amount
- R $ 328,317.00
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable National Financing
- Initiative Status
- Running
Strengthening Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands in the Amazon
- Description
-
To foster sustainable territorial and environmental management in six TIs in the states of Amapá and Pará, helping reduce deforestation in these areas. The project works with approximately 8,800 indigenous people and 60 technicians at public institutions in six indigenous lands (TI) partially located in three municipalities in the state of Amapá and five municipalities in the state of Pará
- Partners
- Environmental Conservation Institute – The Nature Conservancy of Brazil (TNC Brazil)
- Funding Source
- BNDES/Amazon Fund
- Funding Amount
- USD 6,730,655.10
- Initiative Type
- Indigenous Peoples
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Strengthening Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands in the Amazon
- Description
-
Fosters sustainable territorial and environmental management to help reduce deforestation across six Indigenous lands (TI) partially located in three municipalities in the state of Amapá and five municipalities in the state of Pará—benefitting approximately 8,800 indigenous people and 60 technicians at public institutions within these municipalities.
- Partners
- Environmental Conservation Institute – The Nature Conservancy of Brazil (TNC Brazil)
- Funding Amount
- $6,730,655.10
- Initiative Type
- Financial Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Technical Support for Incorporation of Environmental Services in State Level Programs in Amapá – Brazil
- Description
-
The 2014 project proposed a Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) methodology and the training of public servants to carry out projects that incorporate valuation and payment or compensation in REDD + programs as a component of the Extractive Production Development Program and Family Agriculture Program.
- Partners
- Project Executed by IEF and the company Environmental Partner Assets
- Funding Source
- GSF- Guina Shield Facility – implementation by UNDP
- Funding Amount
- 280 thousand
- Initiative Type
- Non-refundable external financing
- Initiative Status
- Opened
Training to Conserve
- Description
-
The project will train environmental agents and managers so as to strengthen the protected areas in the state of Amapá. The project will work with managers involved in implementing public policies for Conservation Units (Master course) and those living in these units and in the surrounding areas (training course for environmental agents).
- Partners
- Amazon Conservation Team (ECAM)
- Funding Source
- Amazon Fund/BNDES
- Funding Amount
- USD 608,294.93
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas
- Initiative Status
- Contracted
Training to Conserve
- Description
-
Training to Conserve aims to train environmental agents and managers involved in implementing public policies for Conservation Units in an effort to strengthen the protected areas in the state of Amapá. The initiative implements two distinct courses for each beneficiary—a Master course for managers and a training course for environmental agents living in and around Conservation Units.
- Partners
- Amazon Conservation Team (ECAM)
- Funding Amount
- $608,294.93
- Initiative Type
- Protected Areas Initiative
- Initiative Status
- Contracted