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Indigenous stewardship and leadership at the heart of new project in Brazil
A new Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) project was launched in Brazil to support Indigenous Peoples in their management and protection of their territories. The initiative, called Ywy Ipuranguete, aims to strengthen management in 15 Indigenous lands, totaling 6 million hectares distributed across the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal biomes. These territories are inhabited by 57,000 Indigenous persons and hold natural wealth essential for the country’s ecological balance.
New biodiversity fund approves project preparation grants
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved project preparation grants and set aside nearly $40 million to support new proposed initiatives in Brazil, Gabon, and Mexico, providing a boost to international efforts to put nature on a path to recovery this decade.
Advancing the Integrated Approach to Tackle Commodity-driven Deforestation
In 2014 the Global Environment Facility launched an ambitious effort to influence a shift in supply chains for beef, soy, and palm oil towards reduced-deforestation production, while delivering continued social and economic development to farmers and their communities.