Protecting Biodiversity by Supporting People

Activism to Enhance Conservation of the Cerrado in Western Bahia, Brazil

Grantee Name: Instituto Sociedade População E Natureza

Hotspot: Cerrado
Location: Brazil
Amount: $259,686
Dates: Aug 2018 – Aug 2021
Keywords: Capacity building, Community-based conservation, Indigenous People, Land tenure, Networks, Governance

Strengthen civil society's actions in defense of the Cerrado in West of Bahia, Brazil: by broadening the articulation between 10 organizations; by generating a network to catalyze integrated actions and policies for Cerrado; by providing a Participatory Organizational Development training; and by expanding the capacity of 15 community leaders in spaces of governance.

Strategic Direction : 6 Strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations to promote better management of territories and of natural resources and to support other investment priorities in the hotspot