Mapping “Invisible” Traditional Communities to Support Cerrado Conservation in Brazil
Grantee Name: Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia
- Hotspot
- Cerrado
- Location
- Brazil
- Amount
- $296,239
- Dates
- Jun 2018 – Apr 2021
- Keywords
- Capacity building, Conservation planning, Geographic Information Systems, Indigenous People, Land tenure, Research
Identify and map areas of “invisible” traditional communities of relevance for conservation in the four CEPF priority corridors in the Cerrado. Quantify their vulnerability to agricultural expansion and resulting pressures on natural habitat. Identify and discuss suitable areas for the creation of new recognized tenure rights to guarantee the rights of traditional communities and the conservation of the Cerrado.
2 Support the creation/ expansion and effective management of protected areas in the priority corridors
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