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Taking Care of the Cerrado and Promoting Life

Grantee Name: Sindicato dos Trabalhadores Rurais de Riacho dos Machados

Hotspot
Cerrado
Location
Brazil
Amount
$45,023
Dates
Jul 2019 – Jul 2021
Keywords
Capacity building, Protected Areas

Support in consolidating the creation of the RDS - Sustainable Development Reserve and improvement of life quality of the Geraizeiras families in the Riacho dos Machados (MG) Territory. The need to create the RDS emerged from the interests of rural communities when they realized that the large agro projects implemented in the region were destroying the Cerrado water, fauna and flora.

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

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