📋 Tender Overview
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) participated last Tuesday (29/7), another stage of the technical visits of the Environmental Monitoring Network of Indigenous Land Yanomami (Tiy) and Alto Amazonas, this time at the Erico Base Pole, in the municipality of Amajari (RR). At the time, the collection of water and sediment samples and mercury verification in the fish of the region was monitored.
The MMA was represented by the National Secretary of Urban Environment, Water Resources and Environmental Quality, Adalberto Maluf, and Folders Environmental Quality Director, Thaianne Resende.
The monitoring program is coordinated by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) and had its first stage funded by MMA, in the amount of R 2.2 million. The initiative also has a partnership of Funai, the Indigenous Health Secretariat of the Ministry of Health, the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples.
These institutions are part of the Yanomami and Alto Amazonas Indigenous Land Environmental Monitoring Network, which evaluates the impacts of Mercury pollution, especially illegal prospector activity. The samples collected in the Erico pole will be analyzed to verify the presence of toxic metal, which affects both human health and ecosystems.
These actions are fundamental to ensure Yanomamis water and food security, as well as combating environmental crimes that impact environmental and climate balance. The priority vacant to communities reinforces our commitment to indigenous rights and their economic and social development, said Adalberto Maluf.
Started in November 2023 and scheduled to end in November 2027, the project has 26 collection points in the Yanomami indigenous territory and 15 points in adjacent federal conservation units in the region. At each point, three collection campaigns will be held.
In a commitment to the prior consultation principle, Ibama, project coordinator, will discuss with partners and MMA the best strategy to disseminate the results of the analysis, but it is already established that they will first be presented to the Yanomami communities before their overall disclosure. We are adopting a protocol that prioritizes the right to information from directly affected populations, explained Thaianne Resende. The data will be presented in accessible language with mediation of Yanomami translators, says Rosangela Muniz, director of Ibama.
The monitoring project is one of the Federal Governments fronts to combat illegal mining and has the participation of researchers, environmental agencies and indigenous leaders.
Expansion
In addition to the work in progress at TI Yanomami, MMA reported that, in 2025, it will sign a Decentralized Execution Agreement (TED) with the Amazon Institute of Mercury (Iamer) for implementation of the Munduruku Indigenous Land Monitoring System, another area affected by illegal mining.
This expansion in environmental monitoring demonstrates the governments commitment to a science -based public policy, which places indigenous peoples at the center of decisions, said Secretary Adalberto Maluf.
The process of publicity for the general public will be done through the website, with Portuguese version and Yanomami language summary.
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