📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2023.2146.1
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
2C00 Latin America, Caribbean
Contact person:
Taiguara Raiol Alencar taiguara.alencar@giz.de
Partner countries:
Brazil
SUMMARY
Goals:
The land rights of marginalized groups in Brazil have been strengthened through an integrated, responsible, forest-protecting land governance approach.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Ministério do Desenvolvimento Agrário - MDA
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
2,500,000 euros
Current project:
2,500,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREVIOUS PROJECT
not available
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
October 22, 2024 - December 31, 2026
Current project:
October 22, 2024 - December 31, 2026
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
FURTHER INFORMATION
Project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
Convention on Biological Diversity
Significant secondary objective
Gender equality
Significant secondary objective
Democratic and inclusive governance
Main goal
Climate change, greenhouse gas reduction
Significant secondary objective
CRS KEY
43040 Rural Development
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Context
Brazil has 121.3 million hectares of public agricultural land, 99 percent of which is located in the administrative region of Amazonia. Fifty million hectares of this land remains unallocated. This makes it highly vulnerable to deforestation, encroachment, illegal land appropriation, and other inappropriate use, particularly in the state of Amazonas. This destruction is exacerbated by low land tenure security and inadequate spatial planning. This threatens biodiversity and the livelihoods of smallholder farmers and traditional communities. Protecting these areas is essential to conserve the Amazon rainforest, promote equitable land use, and support local communities.
Objective
Traditional communities and family farms have equitable access to land. Deforestation is decreasing, vulnerable areas are being protected, and resource management has been improved.
Approach
The project works with national agencies such as the Ministry of Agrarian Development and the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform, ensuring coordination with existing land-related strategies. The project:
- enables coordination and dialogue within the Chamber of Experts for Land Allocation and Regularization.
- aligns land allocation and regularization procedures with traditional communities and family farms in accordance with international standards for the protection of indigenous peoples' rights.
- improves information systems and ensures their inter
