Nia Tero 2022 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 23
REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS
PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
We are very happy that Nia Tero helped us solve a problem
that we would have faced if we had not achieved this
partnership, which is our PGTA (life plan). This life plan of
the Indigenous Peoples of Tumucumaque, in the Western region,
is where we talk about territorial management.
~ AVENTINO TIRYÓ KAXUYANA
Brazil
President, APITIKATXI
AMAZONIA ACHIEVEMENTS
We remain dedicated to supporting our
partners across Amazonia, including
strengthening our relationships with
Indigenous organizations and leaders in
Brazil, and enabling new partnerships in key
landscapes, including the Wayamu, which
holds three Indigenous lands, and the
Yanomami territory.
We are working with several of our partners
to define and pursue long-term funding needs
to sustain their territories. We conducted a
consultation with our Indigenous partners
in the Tumucumaque and began designing
a long-term fund for their territory. We also
expanded our partnerships in Ecuador and
Peru, encompassing the Achuar of Peru,
the Shuar of Ecuador, the Loreto regional
Indigenous organization in Peru, and with
key NGO policy partners.
Nia Tero board member Nemonte Nenquimo,
Indigenous leader of the Waorani Peoples—
along with her people—led a historic victory
against oil drilling in their territory in
Ecuador, setting a precedent for other
communities in the Amazon to keep oil
extraction out of their territories. We are
grateful to our partners, Amazon Frontlines
and Ceibo Alliance, who were part of this effort.
Territorial mapping helped advance
policy goals, as the Wayana People of
Suriname took charge of mapping their
own lands. Their maps were included in a
bill recognizing collective land rights of
Indigenous Peoples. Across Tumucumaque,
Roraima, and Western Guyana, the Zo’é
and other partners continue to successfully
implement their own management plans.
The presence of forest fire brigades and
Indigenous monitoring teams helped
shield territories from devastating fires
and invasions in Roraima. The Organizacion
Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas del Oriente
(ORPIO) halted road construction from
Genaro Herrera to Angamos, which would
have infringed upon the lands of Indigenous
Peoples in voluntary isolation.
We completed a leadership training for 25
Indigenous youth from four Indigenous
territories, despite limited opportunities to
train youth in remote communities due to
language barriers and technology access. This
training helped grow our partners’ capacity,
nurturing the next generation of leaders. They
also acquired valuable knowledge and skills
on international environmental conventions
through policy training—spending time
with leaders of partnership organizations is
invaluable to the youth, so we will continue to
prioritize this. We also supported three more
organizations to develop strategic plans and
kick-start implementation.
THRIVING PEOPLES. THRIVING PLACES.
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