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Acre is among the states that will receive part of the R$123.6 million announced by the Federal Government for ecological restoration actions in indigenous lands in the Amazon biome. The investment package, released this Friday (21), the last day of COP30, in Belém (PA), is part of the Restaura Amazônia program, which selected 19 projects distributed across 26 traditional territories in seven states in the region.
Restaura Amazônia Program, which selected 19 projects distributed across 26 traditional territories/ Photo: Reproduction
The initiatives total more than three thousand hectares and are part of the national environmental recovery strategy for the so-called Arco da Restauração, an area that includes Acre, Amazonas, Rondônia, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Pará and Maranhão. The resource comes from the Amazon Fund, managed by BNDES under the coordination of the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), in partnership with the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI) and Funai.
Among the planned actions are the implementation of agroforestry systems, sustainable management, strengthening indigenous organizations, support for the forest restoration production chain and ecological recovery activities. The president of Funai, Joenia Wapichana, highlighted that the projects go beyond replanting seedlings:
The work presented at COP30 shows a robust package of advances in the regularization and defense of territories/ Photo: Reproduction
“It’s more than recovering vegetation. It’s ensuring that territories maintain their traditional seeds, native vegetation and care practices that indigenous peoples have preserved for generations,” he stated.
In Acre, environmental restoration must also strengthen communities that face direct impacts from deforestation, increase food security, generate income and ensure the continuity of traditional management practices.
The Minister of Indigenous Peoples, Sônia Guajajara, reinforced that the announcement marks an important moment in the protection of indigenous lands. According to her, the work presented at COP30 shows a robust package of advances in the regularization and defense of territories, including homologations, possession ordinances, creation of new reserves and identification studies.
“We are consolidating demarcation, protection, management and now restoration. There is no solution to the climate crisis without those who take care of the territories”, said the minister, highlighting that this edition had “the largest and best indigenous participation in the history of the COPs”.
Restoration Arch
We are consolidating demarcation, protection, management and now restoration/ Photo: Reproduction
Restaura Amazônia is aimed at productive and ecological restoration in critical deforestation areas, with the goal of recovering 6 million hectares by 2030. In 2023, the Federal Government allocated R$1 billion to boost the start of the program, with R$450 million non-refundable from the Amazon Fund.
With Acre included among the benefiting states, the actions reinforce the environmental protection agenda and the recognition of the importance of the people who live in and defend the forest.
