SUSTAINABLE TERRITORIES
PROJECT – STP

Integrated Management in the Amazon – Sustainable Territories Program

The Sustainable Territories Program believes that it is possible to ensure that people in the Amazon region have fair conditions for development and opportunities for a better life, respecting the characteristics of each community. Today, the Program operates in the Amazon region of western Pará, known as Calha Norte (Portuguese for North Channel). The municipalities of Oriximiná, Terra Santa and Faro face situations of growing economic inequality and a scenario of complex interactions.

In this context, three social organizations – Imazon, Ecam and Agenda Pública – with the support of Mineração Rio do Norte (MRN) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – came together to think of integrated strategies that could collaborate with the local development in a sustainable manner, including the resident populations and public authorities. Acting in a systemic manner, it is expected to contribute to reducing the economic dependence of mining in the region in the medium term.

The Sustainable Territories Program operates in an integrated manner in five areas: Public Management, Social Capital, Quilombola, Economic Development and Environment. These areas were raised as a priority based on the diagnosis of territory and guide the work of the three organizations for the next 15 years. The Program was built as a model that can be implemented in several territories in the Amazon that face similar challenges.