Indigenous Rights and Management of the Rio Negro territory. Strengthening FOIRN and its Regional Organizations.

About this project

The project aims at strengthening the defence of indigenous peoples' tights and the management of their territories with political indigenous protagonism. It also seeks to foster tge territories sustainable development and Indigenous political incidence by applying the Rio Negro basin tradicional knowledge and non-indigenous mechanisms. Strengthen FOIRN's Regional Sub-divisions (Coordenadorias) in its five regions of operation. Finally, the project intends to foster community initiatives based on the local culture and knowledge, with a strong participation of the young and women population.

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 1No Poverty
• 5Gender Equality
• 13Climate Action
• 15Life on Land
• 16Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Published by

Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation · Government

Countries

Brazil

Sectors

Democratic participation and civil society

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Main focusBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributes

Funded by

Norwegian Government

Implemented by

FOIRN - Federação das Organizações Indígenas do Rio Negro

Passes funds through

Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Embassies

Published by Norad - Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 14 Nov 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NO-BRC-971277882-BRA-23/0006.

No updates yet.