The project increases the sustainability of agricultural supply chains operating between Peru, Colombia, Paraguay, and the UK by delivering new forms of evidence derived from satellite imagery. Crop monitoring and forecasting products at farm, regional and national scale support agri-businesses and advisory services to adapt farming practices. SENCE natural capital evaluation uses satellite data to … Continued
If deforestation levels rise another 5% in the Amazon Basin, the planet’s largest tropical forest could experience catastrophic die-back, releasing the equivalent to a decade of global emissions. Regional efforts to end environmental crime are episodic and insufficient. In order to generate more widespread engagement with issues of environment crime, the Igarape Institute launched Ecocrime … Continued
Although the contribution of SMEs to the development of the economy is clear, this segment still faces financing obstacles when compared to larger companies. When it comes to the challenges faced by SMEs in this pandemic moment, the issue of financial inclusion becomes even more urgent. BDMG Digital is an online platform created to evaluate … Continued
The PNMC (National Plan of Music for the Coexistence) is a project developed from 2003 with the formulation of a cultural policy. In 2014, it was consolidated as a law that marked the route for strengthening musical formation and collective practices. This plan presents a vital tool for municipalities PEDET, which is the denomination given … Continued
We are a network of civil society organizations and key actors contributing to the achievement of UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 “Clean water and sanitation”. Its purpose is to increase participation, interaction and communication among the different actors involved in wáter management and quality, improving the organizational and advocacy capacities of CSOs working on environmental … Continued
The Sustainable Cities Program (SCP) works to build awareness and mobilize Brazilian cities to adopt and implement a sustainable agenda. The SCP takes a pioneering role in the implementation and municipalization of SDG in Brazil, through a comprehensive set of indicators in 13 thematic axes. It addresses public administration via an integrated perspective, including social, … Continued
Tourisme en temps de paix trains and empowers young marginalized Colombians who were victims of armed conflicts (farmers, indigenous fighters, former soldiers, internally displaced persons) to become tour operators. The project contributes to post-conflict peacebuilding, rehabilitation, and reconciliation processes within the community, while strengthening the tourism sector in Colombia.
Information is one of the first casualties of displacement crises. The OKA mobile phone app fills part of this knowledge gap by providing up to date geolocated data on federal-level public services in Brazil and beyond for voluntary and forced migrants. The services covered include housing, education, health, social and legal assistance, communities, employment, and … Continued
Bienalsur, is a socially responsible project, which considers culture as a human right. It focuses on art and culture with the aim of promoting integration. Incubated in Argentina, the biennale seeks to create a global network of institutional associative collaboration that removes distances and borders and claims uniqueness in diversity. Unique by its methodology, BIENALSUR … Continued
The project establishes a legal route to facilitate the transformation of the coca leaf into marketable products nationwide, considering the current Colombian legal framework and the opportunities it offers to coca-growing communities. This proposal can be replicated nationally in communities that have traditionally cultivated coca and that are willing to diversify their rural economy as … Continued
