Sustainable forest use for livelihoods and biodiversity Hållbart skogsbruk för försörjning och biodiversitet The aim of the project is to contribute to the reduction of indiscriminate deforestation through actions of i) financial inclusion, ii) access to markets and iii) education and environmental awareness, promoting the sustainable use of forest products and forest biodiversity by indigenous populations in the Amazon/Chiquitania region (municipalities of Urubichá, El Puente and Guarayos). Målet med projektet är att bidra till att minska den urskillningslösa avskogning genom åtgärder avseende i) ekonomisk integration, ii) tillgång till marknader och iii) utbildning och miljömedvetenhet, som främjar hållbar användning av skogsprodukter och skogens biologiska mångfald av urfolk i Amazon/Chiquitania-regionen (kommunerna Urubichá, El Puente och Guarayos). The aim of the project is to contribute to the reduction of indiscriminate deforestation through actions of i) financial inclusion, ii) access to markets and iii) education and environmental awareness, promoting the sustainable use of forest products and forest biodiversity by indigenous populations in the Amazon/Chiquitania region (municipalities of Urubichá, El Puente and Guarayos).


The impact results are that 271,000 hectares of forest will be preserved during sustainable forest management, and that 4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide will be captured in forest management areas through reduced forest deforestation (reduction of greenhouse gas emissions).

Beside its contribution to reduce deforestation and CO2 emissions, it is expected that it will also contribute to SDG 1 (poverty reduction) , 5 (gender equality), 8 (decent work and economic growth), 10 (reduced inequalities), 13 (climate action), 15 (life on land) y 17 (partnerships for the goals).


The project has established four sub-goals under the following four components to achieve results as shown below. It is important to highlight that the final number will be confirmed under a base line that will be established at the beginning of the intervention:


- Component 1: To Increase in Productive Capacities for forestry use.

- 40% increase in the participation of young people and women in local joint forest organizations (OFCs) and indigenous forest associations (AFI).

- 2 standards norms that benefit producer organizations in the forestry sector and supplementary supply (in coordination with municipalities) have been issued.

- 100 producers in the forestry sector have developed capacities that consider their traditional knowledge and cultures, increasing the resilience of the ecosystems where they live.



-Component 2: Management of natural capital and resilience to climate change and participation of indigenous communities in biocommerce markets.

- 400 women and young people from indigenous peoples increase the productivity of their companies by 20%.

- 30 bio-businesses led by women and youth from indigenous communities have designed and implemented their business plan

- 5 bio-business models are up and running




- Component 3: Financial education and access to financing

-35 bio businesses received technical assistance at the financial administrative level

- 225 women and young entrepreneurs have strengthened their administrative financial management and self-managed savings and credit groups capacities

-15 Forest Organizations out of 20 have strengthened their administrative financial management and self-managed savings and credit groups capacities              



-Component 4: Knowledge Management

- 60,000 people sensibilized in caring for the forest and the environment  

- 15 products or services related to the forestry chain promoted in different markets