Lessons Learned: Removal of Indigenous Lands' Intruders
Getulio Vargas Foundation
- Program Environment
- Program Initiative Land, Water and People of the Amazon Basin
- Grant Amount $100,000
- Grant Period February 1, 2026–January 31, 2027
- Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Geographic Focus Brazil, Colombia, Peru, South America
About this grant
Indigenous lands and other protected areas in Brazil face mounting threats from illegal invasions, land grabbing, and environmental degradation. The Center for Sustainability Studies of the Getulio Vargas Foundation is a higher education institution dedicated to promoting sustainable development in Brazil. With support from the Mott Foundation, the grantee created and now coordinates the Independent Territorial Monitoring Network. This network brings together civil society, Indigenous and traditional communities, and research institutions, working closely with government agencies and partners to advance community-led monitoring and territorial protection. With this grant, lessons learned from recent removal operations will be documented, institutional frameworks strengthened, and coordination among government agencies, Indigenous organizations and civil society improved to enhance the effectiveness of territorial protection in the Amazon.