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| Acre Conservation Trust | |
|---|---|
| Name | Acre Conservation Trust |
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | Nonprofit conservation organization |
| Headquarters | Acre, Brazil |
| Region served | Acre |
| Leader title | Executive Director |
Acre Conservation Trust is a regional nonprofit conservation organization operating in the state of Acre, Brazil, focused on rainforest protection, community-based stewardship, and sustainable development. The Trust works with indigenous communities, municipal authorities, international NGOs, research institutions, and multilateral donors to conserve biodiversity, secure land tenure, and reduce deforestation across Amazonian landscapes. Its activities intersect with policy initiatives, scientific research, land rights movements, and global climate finance mechanisms.
Founded in 1998 amid rising attention to Amazon deforestation, the Trust emerged following dialogues among local activists, leaders of Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra, indigenous organizations such as Associação de Capitanias Indígenas do Acre and scholars from Universidade Federal do Acre. Early engagements included partnerships with World Wildlife Fund and IUCN to pilot community forest management projects aligned with initiatives by Programa das Nações Unidas para o Desenvolvimento and technical assistance from Embrapa. The organization expanded through the 2000s alongside landmark regional policies influenced by figures like Chico Mendes and movements connected to the Rubber Tappers' Union. In the 2010s the Trust scaled projects that interfaced with REDD+ frameworks, collaborated with The Nature Conservancy and responded to directives from the Ministério do Meio Ambiente (Brazil), adapting to climate finance instruments promoted by entities such as the Global Environment Facility and Green Climate Fund.
The Trust’s mission emphasizes protection of Amazonian ecosystems, empowerment of traditional populations, and contribution to climate mitigation. Strategic goals include securing indigenous and extractive reserve boundaries recognized by FUNAI, reducing forest conversion through payments for ecosystem services developed with UNEP partners, and advancing sustainable livelihoods in collaboration with organizations like Agência Brasileira de Cooperação and Mercosur-linked rural development programs. The Trust aligns objectives with scientific priorities set by institutions such as International Union for Conservation of Nature commissions and regional conservation targets articulated at Convention on Biological Diversity conferences.
The Trust supports creation and management of protected areas including community reserves adjacent to Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve, sustainable-use zones contiguous with Serra do Divisor National Park, and riparian buffer projects along the Acre River. It has implemented habitat restoration projects near municipalities like Rio Branco (Acre), Cruzeiro do Sul (Acre), and Xapuri. Species-focused work has targeted flagship fauna such as harpy eagle, giant otter, Amazonian manatee, and endemic flora cataloged by collaborators at National Institute of Amazonian Research. The Trust also pilots agroforestry corridors connecting intact tracts with agroecology initiatives run by Embrapa Acre and community cooperatives allied with SEBRAE.
Programs combine participatory mapping with legal titling, forest monitoring using satellite data from INPE, and community patrols inspired by models from Sociedade Civil de Monitoramento. The Trust develops capacity-building curricula with Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC), synthesizes biodiversity assessments with researchers from Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, and deploys low-cost technology stacks used by Global Forest Watch partnerships. Payment schemes draw on methodologies endorsed by Verra and voluntary carbon markets linked to corporations engaged with Science Based Targets initiative. Education and cultural heritage programs coordinate with indigenous councils such as Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira.
Funding streams combine grants from foundations like Ford Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and bilateral aid from agencies including USAID and DFID (now FCDO). Multilateral support has come via projects funded by the World Bank and technical cooperation with Inter-American Development Bank. Partnerships include conservation NGOs such as Conservation International, academic networks including University of Oxford (Environmental Change Institute), and corporate social responsibility programs of companies complying with Amazon Soy Moratorium supply-chain commitments. The Trust engages certification bodies like Rainforest Alliance and works with regional federations of extractive reserve associations.
Governed by a board comprising indigenous leaders, civil society representatives, and conservation scientists, the Trust follows statutes consistent with Brazilian nonprofit law and coordinates oversight with municipal councils and state secretariats such as Secretaria de Estado do Meio Ambiente do Acre. Operational teams include field coordinators, GIS analysts, legal advisors who liaise with Advocacia-Geral da União processes, and monitoring officers trained with partners like Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico. Transparency practices include audits by independent accounting firms and project evaluations commissioned from research centers like Instituto Socioambiental.
The Trust’s interventions have contributed to measurable declines in deforestation rates in targeted landscapes, recognized in reports by Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais and cited in policy briefs prepared for Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovações. Awards and acknowledgments have included regional environmental prizes sponsored by entities such as Amazon Environmental Research Institute and invitations to present findings at forums including UNFCCC conferences and meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Peer-reviewed studies coauthored with partner universities document biodiversity outcomes, livelihood improvements, and carbon sequestration estimates used in national greenhouse gas inventories prepared for Brazil.
Category:Environmental organizations based in Brazil Category:Organizations established in 1998