Supported by both AIC and the UNDP Forest Guardians Bioeconomy Accelerator, CON AMAZONÍA is an Indigenous and locally led accelerator advancing sustainable bioeconomies, territorial governance, and regenerative projects to protect the Amazon rainforest.

LACLIMA is an institute whose mission is to research, develop, disseminate and implement climate knowledge and policies, supported by the lens of law, with a multidisciplinary approach; and in partnership with the AIC, published the guide on Responsible Investments in the Amazon.

Amazon Sacred Headwater Alliance launched a Bioregional Financing Facility with the BioFi Project, to co-design the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Fund, a bioregional grant-making vehicle and revolving loan facility.

Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance’s Biocultural Jaguar Strategy uses an innovative financing approach to supports communities directly to protect their forests.

Through the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, the Living School of the Amazon has graduated 107 Indigenous youth in a 960-hour Indigenous and territorial leadership course.

Rainforest Foundation US (RFUS) has partnered with the Indigenous Council of Roraima (CIR) for over two decades to safeguard the rights of Indigenous peoples in northern Roraima.

At Rainforest Foundation US, Indigenous women in Guyana’s North Pakaraimas are organizing through the Patamasan Protectors of I’na Pata (PPIP) to strengthen leadership and increase women’s representation in decision-making.

At Rainforest Foundation Indigenous women are increasingly taking the lead in monitoring their rainforest lands and stepping into key leadership roles within their communities.” 

Rainforest Foundation US has been working to protect the Amazon rainforest in partnership with Indigenous peoples since our founding in 1988. Indigenous leaders traveled from remote rivers in Perú that feed into the Amazon to receive their titles in person. 

Image Credit: Sacha Cine/Rainforest Foundation US

Amazon Investor Coalition supports ISA, a Non-profit organization dedicated to protecting Brazil’s socio-environmental diversity by working alongside indigenous and traditional communities in the Amazon.

Image Credit: Renato Martelli / ISA

In collaboration with the Amazon Investor Coalition, Instituto Igarapé conducted an in-depth territorial and legal security assessment across the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon. This work examines the governance, regulatory, and security challenges facing public, private, and nonprofit actors operating in the region, offering critical insights to strengthen rule of law, reduce risk, and enable high-integrity investment and conservation efforts.

Amazon Investor Coalition supported Quientessa’s pioneering impact accelerator in Brazil, specializing in scaling businesses with environmental and social impact. In partnership with Climate KIC, the organization launched the Restoration ClimAccelerator, a program dedicated to fostering technological solutions that improve the efficiency, scalability, and financial viability of forest restoration in the Amazon.

AIC supports Instituto Floresta Tropical, a Brazilian nonprofit with 30 years of expertise in sustainable forest management. As a leading organization in the training of professionals in the Amazon, it has already impacted over 10,000 individuals, from community forest managers to engineers and policymakers.

AIC supports Agrosolidaria Florencia, a cooperative of 250 families in Caquetá, Colombia, including farmers, women, and youth affected by conflicts. Since 2010, the organization has preserved over 2,600 hectares of the Amazon rainforest through the production, processing, and commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs).

AIC supports Asociación de Mujeres Waorani de la Amazonía Ecuatoriana, an Indigenous women-led organization representing Waorani communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon, advancing territorial protection, cultural preservation, and sustainable livelihoods for over 1,500 Waorani women through sustainable forest resource management and cultural preservation.

This association protects Suruí territory, biodiversity, and indigenous autonomy through sustainable development and cultural preservation initiatives.

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Smallholder cooperative that processes Brazil nuts, working closely with indigenous collectors to generate sustainable socioeconomic impact.

AIC supported Mazô Maná, wich is and organization that develops high-value products, services, and technologies that conserve the Amazon and support traditional communities, protecting over 10 million hectares.

AIC supports Imaflora operate in Brazil with the mission to add value to standing forests. It created Origens Brasil, an award-winning network connecting producers to ethical markets.

Represents 55 riverine communities, supporting 4,000+ people through sustainable management of pirarucu, açaí, rubber, and other Amazonian products.

Image Credit: Adriano Gambarini