Organizations selected in the Call for Local Solutions
Community initiatives with direct impact in southeastern Pará are gaining momentum to transform their territories.
The Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA), in partnership with Suzano SA, through the Paricá – Territories in Action program, is pleased to announce the organizations selected in the Call for Local Solutions!
The initiative will provide small-scale funding for innovative community projects aimed at immediate socio-environmental impact in the municipalities of Abel Figueiredo, Dom Eliseu, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Rondon do Pará and São João do Araguaia. In total, R$239,000 will be allocated to strengthen those who already work directly in the territories.
Meet the selected organizations:
- ADEVIMA – Association for the Defense of Life and the Environment
- Florescer Institute
- Association of Small Rural Producers of Colonial Marajoara
- Association of Small Farmers of PA Deus te Ama
To all registered organizations, our deepest gratitude. We continue together, strengthening solutions built by and for those who live in the Amazon.
TIMELINE
Launch of the call
Project Selection and Approval
FINAL RESULT
Signing of contracts
Monitoring and evaluation
Transforming Territories, Regenerating the Future
What is the Paricá Program?
Paricá – Territories in Action is a socio-environmental impact program that drives sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon, fstrengthening production chains, conserving biodiversity and promoting inclusion and equity.
The result of a partnership between Suzano, the Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA) and the Bioversity & CIAT Alliance, its first edition operates in five municipalities in southeastern Pará: Abel Figueiredo, São João do Araguaia, Bom Jesus do Tocantins, Rondon do Pará and Dom Eliseu.
The program supports three strategic projects lasting 12 months. The Instituto Fronteiras do Desenvolvimento (IFD) coordinates the project Strengthening Marketing Networks and Opening Markets; Agenda Pública implements Rural Territorial Development through Agroforestry Systems; and Instituto Terroá leads the Co-Labora Project – Promoting a Sustainable and Inclusive Economy.
The territorial forum of the Paricá program consolidates action plans and highlights productive strength in the southeast.
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Territories in Action
THE Territorial Forum of the Paricá Program, Held in December 2025 in Rondon do Pará, the event brought together communities, institutions, and partners to strengthen the sustainable development of southeastern Pará. The meeting promoted broad social participation and resulted in... collective construction and validation of five territorial action plans, defined based on the priorities of the territory itself.
For two days, family farmers, community leaders, organizations, universities, businesses, and public authorities participated in dialogues and exchanges that reinforced participatory territorial governance. The plans cover strategic themes such as family farming, cooperativism, governance, inclusion of young people and women, and climate change.
The Forum also included a trade fair, This initiative gives visibility to the production of family farming, handicrafts, and regional socio-biodiversity. It consolidates a collaborative model of action, with community leadership, multi-sectoral coordination, and a collective commitment to implementing actions in the territory.
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REALIZATION
STRATEGIC PARTNERS
IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS
