ARPA Comunidades and Vituke (WB-P518985)

Countries
  • Brazil
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Specific Location
Amazon Region
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
U
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Voting Date
Mar 24, 2027
Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.
Borrower
FUNBIO
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Sectors
  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Climate and Environment
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 12.00 million
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Project Cost (USD)
$ 12.00 million
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Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Sep 22, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Sep 14, 2026

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Project Description
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Grounded in the recognition that the well-being of forest communities and the health of the Amazon are mutually reinforcing, the project seeks to simultaneously enhance socioeconomic and conservation outcomes through two complementary lines of action. The first component will contribute US$12 million to the ARPA Communities Program -- the next phase of Brazil's landmark Amazon Region Protected Areas (ARPA) program, launched in 2003 and recognized internationally as one of the world's most successful tropical forest conservation initiatives. Building on ARPA's conservation legacy, this successor program pivots toward the human dimension of protected area management, focusing on the sustainable development of the local and traditional communities living in Sustainable Use Conservation Units. Areas of intervention will include strengthening community organizations to improve access to public policies and territorial and environmental management; promoting forest- and biodiversity-compatible livelihoods, including through bioeconomy value chains; and expanding access to renewable energy and digital connectivity. The second component will strengthen Brazil's National Policy for Territorial and Environmental Management of Indigenous Lands (PNGATI) by financing demand-driven investments in Indigenous Territories across areas such as institutional strengthening of Indigenous organizations, territorial and environmental governance, and sustainable livelihoods. This component is financed through two sources: US$4 million from the GCF and US$7 million from the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF/GEF), with the latter allocated directly to Vituke -- Brazil's newly created Indigenous Fund, which represents a landmark step toward direct access to international climate and biodiversity finance by Indigenous Peoples' organizations.Implementation will be led by FUNBIO (Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity) as grant recipient and executing agency, in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI) under a formal Technical Cooperation Agreement.

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