the bailique community protocol
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The Bailique Community Protocol Carlos Potiara Castro
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Community Protocols
Project developed by the Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico Network – GTA.
A confederation of more than 600 formal and informal associations, cooperatives, and other representative institutions of indigenous people and traditional communities present in all 9 states of the Amazonia region.
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Community Protocols
Community protocols are the systematization of
internal rules developed by the community
Such rules reflect their own traditional character,
the manner in which the community relates both
to itself and externally, and also define some
procedures, criteria, and tools for territorial
management and the use of natural resources.
Community protocols are relevant for indigenous
people and traditional communities which count
for 8 million persons in Brazil occupying around
40% of the national territory
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The Bailique Region A territory of 1700 km2 – at the mouth
of the Amazon river, the access by boat
only, on a journey of 12h to 14h
Human Development Index 40% lower
than the national average
The main economic activities are
fishing, non-timber forest products
extraction, small livestock and agriculture
production, beekeeping, woodworking
and furniture making and services
The Bailique Archipelago has 10.000
inhabitants, living in 52 communities
distributed among 7 different islands
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New Methodology to construct
community protocols
Phase 1: Construction the Community Protocol
Phase 2: Putting the protocol in practice: technical assistance, improve the quality of products and search for new markets
Phase 3: Socio- participative certification of products identified by the communities.
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The Bailique Community Protocol
o Workshop 1: Socioeconomic, cultural
and environmental analysis. This is
the moment communities will look into
their customary norms and internal
governance structure. This will form
the basis of their protocol
o Workshop 2: Definition of concepts
found in national and international
legislation such as the CBD, Nagoya
Protocol and ILO 169. This is also
when they start to look at the public
policies that they have the right to
have access.
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The Bailique Community Protocol
o Workshop 3: Understanding
about the process of ABS
according to the national
legislation
o Workshop 4: Communities
start to negotiate the terms of
their protocol.
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Consultation Document
o The project will visit every household to discuss the answers given by their leadership.
o Communities are given the opportunity to agree or disagree on the leaders’ answer.
o The Bailique Community Protocol is not a result of the answers of leaders, but it is a reflection of the answers of over 70% of the population
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Polos �
Number of families
% do documento
consulta
% do pós encontrão
Polo 1 105 44% 76%
Polo 2 241 33% 77%
Polo 3 325 37.5% 64%
Polo 4 239 32% 78%
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Some results to date
Process of land regularization
Empowerment of communities to talk to any external actor: for example the Creation of Association of Traditional Communities of Bailique: new leadership (breaking up with local political powers)
Strengthening of local institutions
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Next Steps
o Replicate the project in other regions
o Improve the methodology to adapt the model to different local realities
o Set new forms of community empowerment
o Shorten the capacity gap between Traditional People and Communities and other stakeholders
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Further information
Rede Grupo de Trabalho Amazônico - GTA Rubens Gomes [email protected]
Roberta Ramos Ramos. [email protected] Carlos Potiara Castro [email protected]
Supporting institutions: