SDSN Amazon

regional Network

SDSN Amazônia mobilizes local knowledge to advance viable solutions to sustainable development challenges in the Pan-Amazon region. The network, hosted by Fundação Amazonas Sustentavel (FAS), and established in 2016, includes the following countries and/or territories: Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela. Key focus areas include the SDSN Amazônia Award, where member organizations disseminate and showcase their local solutions, and the Amazon Sustainable Solutions Platform, an open access, free, online, geo-referenced solutions platform available in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

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Virtual Dialogues Highlight Social-environmental Issues Facing Traditional Communities

In preparation for the Amazon Summit, SDSN Amazônia organized free, virtual plenary sessions as part of the “Amazon Dialogues” series organized by the Brazilian General-Secretariat of the Presidency, regarding socio-environmental issues and the role of traditional communities in the region. Sessions included the “Pre-Summit of Forest Peoples and Civil Society of the Pan-Amazon” and “Brazil represented at the Amazon Summit” held at the network’s headquarters.

Civil Society Presents Recommendations and Solutions in High-level Letter

In August 2023, SDSN Amazônia presented a letter to the Presidents of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) member countries at the Amazon Summit, held in Belém, Brazil. The letter, written by representatives of civil society organizations from the ACTO member countries, shared socio-environmental recommendations and solutions for the region, as well as a roadmap to COP30 which will be held in Belém, Brazil in 2025.

Stakeholder Meetings Increase Participation of Traditional Communities

The “Beating Amazon: Communal and Voluntary Conservation Network” meeting held in the regions of Loreto and Ucayali, Peru in August 2023, focused on strengthening partnerships among Network Members, while stimulating debates and joint actions on sustainable development. One of those actions, the “Amazon Without Borders: Contributions from Civil Society and Local Communities in the Pan-Amazon region to the Amazon Summit” program, resulted in increased participation and political influence by civil society and indigenous and other traditional groups across the region.

SDSN Amazon Network Members

Organization	Country	Network	Sector
A Foot in the Library Institution	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Academic Department of Legal Sciences	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Academy of Physics, Mathematics and Natural Sciences of Venezuela	Venezuela	Andes	Research Institution
Aguatuya	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Akatu Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Alternatives Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Amazon Conservation (ACEAA)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Amazon Regional Network	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Amazon State University	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Amazon State University	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Amazon University of Pando	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Amazonians for the Amazon Association - AMPA	Peru	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Andrés Bello Catholic University	Venezuela	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Architecture and Urbanism Research Center (CIAU), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
ARU Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Association for Health Protection - PROSALUD	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Association for Research and Integral Development - AIDER	Peru	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Association of Institutions of Promotion and Education	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Atenea Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Foundation/Donor Organization
AYNI Civil Association	Bolivia	Bolivia	Civil Society Organization
B System Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Beyond One Foundation	Ecuador	Andes	Foundation/Donor Organization
Bolivia Internet Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Bolivian Association for the Defense of Nature - PRODENA (Bolivian Wildlife Society)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Bolivian Catholic University San Pablo	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Bolivian Center for Economic Studies (CEBEC), Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (CAINCO)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Bolivian Center for Multidisciplinary Studies	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Bolivian Forest Research Institute	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Bolivian Forum on Environment and Development (Fobomade)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Bolsa Verde do Rio de Janeiro – Environmental Exchange of Rio de Janeiro (BVRio)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects (ABAP)	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
Brazilian Biodiversity Fund (FUNBIO)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Business Council on Sustainable Development (CEBDS)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Cyclists' Union (UCB)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Foundation for Sustainable Development	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Institute of Development and Sustainability	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Companies in Rio de Janeiro - Sebrae RJ	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
CasaE-UFRGS, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Catholics for the Right to Decide	Bolivia	Bolivia	Civil Society Organization
Center for Agricultural and Agroindustrial Research (CIAA), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Center for Digital Inclusion (CDI)	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
Center for Economic Research and Strategy (CIEE), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Center for Energy Studies	Ecuador	Andes	Research Institution
Center for Human Development and Employability (CEDHE), Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences (FCEE), Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (UAGRM)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Center for Participation and Sustainable Human Development (CEPAD)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Center for Promoting Sustainable Technologies (CPTS)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Center for Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIICA), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Center for Studies and Research on Teacher Training for Sustainable Development	Brazil	Brazil	Civil Society Organization
Center for Studies and Support to Local Development	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Center for Sustainability Studies of Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGVces)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Center for Sustainable Technological Development	Ecuador	Andes	Research Institution
Centre for Public Policies and Sustainable Development, Federal University of Paraiba (UFP)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Centro de Investigaciones Sociales (CIS) de la Vicepresidencia del Estado	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Centro de Planificación y Gestión (CEPLAG – UMSS)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
CENTRUM PUCP	Peru	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
ChildFund Bolivia	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
ChildFund Brasil	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
CINTI Reseach Center, Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Cities Alliance (Latin America and Caribbean office)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Citizen Movement Against Climate Change (MOCICC)	Peru	Andes	Civil Society Organization
Climate Change and Sustainable Development Management of the Municipal Environment Secretariat of the City of Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	Brazil	Government Agency
Comitê das Agendas 21	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Conservation International (CI-Brazil)	Brazil	Brazil	Civil Society Organization
Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Coporacion Grupo Randi	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Desafio Baanko	Brazil	Brazil
Dialog Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Domingo Savio Private University (UPDS)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
EcoSwell	Peru	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Ecuadorian Coordinator for the Defense of Nature and the Environment	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
EMBARQ Brasil	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Empowerment Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Foundation/Donor Organization
Enactus Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
ENERGETICA - Energy for Development	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Research Centre (Greens)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Engineers Without Borders Brazil	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Environmental Protection Tarija (PROMETA)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Equator Technological University (UTE)	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Ethos Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
FA.VELA	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Fautapo Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Favela Observatory	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
FDS-Consulting-Alliance	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
FEDERACION BINACIONAL DEL PUEBLO SAPARA DE ECUADOR Y PERU FEBZPEP	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Amazonas (IFAM)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Pará (UFPA)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Parana (UFPR)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Federal University of Tocantins (UFT)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Fluminense House	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Food of Tomorrow Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Foundation for the Development of the National System of Protected Areas (FUNDESNAP)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Foundation of the Cordillera	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Fundación Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA)	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Fundación NEO	Ecuador	Andes	Civil Society Organization
Fundación Pachamama	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Fundación para el Avance de las Reformas y Oportunidades- Grupo FARO	Ecuador	Andes	Research Institution
Gaia Pacha Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Gastronomic and Food Integration Movement	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Geographical Research Institute, Faculty of Geological Sciences, Higher University of San Andrés	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Global Attitude Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Global Development Learning Network (GDLN)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Global Urban Development (GUD)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Governing Council of the Galapagos / Production and Human Development Department	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Group of Institutes, Foundations and Companies (GIFE)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Guiana Shield Facility	Guyana	Amazon	Non-Governmental Organization
Hivos Latin America - Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
INASET Fundación para la PyME	Bolivia	Bolivia	Foundation/Donor Organization
Indigenous Cultures and Sustainable Environment, Civil Association	Venezuela	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Industrial Processes Research Center (CIPI), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Innovation in Social Entrepreneurship Foundation (IES)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Institute for Advanced Studies in Development - INESAD Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Institute for Labor and Social Studies (IETS)	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
Institute for the Development of Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness (iDEC)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Institute of Socio-Economic Research (IISEC), Bolivian Catholic University San Pablo	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Institute-E	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
Institution for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Instituto de Investigación Geológico y Energético (IIGE)	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad del Ecuador	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Integrated Health Coordination Program	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
International Conservation – Bolivia (CI)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
International Institute for Sustainability (IIS)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
International Potato Center - Andean Initiative	Peru	Andes	Research InstitutionNon-Governmental Organization
Jisunú Development Foundation (JIDESA)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Journalism Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Jubileo Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Land of Everyone	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Legal Life Foundation / Fundación Vida Jurídica	Venezuela	Andes	Foundation/Donor Organization
Life Science Faculty at The Superior Polytechnic School of Littoral	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of Sao Paulo (USP)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Mamiraua Institute for Sustainable Development (MISD)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Maranhao State University (UEMA)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Maré Networks – Maré Development Networks Association	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Millennium Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Momboy Valley University	Venezuela	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
MVRA Museo de la Riqueza Ancestral Fundación Riofrío Fiallo	Ecuador	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
National Amazon Research Institute (INPA)	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
National Union of Institutions for Social Action Work	Bolivia	Bolivia	Civil Society Organization
National University of Education	Ecuador	Andes	Research Institution
Newton Paiva University Center	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
NGO Center for Technical Agricultural Services Chuquisaca	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
NGO Conexion	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Optical and Energies Research Center (CIOE), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Oswaldo Cruz Foundation	Brazil	Brazil	Research Institution
PAITITÍ LAB (PAITITI)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Partnership Platform for the Amazon (PPA)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Peabiru Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Pereira Passos Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Perene Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Permanent Latim America Committee for Crime Prevention	Brazil	Brazil	Civil Society Organization
Peruvian Amazon Research Institute	Peru	Andes	Non-Governmental Organization
Phytochemical Research Cente (CIF), Bolivian Private University (UPB)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Political Action Network For Sustainability (RAPS)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Politize! - Civic Education Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC-SP)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Practical Action - Peru office	Peru	Andes	Research Institution
Practical Action Bolivia	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Private University of the Valley (UNIVALLE)	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Pro Mujer	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Professional College of Sociologists of Peru	Peru	Andes	Civil Society Organization
PROFIN Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Public Works Company (Emop-RJ)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Puxirum Institute of Sustainability and Energy Efficiency	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Quadrangle Institute	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Red Iberoamericana de Medio Ambiente	Ecuador	Andes	Civil Society Organization
RENACC- Tarija	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Renace Foundation- National Ecological Action Network	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Rio Operations Centre	Brazil	Brazil	Government Agency
Roberto Marinho Foundation	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Rural Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (URFRJ)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Salesian University of Bolivia	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
San Jose Society	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
Sao Paulo State University (Unesp)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Señor de Sipan University	Peru	Andes	University (Institution-wide)
Simon Bolivar University	Venezuela	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Social Program Grow and Live	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Social Research Center (CIS)	Bolivia	Bolivia	Research Institution
Solydes Foundation	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
State University of Amazonas (UEA)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
Support Center for the Riverside Population of the Amazon	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Sustainable Format	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Tabatinga Higher Studies Center of the State University of Amazonas	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Tomas Autonomous University	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
Tomas Katari Polytechnic Institute	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
Tourism and Cultural Management, University of San Francisco Xavier de Chuquisaca	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Department/Institute)
UMSA University	Bolivia	Bolivia	University (Institution-wide)
UN-Habitat Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Union of Workers in Family Agriculture of Sao Joaquim and Region (SINTRAF-SJR)	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Universidad de Cuenca	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad de Investigación de Tecnología Experimental (Yachay Tech)	Ecuador	Andes	Research Institution
Universidad de Lima	Peru	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad del Pacífico, Research Center	Peru	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad Metropolitana	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad nacional experimental del Táchira	Venezuela	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Office for Innovation and Sustainability	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, UNESCO Chair on Sustainable Development	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
University Center Federal District (UDF)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
UNIVERSITY LAIC ELOY ALFARO DE MANABÍ	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
University Nilton Lins	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
University of Brasilia (UNB)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
University of Campinas	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony (UNILAB)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Institution-wide)
University of Otavalo	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
University of the Amazon - IKIAM	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Unviersidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE)	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Vitória Amazônica Foundation	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization
Water Fund for Lima and Callao	Peru	Andes	Civil Society OrganizationNon-Governmental Organization
Western Pará Federal University (UFOPA)	Brazil	Brazil	University (Department/Institute)
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Bolivia	Bolivia	Bolivia	Non-Governmental Organization
WWF Ecuador	Ecuador	Andes	University (Department/Institute)
Wylinka	Brazil	Brazil	Non-Governmental Organization