Education for climate change resilience in rural schools in the Brazilian Amazon
Brazil’s Amapá state is home to the best-preserved part of the Amazon rainforest. The local economy is based on the açaí berry. Deforestation, illegal logging, mining, and other human activities threaten the natural resources and increase the region’s vulnerability to climate change.
This IKI Small Grants project focuses on rural schools and aims to integrate the topics of climate change as well as forest and biodiversity conservation into the curriculum. This will enable toembed sustainable açaí extraction practices in the region, provide incentives for young people to become active in rural management, and address the challenges of climate change. Planned activities include the development of teaching materials, training for teachers, and the establishment of a network among participating schools.
Through the work with local schools and intensive communication to further sensitise the local population, the project aims to have a broad impact and become firmly rooted in the local community.
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT
IKI Small Grants supports Instituto Terroá in their organisational capacity development through:
- Training and advice for obtaining institutional funding
- Expansion of communications stratgies
- Knowledge management and scientific dissemination events
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
The organisation Terroá Institute, works through participatory processes to create integrated solutions for sustainable development. It focuses on the areas of action ‘Promoting inclusive and sustainable value chains’, ‘Strengthening democracy and public administration’, ‘Training leaders for sustainable development and facilitating sustainable territorial development’.
Terroá Institute has experience in working with community-based enterprises to build sustainable value chains, as well as in engaging different stakeholders in this context. Since 2015, the organisation has carried out projects on açai value chains, civic education plans in rural schools and the involvement of young people.