proposals – Addendum

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Shawi and Achuar—are distributed in contiguous territories.
Environmental benefits
The most relevant impacts and benefits as a result of project implementation will be mainly related to improved
biodiversity. The environment will be protected through a province-wide land-use plan (POT) by year five of project
implementation. POT will be the result of multiple EMPs developed by each of the seven indigenous groups.
EMPs, developed with project support, will be the result of a concerted effort among the ethnic groups, represented
by their federations, with provincial- and district-level political representatives. The indigenous groups will decide on
the use of their natural resources and will follow the indigenous approach of protecting their environment and
conducting limited exploitation of their resources through bio-businesses, thus creating a source of revenue while
also protecting the environment.
The protection of the environment with clear POTs will limit the irrational exploitation of resources, preserve flora and
fauna, and therefore protect carbon stocks mainly located in the wetlands, in an area totalling 338,000 ha (three
ACAs).
Social benefits
Increased expenses for social services funded by bio-business revenue
With the successful implementation of component 3, at least 50 more bio-businesses will be in place by year five.
These will create a solid income base to support investments in social areas, mainly in health and education.
According to different studies, indigenous communities consider education and health as the third and fourth most
important aspects for their livelihoods, with territory as the most important. The expected revenue generated by new
businesses will benefit a considerable number of families. Using as an example the programme implemented over
the past six years, we believe that an average project with an investment of USD 30,000 can benefit 67 families (see
feasibility analysis in the project feasibility annex) by creating employment for some of them and redistributing
benefits to the community. In view of the indicators of return on investment and positive cash flow from year one, the
bio-businesses will continue to support the income of the region’s families for many years by developing a solid
revenue base that will foster social development.
Increased social capital through collective planning of territorial management
The development of the POT at provincial level, supported by the development of EMPs for indigenous peoples in
each of the seven cultural groups, will be carried out by means of multiple meetings and discussions among
members of a community as well as among communities at the provincial level. The building of trust and the
management of conflicts will guide the planning processes. These will ultimately create social capital, understood as
collective cooperation between individuals and groups to form a network and increase the productivity of the region
as a whole. The underlying purpose of these discussions, focused on natural resources management, represents a
very important concept related to social and economic aspects that are linked to productivity and the discussion of
the best options to develop the economy by conserving the environment.
Improved access to education
Besides the fact mentioned previously that additional income from bio-businesses provides additional resources to
spend on education, there is another benefit to education through courses, workshops and scholarships to be
provided by project consultants or third parties in the region or in other cities. The project has estimated that a total
of 250 community leaders will be directly trained by any of the modalities mentioned above, and a wider group of
beneficiaries will be reached through the distribution of educational and information materials produced by the