Projects and programs
Project Indigenous peoples and local communities that care for the forests of the Chiquitania - Chaco - Pantanal - Amazon, in Bolivia
Strengthening capacities and articulating key local actors (management committees, protection bodies, decision-makers, environmental multipliers and women artisans) in the governance and management of protected areas and local territories.
Reconstructing traditional knowledge in the jaguar landscape
In the Chaco and Chiquitanía regions, there is an accelerated process of cultural loss and erosion of traditional values associated with the jaguar. This loss is particularly noticeable and frequent among children and young people, who come to disregard traditional values and the knowledge of community elders. This project aimed to focus its efforts on cataloging and rescuing ancestral knowledge about the jaguar (myths, stories, narratives, songs), emphasizing the essential inclusion of gender by inviting young and elderly women from the communities to participate in teams documenting traditional knowledge. This information was then systematized and disseminated through awareness-raising activities for children and adolescents, facilitated by Environmental Multipliers. The project was supported by IUCN_NL.
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The GLA II (Green Livelihoods Alliance) Program promotes inclusive and sustainable management of the territories of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) and Protected Area Management Committees in the greater Chiquitanía-Chaco, Pantanal, and Southern Amazon regions. It optimizes actions to ensure that Indigenous territories, protected areas, and municipalities participate in processes of effective protection, sustainable governance, forest management, and the preservation of their livelihoods. GLA II aims to encourage governments to develop and implement policies that respect forests, human rights, the rights of IPLCs and women, and to empower stakeholders to defend their territories.
ICCA/UNDP Projects
ICCAs are “Territories of Life,” governed and managed by traditional peoples and communities who have lived there for centuries. They are a source of food, medicine, water, and many other necessities for the community's livelihoods, as well as for their health, thriving environments, and sacred sites. ICCAs in Latin America and the Caribbean manage and protect ecosystems and biodiversity in their traditional spaces, despite all the difficulties and obstacles they face from prevailing development models. ICCAs protect most of the natural heritage of Latin America and the Caribbean. Savia was the entity responsible for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of projects that maintain the ICCA component, which were approved in relation to national protected areas, within the framework of the United Nations Small Grants Programme.
Operation Jaguar Bolivia
The main objective of Operation Jaguar is the conservation of the jaguar (Panthera onca), with a focus on addressing major threats, particularly habitat loss, poaching, and the trafficking of jaguar parts. Operation Jaguar is a joint project of the International Union for Conservation of Nature Netherlands (IUCN-NL) in Bolivia, Suriname, and Guyana. In Bolivia, the SAVIA Association serves as the project's counterpart.