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Do you know this about the Raoni Institute?

it was created in 2001 by the Western Kayapo (Mekranoti) Indians to assist the population of some 2,500 Indians who seek to preserve their cultural identity and territorial sovereignty;
it operates in seven Mekranoti villages scattered in a contiguous area of 73,993 km² covered with tropical forest;
it has successfully launched several ecologically sustainable development projects in the Kayapo communities;
it has succeeded in obtaining the Small and Low Intensity Forest Management (SLIMF) certificate of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for the Baú Indian Reserve: with its 15,000 km², this is the biggest tropical forest area in the world to have obtained such a certificate — the process was possible thanks to the assistance of the Brazilian NGOs Friends of the Earth, the Biodynamic Institute and IMAFLORA;
since its creation, it has booked one success after the other, setting a new example and provoking a real metamorphosis in the area;
it urgently needs additional financial support not only to expand existing projects and to install new projects, but also to launch new initiatives.