Ecam

Ecam is a Civil Society Organization of Public Interest (Oscip), which focus in the socio-environmental protection of the Amazon and the peoples that live there. Our mission is to build with the Peoples of the Forest policies and actions that guarantee the balance between people and forest. Founded in 2002, Ecam was recognized as Oscip in 2003. The institution has multidisciplinary teams with extensive experience in implementing projects and processes with local communities in the areas of integrated territorial planning and management, combining local knowledge with science and technology for solutions practical and scaleable. The concerns that drives Ecam’s work are centered in processes of valorization of the local knowledge. Our work is focused on strengthening local communities and actors, with deep knowledge of the challenges and solutions for the Amazon region and beyond. Because of its results, the response offered by Ecam, since 2002, serves as a parameter for actions inside and outside the country, when it is a relationship with local populations and sustainable territorial development. To this end, Ecam supports these communities and, in partnership with them, enables them to have socio-economic development and management tools, respecting environmental, historical and cultural factors. Placing this entire development strategy in the field means, first and foremost, understanding the reality of communities, combining this understanding with best practices, science and technology to achieve sustainable development.