Environment Grant

$93K USD

Funder	Inter-American Foundation
Recipient Organization	Cooperativa de Trabalho, Prestao de Servios, Assistncia Tcnica e Extenso Rural
Country	Brazil
Start Date	Apr 17, 2015
End Date	Oct 14, 2019
Duration	1,641 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`50050-36`

Grant Description

Cooperativa de Trabalho, Prestao de Servios, Assistncia Tcnica e Extenso Rural (COOPTER) will work with communities in Araguacema and Couto de Magalhes, state of Tocantins, to draft and formalize agreements regulating fishing in the lakes along the Araguaia River, to develop plans for managing stocks of pirarucu (arapaima gigas) and to improve processing.

The income generated and the more reliable food supply developed will benefit 245 fishers directly and 980 other area residents indirectly.