(1) The territory must be understood as a strategic element of regional planning that supports decision-making and the formulation and execution of major construction works in the Amazon. (2) Territorial planning processes must have mechanisms and procedures aimed at convergence, increased capabilities, adequate financing and effective monitoring. (3) Land-use planning is essential for development and for proper planning; therefore, it must be carried out before the installation of major works in the impacted territories. (4) Establishing governance with full social participation is essential to planning and territorial development processes. |
(5) Financial instruments must meet and respond to the local development agendas that are collectively constructed for the territories. (6) Financial instruments must be supported by the participatory and representative governance arrangements and spaces of the different actors involved. (7) Financial instruments must be flexible, dynamic, and structured in such a way as to consider the demands of the different implementation phases of major works. (8) Financial instruments must have strategies for investing resources that can respond to their mission and objectives, taking into account the different specificities of the demands and the investors, in order to invest efficiently and effectively. (9) Financial instruments must have a system for monitoring their processes and results concerning the effectiveness of the investments in achieving their objectives. |
(10) The diagnosis of demands and the planning of institutional strengthening initiatives must be accurate and inclusive and have sufficient funds to be properly carried out. (11) The strengthening of institutional capabilities must balance tangible and intangible factors. (12) Strengthening capabilities should include all the actors involved, recognize asymmetries, and foster dialogue. (13) The social participation routines of territorial governance arrangements are the priority for helping support the institutional positions that are relevant to capability-building processes. |
(14) Territorial planning and development processes must be established with specific public policies and protective measures to promote the social well-being of indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and quilombolas. (15) Efforts and investments must be linked to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental licensing, with proper consideration of the components related to indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and quilombolas. (16) Investments must be made in improving communication and governance processes with indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and quilombolas, using appropriate channels, formats, language, and motivations to ensure strengthened participation in the planning process and throughout the useful life of the undertakings. (17) The effectiveness of prior consultation with indigenous peoples, traditional communities, and quilombolas must be ensured in a broad and comprehensive manner, including during planning processes. |
(18) It is essential to carry out a Human Rights Impact Assessment study when planning major works, as well as during the installation and operation phases, as a measure for correctly identifying the vulnerabilities and risks for guiding the preventive and control actions employed by the state and by companies. (19) Priority should be given to the planning, installation, and continued operation of specific social equipment that includes children, adolescents, and women and that can guarantee them access to essential rights and services. (20) Corporate management of the impacts of large enterprises must prioritize the prevention, control, and monitoring of risks to human rights, using listening mechanisms and indicators that can assess the quality of the measures adopted. (21) The continuous participation of local civil society must be ensured, with children, adolescents, and women taking a leadership role in areas in which decisions are made with regard to major enterprises, and spaces for the greater mobilization of these segments and specific sectoral councils must be valued. |
(22) The introduction of operational procedures for the authorized removal of vegetation must be supported by normative guidance under the administrative procedures of the public sphere, focusing on the use and disposal of the wood and the woody material removed. (23) Actions related to the authorized removal of vegetation must be planned, with a focus on the use and disposal of the material removed and with the support of studies, diagnoses, and guidelines. (24) The full use of forest materials from the authorized removal of vegetation must prioritize disposal that is guided by strengthening regional forest chains and boosting local economies. (25) Participation and social control in the decisions taken and in the follow up on the disposal of the materials coming from the authorized removal of vegetation increase the effectiveness of the actions and minimize socioenvironmental costs. |