Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza
Budget
€7,096,635
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
3
0.85 FTE
EU Grants
€351,593
Mission & Goals
The Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza (ISPN) is a Brazilian non-profit organization operating since 1990 to support traditional peoples, communities, and family farmers. Headquartered in Brasília (DF) with an office in Santa Inês (MA), ISPN has 68 employees and additional volunteers. It runs five programs—Community Initiatives, Sobiodiversity, Cerrado, Maranhão, and Indigenous Peoples—coordinated across themes and territories. Its mission is to promote social equity and environmental balance through sustainable livelihoods and climate strategies. Through the Fundo Ecos, the ISPN finances community projects for biodiversity conservation. With GEF, USAID, EU Commission, NICFI, and other funding, it has supported over 1000 projects with $25M across 25 states and the Federal District. ISPN ensures equity, diversity, and respect in its work environment, regardless of identity or background, and prioritizes inclusivity.
EU Legislative Interests
Regulation on Deforestation-free products EU rules to guarantee that the products EU citizens consume do not contribute to deforestation or forest degradation worldwide.
Communication Activities
ISPN aims to contribute to the empowerment of traditional peoples and communities and their grassroots organizations, ensuring the realization of their rights: healthy territories with access to diverse natural resources, opportunities for youth in rural areas with access to contextualized education, and strengthened means of production, fostering food sovereignty and income generation. The institute's goals to be achieved by 2030 are: - Sensitize Brazilian society and government about the significance of Traditional Peoples and Communities and Family Farmers in environmental conservation in Brazil. - Establish appropriate regulatory frameworks to promote socio-productive inclusion, considering the ways of life and initiatives of Traditional Peoples, Local Communities, and Family Farmers. - Strengthen and recognize Traditional Peoples, Local Communities, and Family Farmers’ livelihoods as drivers of environmental conservation in Brazil, leading to increased socio-productive inclusion and greater influence on public policies.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Observatório do Clima - Brasil - https://www.oc.eco.br/quem-somos/nossos-membros/ Observatório das Economias da Sociobiodiversidade - Brasil - https://osociobio.org.br/ Rede de Advocacy Colaborativo - RAC - https://raconhecimento.net/ Frente Parlamentar Ambientalista - https://www.frenteambientalista.com/conhe%C3%A7a Rede Cerrado - https://redecerrado.org.br/quem-somos/coordenacao-e-conselho/ Campanha Nacional em Defesa do Cerrado - https://campanhacerrado.org.br/a-campanha/quem-faz-parte Observatório do Código Florestal - https://observatorioflorestal.org.br/ Observatório das Economias da Sociobiodiversidade - https://osociobio.org.br/ IUCN - International Union for Conservancy of Nature - https://iucn.org/
Organisation Members
Instituto Sociedade, População e Natureza - https://ispn.org.br/quem-somos/ and https://ispn.org.br/ Cerratinga - https://www.cerratinga.org.br/ Tô no Mapa - https://tonomapa.org.br/ Tamo de Olho - https://tamodeolho.org.br/ Agroindústria - https://agroindustria.org.br/ Capta - https://capta.org.br/ Cerrado - https://cerrado.org.br/ Fundo PPP-Ecos - https://ppp-ecos.ispn.org.br/ Canto da Coruja - https://ispn.org.br/canto-da-coruja-comunidade/
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.