Amazon Region Protected Areas Programme A future for protected
areas in the Brazilian Amazon Who's on boardARPA focuses on the
Brazilian part of the Amazon biome. This unique partnership
comprises key groups ranging from government agencies to NGOs
representing civil society and local communities, to major
donors. The partnership grew out of a pledge made by the
Government of Brazil in 1998 to triple the area of the Amazon
under legal protection. Since the programme’s start in 2003, it
has set world-class standards for innovation and cooperation
involving multiple sectors of society and has produced
extraordinary conservation results ahead of schedule. By
investing in the sound management of biologically important
state and federal lands, ARPA is playing a key role in ensuring
that future development in the vital Amazon region can take
place on a solid environmental footing. - Establish
approximately 283,000 km2 of new protected areas for strict
conservation use - Transform approximately 125,000 km2 of existi