Instituto Socioambiental

Instituto Socioambiental

"ISA was established on April 22, 1994, by a group of people with a significant professional background and experiences in the struggle for social and environmental rights. ISA has incorporated the material and non-material heritage amassed during the 15 years’ experience of several knowledgeable organizations in the indigenous rights issues in Brazil, such as the Ecumenical Documentation and Information Center’s Brazilian Indigenous Peoples Program, and the Indigenous Rights Nucleus (NDI) of Brasília."

In 2007 they received a small amount of funding from USAID, but obtained most funding (just under $1 million) from ICCO. The Packard Foundation also gave them $108,000.

Founding members
Accessed September 2008:


 * Alícia Rolla
 * Ana Valeria Nascimento Araujo Leitao
 * Andre Junqueira Ayres Villas-Boas
 * Anthony Anderson
 * Anthony Reginald Gross
 * Barbara Bramble
 * Brunhilde Haas de Saneaux
 * Carlos Alberto Ricardo
 * Carlos Frederico Mares de Souza Filho
 * Eduardo Viveiros de Castro
 * Enrique Svirsky
 * Fany Pantaleoni Ricardo
 * Geraldo Andrello
 * Isabelle Vidal Gianinni
 * Jason Clay
 * Joao Paulo Ribeiro Capobianco
 * José Carlos de Almeida Libanio
 * Juliana Ferraz da Rocha Santilli
 * Marcio Santilli
 * Marina da Silva Kahn
 * Mario Mantovani
 * Neide Esterci
 * Nilto Ignacio Tatto
 * Ricardo Azambuja Arnt
 * Rubens Ramos Mendonça
 * Sergio Barros Leitao
 * Sergio Mauro de Souza Santos Filho
 * Stephan Schwartzman
 * Willem Pieter Groeneveld

Actived members


 * Adriana Ramos
 * Antonio Nobre
 * Aurélio Rios
 * Deborah Lima
 * José Eli da Veiga
 * Jurandir Craveiro, Jr.
 * Laymert Garcia dos Santos
 * Leão Serva
 * Luiz Fernando Lemos dos Santos
 * Luiz Edson Facchin
 * Manuela Carneiro da Cunha
 * Marcos Wesaley Oliveira
 * Marta Azevedo
 * Mauro Almeida
 * Paulo Afonso Garcia
 * Percival Caropreso
 * Teresa Urban
 * Washington Novaes

Contact

 * Web: http://www.socioambiental.org/e

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