TRANSLATION (Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira) Manaus, October 28th, 2008
Dear Madam,
The Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations from the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB), indigenous organization representative of the indigenous peoples from the Brazilian Amazon, manifests its commitment in working together with the Ministry of Environment and FUNAI for the development of the GEF Indigenous project BRA/08/G42 “Catalyzing the contribution of Indigenous Lands to the conservation of Brazil’s Forest Ecosystem”. COIAB has already shown its support and availability to participate in the above-mentioned project through its participation in the Regional Consultation process, culminating in the meeting held from October 10th to 11th 2008 in Manaus, with the participation of more than 30 indigenous leaders from seven states of the legal Amazon.
We would like to inform that the co-financing for the referred project will be in-kind, through provision of personnel, equipment and installations. The COIAB and its associate entities in almost all indigenous lands of the Amazon Region are ready to give time from its associates, paid by its associations or not, to support the coordination and the execution of the project in its totality. This doesn’t stop the project management to decide about eventual contracting and purchases considered necessary.
Since that’s all we have for the moment, we thank your attention and reiterate the expression of our consideration and appreciation.