TRANSLATION (Fundação Estadual dos Povos Indígenas)

Manaus, November 4th, 2008.

Dear Sir,
The State Foundation of the Indigenous Peoples – FEPI, organization that guides the actions of the Amazonas State Government, as an intermediate in the guarantee of the indigenous peoples institutional rights, promoting their ethno-development in partnership with its organizations, 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”.
The Foundation has already shown its support and availability in participating in the referred 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 for the in-kind co-funding of the referred project, we will provide time of our employee (technicians), tickets and daily allowance paid by the foundation and its infra-structure to support the execution of the project in its totality.
Sincerely,

Bonifácio José

indigenous representatives, for this end.

Outcome 2 – US$ 6,000,000;

Outcome 3 – US$ 11,000,000; and,

Management - US$ 1,500,000.

Sincerely,

Aloysio Castelo

Funai’s President – Substitute