The Governance and Infrastructure in the Amazon Project is led by the University of Florida Tropical Conservation and Development Program and aims to create, strengthen and expand a Community of Practice and Learning (CoP-L) for exchanges of experiences and reflection on the use of tools and strategies for infrastructure governance by conservation and development practitioners in the Amazon.
The two hallmarks of the GIA project are collaboration and learning, which come together in the newly redesigned GIA website that we are introducing in this 7th edition of GIA’s newsletter. In addition, the upcoming webinar by Simón Uribe and the cooperative agreement with Universidad del Rosario are examples of how academic institutions can support the work of communities, NGOs and government. Finally, we share a report and invite comments and discussion about the Global Summit on Impact Investing, which comprises an urgent call to reform how investment capital is allocated so that environmental and social impacts are integrated with financial return. Happy reading!
GIA launches new website
Our new GIA website is now live in English — Spanish and Portuguese versions will follow shortly. Our newly redesigned website will make GIA activities and results more accessible to partners, as well as providing a platform for dialogue and exchange. The mission is simple: Foster increased awareness and understanding of issues related to infrastructure governance in the Amazon and support our Community of Practice and Learning.
A few of the new features:
About GIA: Get to know in detail the project’s origins, objectives and approach, and the team members at the University of Florida and within our focal mosaics.
Focal Mosaics: Find information on regional partners, workshops and analyses.
Analysis: Explore multiple aspects of infrastructure governance being studied collectively by GIA participants.
Products: Find results of GIA studies and activities in multiple formats and languages.
Knowledge Exchange: Learn about how GIA is creating new spaces for learning together and from each other, to consolidate knowledge and collaboration, and develop a shared repertoire of resources and methods to address common issues of concern regarding infrastructure governance. Get involved in our Interactive Discussion platform! Leave us your comments!
Visit GIA website now! – https://giamazon.org/
Academic Cooperation
The University of Florida (USA) and the Universidad del Rosario (Colombia) have signed a cooperation agreement to promote academic, extension and scientific exchanges between professors and students from both institutions. This collaboration will be carried out around research projects on governance, human rights, and infrastructure development in the Colombian Amazon.
Likewise, we invite you to the next webinar, in Spanish, organized by GIA Colombia on Friday, October 9 at 2:30 pm (BOG). Simon Uribe, a professor at the Universidad del Rosario, will present ‘Paths, trampolines and white elephants: discourses and policies of infrastructure in the Colombian Amazon.’ This webinar will seek to place the latent tension between infrastructure as a political and social expectation and infrastructure as a trigger for conflicts in the broader history of visions, actors and practices of symbolic and physical appropriation of the Amazon region, as well as its configuration as a frontier territory. Register here.
Learn more about news and events in the GIA Focal Mosaics!
Global Summit on Impact Investing
The 3-day event, held 100% online due to the pandemic, brought together more than 1500 investors, CEOs, entrepreneurs, civil society representatives, researchers, international organizations and governments from 73 countries for 60+ sessions, to discuss pathways for a just and impact-led economy. We invite you to view and discuss Juliana’s review of key moments and statements from the Forum, with links to some key resources and ongoing initiatives. Her article is the first entry in the interactive forum on the Knowledge Exchange page of the new GIA website. Check the article here.
