Brazil’s Indigenous Communities Receive $9M in GEF Funding to Protect Lands, Traditions Under Threat By Carla Ruas Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/05/brazils-indigenous-communities-receive-9m-in-gef-funding-to-protect-lands-traditions-under-threat/ BELÉM, Brazil, May 21 2026 (IPS) - On Brazil’s northeastern coast, the Indigenous community, Tremembé da Barra do Mundaú, lives on a preserved stretch of land shaped by mangroves, dunes, and deserted beaches. The group of around 160 families is led by women and depends on the 3,500-hectare territory for fishing and subsistence farming. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.