Saweto Dedicated Grant Mechanism in Peru

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The development objective of the Saweto Dedicated Grant Mechanism for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Project for Peru is to support indigenous peoples in selected communities in the Peruvian Amazon in their efforts to improve their sustainable forest management practices. The project comprises of three components. The first component, native land titling in the Amazon consists of following two sub-components: (i) recognition and registration; and (ii) demarcation and titling. The second component, indigenous forest management will finance small scale community-based productive subprojects that contribute to sustainable forest management and improve food security and income generation. The third component, governance and sustainability will support the overall governance of the DGM and the day-today administration and financial management of DGM resources.