1. An initiative to strengthen networks of forest territorial organizations at the global level

2.  Two years ago, some networks of regional organizations ( COICA+AMPB+ REPALEC+AMAN ) began pooling their efforts to achieve greater visibility for forest people at global climate events  In Paris (COP 21), this effort was supported by a special team working on logistical support and organization of a visibility event (with support from Ford Foundation)  At the suggestion from AMPB, this team made a proposal to Ford Foundation: the Weaving Ties initiative

3. General:  Strengthen networks of social organizations demanding rights over forest territories in Asia, America and Africa, implementing an exchange program, weaving ties. Specific:  Support visibility actions in global events  Organize and support exchanges of experience between local organizations  Create links with other organizations or networks worldwide

4. Organizations can learn from each other through exchanges of experience, strengthening each other. However, for these exchanges to be really efficient, it is necessary to rigorously prepare and facilitate them, creating moments of inter - learning and human contact.

5.  Global climate agreements and other international agreements are discussed by government delegates without taking into account the populations living in forests  The voices of forest populations gain more strength when they show a concerted work among forest populations from different continents  Since 2014 there have been several occasions where the experiences of the four regions (Central America, South America, Indonesia and the Congo Basin ) have coordinated joint action on global events  What makes the difference with the usual representatives of indigenous peoples and communities, usually from NGOs, is that organizations involved in this concerted effort really represent the populations of the forested territories

6.  Accompany international events where the four regions join their effort, seeking synergies with allies ( Handcrafted, Burness, Purpose... ) and other groups  Support a communication strategy of the global iniative of the four regions  Systematize the progress of organizations from the four regions  Support training of organizations from the four regions (focusing on women and young leadership)  Planning exchange visits between organizations from different regions on key points  Identify other regional networks to strengthen the overall incidence ( including Africa )  Measure impacts of the global incidence with terrritorial networks

7.  An ONG replacing social organizations  A travel or tourism agency  A press agency  A petty cash donor

8.  Establish a collaboration agreement with each organization to formalize a relationship  Visit their grassroots organizations  Integrate their grass-root organizations in exchanges and visibility events  Program in detail joint activities

9. Month  International Agenda Institutional Schedule August  4-4: First contact mission in Marrakech, Morocco (COP22)  29 : Participation in GCF event in Jalisco, México  Visit Mayangna Nation experience in Nicaragua  Administrative issues : contracts, regulations for refunds, agreements formats September  12-13:Participation in meeting of communitiy journalists and social media in Managua, Nicaragua  Preparation of common actions in COP22 : concept note  Scout mission in Marrakech, Morocco ( COP 22)  Institutional mapping in Africa : recruitment of a consultant  Systematizing experiences in Indonesia : Recruitment of a consultant  + interns  Visit experiences COICA in Ecuador October  Scout mission in Cancún, Mexico (COP Biodiversity) Exchange on drones: AMPB-COICA in Honduras? November  Support to actions of the 4 regions in COP 22 Marrakech (see concept note) December  Support to actions of the 4 regions in COP Biodiversity, Cancún (México)

10. Month  International Agenda Institutional Schedule January  Exchange on drones with Indonesia (Guatemala or Honduras ) ?  Visit of AMAN experiences? February  Internships to help systematizing experiences in Indonesia, Central America March  Visit of AMPB experiences  Visit of COICA experiences April  Exchange from America to Indonesia May  Evaluation workshop of the 4 regions collaborative experiences and planning ahead

11.  Leticia Doormann  Argentinian  Resident in Paris,Francia  10 years experience in government and activist sector, working on environmental management and geographic and territorial studies  Michel Laforge  French/Peruvian  Resident in Quito, Ecuador  25 years of experience in rural development, automapping, rural policy design (land issues) and advocacy for social sectors  + OTHERS (multidiscipli nary and multilingual team)

12.  Leticia Doormann  Email: doormann.let@gmail.comdoormann.let@gmail.com  Cel/Whatsapp: +33 651 373 293  Michel Laforge  Email : laforgenator@gmail.comlaforgenator@gmail.com  Cel/Whatsapp: +593 994 678 545 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Weaving Tieswww.facebook.com/Weaving Ties

13. Are you ready to start weaving?