The Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities' Engagement consultant will work with SPA members, leadership, and secretariat, to develop an overall engagement strategy to work Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon region.
The consultant will oversee several projects and initiatives, including the coordination and implementation of the SPA’s strategy for engagement with Indigenous peoples and local communities in close collaboration with SPA Secretariat.
The consultant will also identify potential key organizations to be engaged in knowledge dialogues between SPA scientists and Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon. They will also support the establishment of partnerships with key networks and institutions of Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon region.
The consultant will coordinate the obtaining of written commitments from Academia to work with Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) holders.
The consultant will synthesize lessons learned.
The consultant will support identification of and outreach to new potential SPA members from Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon.
To support the SPA’s 2025 Assessment Report (AR2025) specifically, the consultant will lead the coordination and facilitation of knowledge dialogues between SPA scientists and Indigenous peoples and local communities at key stages of the development of the Panel’s AR2025. They will coordinate the socialization of AR2025 findings and recommendations with Indigenous peoples and local communities in the Amazon, in close collaboration with SPA members and the SPA Secretariat.
The consultant will support the SPA’s involvement in workshops hosted by the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and Coordinator of Indigenous Organizations of the Amazon River Basin (COICA) on the road to COP30 (to be confirmed).