Decree No. 12.433 creating the State Commission for the Sustainability of Traditional Peoples and Communities (CESPCT).

This Decree creates the State Commission for the Sustainability of Traditional Peoples and Communities (CESPCT) with the purpose of coordinating the elaboration and implementation of the Policy and State Sustainability Plan for Traditional Peoples and Communities within the State of Bahia. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of CESPCT entitled to perform the following activities: assess social, economic, cultural and environmental peculiarities of the traditional peoples and communities; support the development of specific policies for traditional peoples and communities; promote the participation of civil society. The CESPCT is responsible for: proposing guidelines for the elaboration of policies aimed at the sustainability of traditional peoples and communities; proposing plans for implementing and consolidating policies related to the sustainability of indigenous peoples, encouraging the decentralization of actions and the participation of civil society; building up in an articulated way, all stages of the Plans (diagnosis, planning and execution), through ongoing dialogue with communities, respecting their processes and practices, their identities and diversity, maintaining interaction between knowledge and prioritizing collective and solidarity practices; identifying the need and proposing the creation of necessary instruments for the implementation and monitoring of policies related to this sector.

البرازيل · 2010-10-22