Based on the prior experience of its founders, the Instituto Fronteiras was established as a civil society organization based in Juruá in 2017, as a result of the increasing complexity of research and outreach initiatives linked to the Federal University of Acre, Campus Floresta, as it established partnerships with indigenous peoples and traditional communities in the Juruá Valley around their challenges in managing their territories and community organizations.
We work in partnership with local communities committed to preserving the forest, prioritizing projects that aim for socioeconomic and environmental development by exploring synergies between private and public institutions, including community associations, NGOs, foundations, universities, and companies. In the search for solutions to the complex problems of our borders, we promote capacity building within cooperation networks, the development of new social technologies to enhance human and social capital, socio-environmental and gender equity, and the sustainable use of natural resources in the territories.