National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC)
Organization name
National Organization of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC)
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NGO
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Current focus/area
Indigenous rights Land use Environmental rights Climate justice Social justice Youth
Description/notes
The National Organization of the Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon – OPIAC is a non-profit institution of public law of a special indigenous nature which exercises a political representation of the indigenous peoples of the Colombian Amazon. Our mission is to promote, develop and drive mechanisms for the interaction of the indigenous peoples and organizations of the Colombian Amazon, articulating processes with the State and national and international NGOs, promoting the strengthening, autonomy, and projection of their own development and social, economic, political rights, cultural, as well as the conservation of biological diversity under the principles of unity, culture, territory and autonomy. (website)
Compendium source
4° 34' 15.24" N, 74° 17' 50.28" W