Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) was established on 22 April 1994, by a group of people with a significant professional background and experience in the struggle for social and environmental rights. ISA has incorporated the material and non-material heritage amassed during the 15 years’ experience of several knowledgeable organisations working on indigenous rights issues in Brazil, such as the Ecumenical Documentation and Information Centre’s Brazilian Indigenous Peoples Programme, and the Indigenous Rights Nucleus (NDI) of Brasília.
