Aracruz

1, what did you learn from this simulation?

The most important lesson from this simulation is that if parties are not going to come to a common ground or if both sides are not willing to compromise there is not going to be an agreement that is going to last. Aracruz has the legal entity of the land and the indigenous people also have the right to ask for their land. In order to have a concession there should be a mediator who is not bias that way both sides move on and work on prospering the community.

2, What went well in your group and stakeholder dialogue?

The thing that every body understood was that this situation is not going to fix it self or with small sacrifices. We understood that both parties have to make huge scarifies in order to solve the situation. On our dialogue there was a need for a common ground. Everybody tried to compromise and felt like we had to focus more on the effective solution.

3) How would your group have been more effective?

The group would be more effective if aracruze is willing to put more in the table. Every member of the society and the agencies understood that aracruze has the legal right for the property however the indigenous people felt like they need more. Giving the fact that Aracruz has 250,000 hectors of land they should have provided more to the society.