Serra do Amolar Gets a Long-Distance Trek in One of the Pantanal’s Most Remote Regions
The new route combines hiking, boating, and kayaking in a seven-day expedition through a region where mountains, wetlands, and traditional communities coexist in one of Brazil’s most unique landscapes. The trek is funded by the GEF – Global Environment Facility. When one thinks of the Pantanal, the most common image is that of a vast […]
Read newsLONG-DISTANCE TRAIL CONNECTS BIOMES, CULTURES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Spanning 180 km between the states of Piauí and Ceará, the Caminhos da Ibiapaba Trail integrates conservation units, strengthens community-based tourism and boosts the local economy Northeastern Brazil has just gained a new long-distance trail connecting two states, three biomes and three protected areas. Stretching 180 km across landscapes of the Caatinga, Atlantic Forest and […]
Read newsGEF approves USD 6.2M for Amazônia Viva to invest in cooperatives in the Amazon
After two years of negotiations, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved a contribution of USD 6.2 million to strengthen Amazonian cooperatives working with socio-biodiversity products. The Amazônia Viva Financing Mechanism is the first to use the GEF’s Non-Grants Instrument. As established, FUNBIO will fully repay the funds over a period of eight years. Amazônia Viva […]
Read newsInvesting in a New Generation of Conservation Leaders
A conversation with Dr. Adriana Gonçalves Moreira, Head of the GEF Partnerships Division, about the Fonseca Leadership Program – an initiative partnered with the FUNBIO Grants Program Photo Courtesy of Dr. Adriana Moreira Since 2023, the FUNBIO Grants Program – Conserving the Future has expanded its scope through a partnership with the Fonseca Leadership Program, […]
Read newsWith funding of up to R$1 million, the ‘FUNBIO Grants – Conserving the Future’ program opens applications for its 2025 edition.
FUNBIO announces the launch of the 8th edition of the FUNBIO Grants – Conserving the Future program, in partnership with the Fonseca Leadership Program of the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The initiative will provide up to R$1 million to support field research projects by Brazilian master’s and doctoral students across all of the country’s biomes. The […]
Read newsIndigenous Peoples have central role on new environmental project in Brazil
In an effort to reinforce territorial and environmental protection and value indigenous peoples protagonism, a new conservation project will be launched in Brazil. The initiative, called Ywy Ipuranguete, aims to strengthen management in 15 Indigenous Lands, totaling 6 million hectares distributed across the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal biomes. These territories are inhabited […]
Read newsIbama, ICMBio, FUNBIO e Samarco assinam termo de repasse para conservação da biodiversidade da Bacia do rio Doce
O Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama), o Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), o Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade (FUNBIO) e a mineradora Samarco assinaram, na sede do Ibama em Brasília (DF), termo de repasse de R$ 250 milhões, que serão destinados à preservação da fauna terrestre […]
Read newsNew project will allocate USD 5.5 million for Caatinga conservation
The Caatinga, a uniquely Brazilian biome covering 11% of the country and home to 27 million people, faces significant human pressures. It will receive USD 5.5 million for a new project, Conecta Caatinga (Integrated Landscape Management for Biodiversity Conservation in the Caatinga). Announced in Washington by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the project’s donor, the initiative aims […]
Read newsExclusive Flora of the Atlantic Forest in Northeastern Brazil
North of the São Francisco River, the Atlantic Forest takes on a different identity for scientists: the Pernambuco Endemism Center (PEC), spanning from Alagoas to Rio Grande do Norte. This designation emphasizes the abundance of species found solely within these forests north of the São Francisco River (aka Velho Chico). Focusing particularly on the trees, […]
Read newsOn Amazon Day, FUNBIO celebrates the commitment of its projects to the biome
On Amazon Day, FUNBIO reaffirms the commitment of its projects: to take care of the world’s largest rainforest every day of the year. There are currently 11 initiatives which, through sustainable development, the promotion of research focused on the biome, actions to help reduce CO2 emissions, support for indigenous communities and control of illegal deforestation, […]
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