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GEF 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 […]
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Investing 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, […]
ler a notíciaWith 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$1 million to support field research projects by Brazilian master’s and doctoral students across all of the country’s biomes. The […]
ler a notíciaIndigenous Peoples have central role on new environmental project in Brazil
In an effort to reinforce territorial and environmental protection and value indigenous peoples protagonism, a new conservation project will be launched in Brazil. The initiative, called Ywy Ipuranguete, aims to strengthen management in 15 Indigenous Lands, totaling 6 million hectares distributed across the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Pantanal biomes. These territories are inhabited […]
ler a notíciaIbama, ICMBio, FUNBIO e Samarco assinam termo de repasse para conservação da biodiversidade da Bacia do rio Doce
O Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis (Ibama), o Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade (ICMBio), o Fundo Brasileiro para a Biodiversidade (FUNBIO) e a mineradora Samarco assinaram, na sede do Ibama em Brasília (DF), termo de repasse de R$ 250 milhões, que serão destinados à preservação da fauna terrestre […]
ler a notíciaNew 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 […]
ler a notíciaExclusive 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, […]
ler a notíciaOn 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, […]
ler a notíciaThe FUNBIO grants program announces support for 37 new projects in the fourth edition
In line with its mission of channeling strategic resources into biodiversity conservation, since 2018 FUNBIO has been supporting master’s degree and doctoral research. In 2021, the program selected 37 projects from the nearly 400 applications received. Partnered by the Instituto Humanize since day one, and with the Fundação Eurofins onboard this year, the FUNBIO grants […]
ler a notíciaTo reduce wildfires, the COPAÍBAS Program is investing in emergency actions
Known as the most biodiverse savanna in the world, the Cerrado has historically suffered from wildfires, but in recent years these have grown to truly devastating proportions. Between January and August 2021 alone, the biome saw the highest number of thermal hotspots since 2012, according to the National Institute for Space Research (INPE). In order […]
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