In early activities aimed at strengthening efforts to prevent forest fire and combating and combating, the Mato Grosso state government to Sul, through semadesc (environmental secretariat, development, science, technology and innovation) announced that the announcement of the Brigades dog will be issued in April this year.
The Mato Grosso government to Sul announced the early launch of the PSA Brigadas program, scheduled for April, aimed at strengthening fire prevention and struggle in Pantanal. The program, part of the state environmental strategies, will reward fire fighting projects using traditional communities, non -governmental organizations and rural producers. With resources up to 17 million r $ by 2026, the dog Brigadas tries to construct the brigades and allow teams. In addition, the government will launch a dog protection and biological diversity that will pay producers for protection areas. Both programs will be financed by the Pantanal Climate Fund, with an annual contribution of 40 million R $ to 2030.
The initiative is part of the state strategy, the appearance of one of the biggest environmental challenges in the region, especially in Pantanaland will allow you to pay for project control projects.
The dog Brigadas (Payment for Environmental Service Brigades) is aimed at supporting and remuneration of projects that work in preventing forest and fighting.
The program will cover the variety of social entities, including traditional communities, the organization of civil society, including rural producers, which can benefit from state resources for the structure of brigades, obtaining equipment and creating qualified teams.
Deputy Secretary of Semadesc, Artur Falcette, said that the advertisement would be published by the end of April and will make room for the choice and registration of interested projects. Falcette emphasized the importance of a means that will significantly contribute to strengthening firefighting infrastructure in the state.
“We will receive projects from the indigenous community, the organization of civil society, rural producers and others, in order to help in the creation of brigade members who will be formalized with the fire brigade. These projects will have resources from the state government to their structure and action,” explained deputy secretary.
The idea is to obtain an automatic mechanism for paying brigades in blocks of flats in 2025 and 2026. The goal is to ensure that the same teams work in preventing fires in the biomes without bureaucracy. This year it will be available in the amount of 7 million r $, and by 2026 the government will assign to 17 million r $ through continuous flow.
A text that provides for simplification of the MIF process (integrated fire management) for about 150 properties that presented six criteria indicating the highest risk of forest fires.
The document was made by IMASUL, which converted disturbing places for fire on rural environmental registrations and identified real estate. The text also expects legal authorization to disclose.
In addition to the dog Brigadas, Falcette added that the state government will also start notification about the selection of the organization of the civil society responsible for performing the protection and biological diversity of the dog, which will reward producers who maintain protection areas above the minimum required by law. Payment for these manufacturers will be $ 55 per hectare per year and can reach $ 100,000 per property.
Climate background – Both programs, dog brigades and dog protection and biological diversity will have resources from the climate fund PantanalThe fund created by the Pantanal Law from 2023, which will receive an annual contribution of 40 million R $ from the state government in 2025–2030, aims to finance environmental projects in the region, focusing on the behavior and recovery of biom.
The dog is part of the largest Protection Program of Brazil, the covenant Pantanalwhich provides investments in the amount of 1.4 billion R $ by 2030. The Pantanal Pact focuses on preserving the pantaneiro biomo, which has 84% of its vegetation, and includes activities in various areas, such as infrastructure, security, security, education and sustainable production. The projects include the surface, improvement of mobility in rural areas, adaptation of landfills and investments in health and the education of the region.
Protection and protection Pantanal They will also have investments in climate and technology monitoring systems, as well as intensive activities regarding the control of forest fires. The goal is to ensure fire control through advanced bases, the use of intelligence and technology to prevent fires and struggle in the biomes.