FASB's main focus is on working with traditional communities to transform the landscape through the development of projects. Its actions are based on mobilizing local communities with the aim of building resilient and biodiverse ecosystems with people as the central element, driving local actions focused on sustainable development to connect fragments of the Atlantic Forest.
In this way, FASB has become a multistakeholder platform, formed by its project developers: indigenous communities, quilombos, settlements, family farmers and regional NGOs, resulting in the formation of a network aimed at exchanging knowledge, inputs and labor. FASB has local and remote teams specializing in socio-environmental projects, which operate strongly in the regions where the projects are located.
We celebrated an important milestone in 2024, notable for the progress of the projects and the completion of the first cycle, with more than 484,600 thousand reais invested this year alone and around 334 thousand reais between 2021 and 23 earmarked for the projects. With another year to go, the projects have delivered a total of 851 ha of forest restoration area. By 2027, the projects in the first cycle, the Forest Corridor and Floresta Viva - Connecting Landscapes, plan to implement 1,919 ha.
Below are the main indicators of the three guiding principles of the FASB's work:
Actions to restore the Atlantic Forest and the socio-environmental progress of the projects covered have seen a significant increase, as shown by the indicators presented in the monitoring reports for each project:
The engagement and development of both rural and traditional communities involved in the projects is built on a bottom-up, collaborative approach, directly empowering those at the forefront of the entire reforestation process so that it is an evolution of the collective, as the results below show:
FASB offers a different path towards global goals on climate, nature and social development. Our partnerships are with communities, historically lacking financial capacity and technical expertise, who are now at the forefront of restoration efforts, taking full ownership and leadership of their projects. See the main results for 2024:
The year 2023 was a milestone for FASB. The project has consolidated itself in the territory and has become a recognized brand with a total of 45 projects implemented by 34 different institutions.
Below are the indicators (2021-23) taken from the monitoring reports delivered for the project categories totaling 330ha currently executed against the 1,229ha contracted (27%).
With a total investment of €2,600,000 in funds received, €1,392,850 has already been invested and €1,567,150 remains to be allocated to complete the first investment cycle for all the projects approved in the six calls for proposals that began in April 2021.
The projects are carried out in one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet: the Atlantic Rainforest.
We support a future in which people and nature live in harmony by promoting sustainable land use to improve food security for vulnerable communities.
We put communities at the center of our work. As a result, several families and workers have been involved in the project's actions, both directly and indirectly (by taking part in training and learning from examples). Both in the implementation of the project and in the improvement of actions, training, courses and meetings.
In the first 2 years, the FASB invested 1,180,000 Euros in 23 different projects. These projects cover a range of activities, supporting forest recovery and sustainable agriculture:
The projects are carried out in one of the most important biodiversity hotspots on the planet: the Atlantic Rainforest.
We support a future in which people and nature live in harmony by promoting sustainable land use to improve food security for vulnerable communities.
FASB has also supported other projects to access financing from third parties. This additional funding has delivered:
The map below shows the FASB projects in the different areas of implementation.
"FASB makes the participation of various local and regional stakeholders possible due to its simple but targeted approach, improving the quality of life of communities and promoting a positive impact on the region's forest landscapes as a whole."
Márcio Braga, general coordinator of FASB.
"FASB aims to empower communities to develop their own projects. While we also collaborate with organizations and landowners, our main focus is on small family farmers, Indigenous communities and other traditional groups. These communities are often overlooked by other funding sources, but FASB provides them with opportunities to start or improve their projects.”
Raony Palicer, FASB's Project Origination and Monitoring Coordinator.
