The Floresta Viva Conectando Paisagens FASB (Living Forest Connecting Landscapes FASB) project is being carried out with funding from iNovaland ® Investment Limited and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES), with a contribution of around €3 million – divided into two calls – to support ecological restoration and strengthen the restoration production chain for the formation of ecological corridors in the Hileia Baiana.
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FASB is a project origination and acceleration program from iNovaland® that works directly with project developers and investors, providing technical assistance from the initial stages through to full implementation and monitoring results using well-established indicators presented in periodic reports. This approach reduces risk, ensures high quality, and accelerates expansion.
FASB Origination
FASB's technical assistance to projects covers the following areas:
Connecting Landscapes is executed by Public Call, with FUNBIO being the operational manager and responsible for its conduct. The Call aims to select projects for the implementation of ecological restoration actions aiming at the formation of ecological corridors in the south of Bahia and north of Espírito Santo.
Open call for proposals!
The 2nd call for project submissions takes place during the period from May 27 to August 29, 2025.
They will be allocated R$ 8,8 milhões ecological restoration projects and the formation of ecological corridors in the Atlantic Forest from
southern Bahia to northern Espírito Santo.
Training Cycle – Floresta Viva Call for Proposals: Connecting Landscapes.
Are you going to submit your project in the Connecting Landscapes Notice and still have a questions about how to prepare the proposal??
Take part in online meetings with the FUNBIO team on August 8 and 15, 2025.The focus will be on documentation and procedures for submitting proposals.
Sign up here to participate in the training sessions!
The link for the meeting (via Microsoft Teams) will be sent by 6 pm on August 7.
Read the full announcement for the second call:
FUNBIO Call
A primeira janela do Edital aconteceu no período de 03 de Junho a 05 de Agosto para submissão de projetos.
Sixteen projects were received during this period, seven of which were stage 1 and nine were stage 2.
In total, projects were submitted by 16 different institutions, five of which are located in
Espírito Santo, ten in Bahia, and one working in both states.
Results of the first call for applications
See the list of the seven approved projects which will have R$ 8,15 million in support of the restoration of the Atlantic Forest. The The announcement was made on February 28, 2025:
1 - “Building
a Sustainable Future”
Proponent:
Association of Rural Producers of the Pedra Bonita Settlement (BA)
Area: 6.83
hectares
Investment:
R$ 199.278,00;
2 - “Sowing
Atlantic Forest”
Proponent:
Marine Institute for Socio-Environmental Balance (ES)
Area: 6
hectares
Investment:
R$ 199.405,00;
3 - “Harvesting
to Sow”
Proponent:
Sociedade Amigos por Itaúnas – SAPI (ES)
Area: 7
hectars
Investment:
R$ 200.000,00;
4 - “Integrated Forests: Maturembá Ethnoecological Corridor”
Proponent:
José Silveira Foundation/Arboretum Program (ES and BA)
Area: 70
hectares
Investment:
R$ 2,077,579.18;
5 - “IMAMAKÃ
TANARA”
Proponent:
Instituto Mãe Terra (BA)
Area: 64,5
hectars
Investment:
R$ 1.819.675,76;
6 - “Reconnecting
Forests”
Proponent:
Institute for Sustainability and Citizenship Cycles (BA)
Area: 52.7
hectares
Investment:
R$ 1.660.803,02;
7 - “Reconnecting
Forests: Imbirema Upâ Maturēbá”
Proponent:
Grupo Ambiental Natureza Bela (BA)
Area: 278
hectares
Investment:
R$ 1.998.462,00.
On May 29, 2025, the Network Connection Meeting was held, with the launch of the call for proposals and clarification of questions from developers, communities, and interested institutions in Porto Seguro, headquarters of iNovaland Brasil.
