Florestal Santa Maria Project

The project is located in an area under intense deforestation pressure, in a region known as the Deforestation Arc.

Desde o início de suas atividades, no ano de 2009, o projeto REDD+ conserva mais de 70mil ha de florestas nativas, desempenhando um papel fundamental na conservação da fauna e flora Amazônica da região. No ano de 2019, o projeto passou pela revalidação da linha de base e aperfeiçoamento dos programas sociais suportados pelo Projeto a partir da chegada da Systemica como responsável técnica.

Since then, numerous improvements have been made to the project, including: (i) baseline renewal using more sophisticated models, the Pixel Based Approach; (ii) adjustments to the location and configuration of the leakage belt :(iii) FSC certification renewal, remeasurement, and updating of carbon stock data; (iv) fauna and flora inventory; (v) implementation of Fauna Monitoring; (vi) social diagnosis and re-engagement of communities and other stakeholders; (vii) revision of social activities; (viii) implementation of a social program for low-carbon vertical livestock training. The evidence of this work will be provided through the revalidation of the baseline (VCS) and the validation of the CCB, which will be conducted in 2023, following an independent audit period.

Type: REDD+ AUD
Start Date: 04/2009
Location: Colniza-MT, Brazil
Coordinates: -9.198004, -59.283408
Carbon Standard ID: VCS 875
Rating: A (Sylvera)
Co-benefits (SDGs): 3: Good Health and Well-being; 4: Quality Education; 5: Gender Equality; 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth; 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure; 10: Reduced Inequalities; 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; 13: Climate Action; 15: Life on Land; 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Contact: contato@systemica.digital

Project Records and Activities

One of the biodiversity activities of the FSM project is the image capture and cataloging of animals present in the project area. For this purpose, the FSM project relies on 20 trap cameras installed at 10 strategic points.

The cameras are ready to capture images 24 hours a day. Among the captured animals, jaguars, ocelots, tapirs, and deer are the most frequently observed.

White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari)

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

Red brocket deer (Mazama americana)

Jaguars (Panthera onca)

In the months of March and April 2023, as part of the community activities, events and trainings were conducted with the local community and collaborators from Fazenda Santa Maria: health events in partnership with the Municipal Health Department of Colniza-MT, fire brigade training, and first aid training.

Ocelot (Leopardus pardalis)

O fogo é tradicionalmente usado na Amazônia como um instrumento para suprimir a regeneração da vegetação ou limpar áreas de florestas para pastagens e agricultura.Treinamentos de brigada de incêndio são fundamentais para a mitigação dos impactos dos incêndios, corroborando com o objetivo do projeto de conservar a floresta e sua biodiversidade.Além dos treinamentos recorrentes de brigada de incêndio, o projeto disponibiliza todos os equipamentos e máquinas necessárias para controle de incêndios, como sopradores, motosserras, bombas costais, pás, foices, rastelo, enxada com cabo de madeira, roçadeira, abafadore caminhões, tratores, motocicletas, etc.

Aerial Photo - Fire Brigade Training

Fire is traditionally used in the Amazon as a tool to suppress vegetation regeneration or clear forest areas for pasture and agriculture. Fire brigade training is essential for mitigating the impacts of fires, aligning with the project's objective of conserving the forest and its biodiversity. In addition to recurrent fire brigade training, the project provides all the necessary equipment and machinery for fire control, such as blowers, chainsaws, backpack sprayers, shovels, sickles, rakes, wooden-handled hoes, brush cutters, extinguishers, trucks, tractors, motorcycles, etc.

As ações de saúde do projeto visam diagnosticar e prevenir doenças, através de exames, vacinações e palestras de conscientização, impactando diretamente na qualidade de vida das comunidades vizinhas ao projeto. As atividades relacionadas a promoção de saúde são consideradas fundamentais para o projeto, pois em entrevistas com moradores do assentamento Perseverança Pacutinga, vizinho ao projeto FSM, foi identificada uma grande insatisfação com os serviços de saúde pública, onde 47% dos entrevistados consideram os serviços ruins ou péssimos, 36% regular, 17% bom e nenhum intrevistado considera ótimo.

Health Event

The project's health initiatives aim to diagnose and prevent diseases through screenings, vaccinations, and awareness lectures, directly impacting the quality of life of the communities neighboring the project. Health promotion activities are considered crucial for the project, as interviews with residents of the Perseverança Pacutinga settlement, located near the FSM project, revealed significant dissatisfaction with public health services. Of the respondents, 47% considered the services to be poor or very poor, 36% rated them as average, 17% rated them as good, and none of the respondents considered them excellent.

Os treinamentos periódicos de primeiros socorros no contexto do projeto têm três principais objetivos:1- Capacitar pessoal da comunidade para situações emergenciais na região, haja vista que o local é distante de centros urbanos onde existem atendimentos médicos;2- Complementar o treinamento de brigada de incêndio;3- Mitigar riscos relacionados as atividades de manejo florestal sustentável do projeto.

First Aid Training

Periodic first aid training within the project context has three main objectives: 1. Empower community members to handle emergency situations in the region, considering the remote location far from urban centers with medical facilities; 2. Complement the fire brigade training; 3. Mitigate risks associated with the sustainable forest management activities of the project.

At the end of the year 2022, the project underwent an audit conducted by Earthood, as part of the validation and verification process for the renewal of the baseline and the project's results from 2019 to 2022.