Tagged with "Mato Grosso – Brazil"

• Field Day addresses the feasibility of cassava culture in the Cerrado of southern Maranhão, and fosters discussions on support for the goals of the PCI Compact in the Balsas Region

  Small farmers, university students, and representatives of public and private institutions attended a Field Day that facilitated the transfer of information and technology on cassava farming in the countryside of…

  Field Day addresses the feasibility of cassava culture in the Cerrado of southern Maranhão, and fosters discussions on support for the goals of the PCI Compact in the Balsas Region

• Organizations discuss actions to improve the performance and reputation of sustainable forest management in Mato Grosso

  Brazil has a privileged position in terms of tropical forest cover, as it boasts the third largest area in the world. However, timber is still classified as a high-risk product,…

  Organizations discuss actions to improve the performance and reputation of sustainable forest management in Mato Grosso

• Food sustainability ensured through traceability

  Global leaders reinforce commitment during New York Climate Week New York, September 21 – Leaders from governments, supply companies, and the financial sector committed to accelerating the transformation of food…

  Food sustainability ensured through traceability

• IDH and Partners share results four years after the beginning of the PCI Compacts

  On July 13, IDH received in Cuiabá, more than 40 partners from the states of Mato Grosso and Maranhão that implement actions towards promoting landscape development through production, conservation,…

  IDH and Partners share results four years after the beginning of the PCI Compacts

• IDH and Wholechain show prototype of a system based on blockchain technology for the traceability of sustainable soy during the Global Oceans Conference in Lisbon

  In June, the United Nations Oceans Conference held in Portugal, brought together authorities, academics, companies, and civil society organizations from several countries to debate commitments, investments, and multisectoral solutions aimed…

  IDH and Wholechain show prototype of a system based on blockchain technology for the traceability of sustainable soy during the Global Oceans Conference in Lisbon

• Sustainable Production of Calves Program provides strategic information to cattle ranchers in Cáceres

  In July, Acrimat (Association of Breeders of Mato Grosso) brought together producers of Cáceres who participate in the Sustainable Calf Production Program, for a lecture with the objective of providing…

  Sustainable Production of Calves Program provides strategic information to cattle ranchers in Cáceres

• Government of the State Mato Grosso and farmers step up actions towards raising awareness and preventing forest fires

  Mato Grosso is currently undergoing the dry season, when the incidence of slash-and-burn and wildfires increases and puts both the public and private sectors on alert. To tackle these challenges,…

  Government of the State Mato Grosso and farmers step up actions towards raising awareness and preventing forest fires

• Partnership between &Greeen Fund and FS to develop deforestation-free corn chain in Mato Grosso

  The &Green Fund (Stichting andgreen.fund) and the company FS Bionergia have recently announced a partnership to establish a deforestation-free corn and biomass supply chain in the state of Mato…

  Partnership between &Greeen Fund and FS to develop deforestation-free corn chain in Mato Grosso

• IDH delivers results to unlock agendas for environmental and land regularization in Mato Grosso

  One of the main bottlenecks in promoting inclusion as well as the social and economic development of territories in Brazil is the difficulty in carrying out environmental and land regularization…

  IDH delivers results to unlock agendas for environmental and land regularization in Mato Grosso

• Experts from IDH and Natcap highlight the importance of inclusion in Maranhão’s agenda

  For one week, IDH’s project supervisor, Aline Silva, and Natcap’s director, Mathias Almeida, visited the municipalities of Balsas, Carolina and Riachão, in Maranhão, to talk to local players about opportunities…

  Experts from IDH and Natcap highlight the importance of inclusion in Maranhão’s agenda