Government wants to pay up to R$ 8,000 to more than 2,300 traditional families in over 100 communities in Acre and Amazonas for environmental services provided to the Amazon.

Written by Romário Pereira de Carvalho

Published on 21/06/2026 at 08:56

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With an investment close to R$ 20 million, the initiative will recognize forest conservation, fire prevention, sustainable management, and territorial surveillance in more than 100 Amazonian communities, with applications open until December 2026

More than 2,300 families from traditional peoples and communities in Acre and Amazonas may receive up to R$ 8,000 in Payment for Environmental Services. The public call from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change foresees an investment of approximately R$ 20 million and applications between June 30 and December 31, 2026.

Payment for Environmental Services will recognize forest protection

The benefit will be allocated to families participating in the Forest Territories Program. Each selected family group may receive two annual installments of R$ 4,000, totaling up to R$ 8,000.

The call reaches more than 100 communities. In Acre, localities in the municipalities of Feijó and Santa Rosa do Purus will be covered.

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Investment brings together MMA, UNDP, and Green Climate Fund

The investment of approximately R$ 20 million will be financed by the Green Climate Fund, known internationally as Green Climate Fund.

The execution will take place within the scope of the Floresta+ Amazonia Project, coordinated by the MMA and implemented in partnership with the United Nations Development Program.

The UNDP representative in Brazil, Claudio Providas, stated that the call expands the experience accumulated by the project in recent years.

The strategy combines payments for environmental services, land management, and social inclusion to create more favorable conditions for long-term conservation.

The national secretary of Traditional Peoples and Communities and Sustainable Development, Edel Moraes, highlighted that the benefit recognizes environmental and social services provided by the communities.

Among them are the protection of forests, waters, biodiversity, and traditional knowledge maintained over generations.

Registrations will mainly occur in community efforts

Registrations will open on June 30 and remain available until December 31, 2026. The registration will be carried out mainly through community efforts in eligible communities.

Since May, teams from MMA, UNDP, and partner institutions have been holding meetings to present the initiative to populations that may benefit.

The mobilization will be supported by local teams from the Floresta+ Amazon Project, civil society organizations, and local governments.

The implementation will follow the principles of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent, as provided in Convention No. 169 of the International Labour Organization.

The procedure seeks to ensure community participation and respect their own decision-making processes during the execution of the public call.

Program also provides legal security over territories

The Forest Territories Program is developed by MMA and the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture.

The action promotes the recognition and land regularization of territories occupied or used by traditional peoples and communities in undesignated federal public forests of the Legal Amazon.

The government will grant the right to collective use of these areas through Contracts of Concession of Real Right of Use, valid for an indefinite period.

The instrument offers legal security to communities and allows access to other policies related to the sustainable use of nature.

This article was prepared based on information from the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, with data, numbers, and statements preserved as per the consulted material.

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Government wants to pay up to R$ 8,000 to more than 2,300 traditional families in over 100 communities in Acre and Amazonas for environmental services provided to the Amazon.

With an investment close to R$ 20 million, the initiative will recognize forest conservation, fire prevention, sustainable management, and territorial surveillance in more than 100 Amazonian communities, with applications open until December 2026

Payment for Environmental Services will recognize forest protection

Investment brings together MMA, UNDP, and Green Climate Fund

Registrations will mainly occur in community efforts

Program also provides legal security over territories

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Investment brings together MMA, UNDP, and Green Climate Fund

Registrations will mainly occur in community efforts

Program also provides legal security over territories

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