The Caatinga Biome and its Importance for the Climate Agenda in the Northeast Region of Brazil + Call for Proposals for the Living Forest/Living Caatinga Program

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The BNB (Banco do Nordeste) has launched two public calls for proposals, with non-refundable resources, aimed at supporting projects for the recovery and sustainable use of the Caatinga biome: the BNB Call for Proposals No. 01/25 from its Sustainability Fund, and Call for Proposals 25/24 – Living Forest/Living Caatinga, in partnership with BNDES and FUNBIO.

Concrete support for initiatives aimed at the conservation and sustainable use of the Caatinga biome.

Methodology

Through Public Notice 01/2025 of the BNB Sustainability Fund for environmental recovery and sustainable use of the Caatinga biome, R$15 million was allocated to public and private non-profit institutions that present projects in this area. This initiative complements Public Notice 25/2024 – Living Forest/Living Caatinga, with an investment of R$26.17 million to support ecological restoration and the strengthening of restoration in conservation units of the biome, initiatives that benefit from decades of experience and the BNB's structure in methodology for analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on projects.

R$ 41 million dedicated to the recovery and sustainable use of the biome.

Results

Regarding the BNB Sustainability Fund Notice 01/25, the first stage, which involves the registration analysis, has been completed, in which 69 projects were classified and will proceed to the selection stage, to be announced in 11/25. As for the Floresta Viva/Caatinga Viva notice, 11 projects were selected (restoration of 1,632 hectares in strategic regions of the Caatinga Biome – the resources are in the disbursement phase for the start of project execution). These initiatives formalize the allocation of R$ 41.17 million in resources within this scope.

69 proposals advance to the next phase and 11 have already begun implementation.

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