In recent years, Brazil has faced a significant increase in the frequency and intensity of forest fires, especially in the Amazon and Pantanal biomes. A climate attribution analysis demonstrated strong links between climate change and the extreme 2024 fire season, indicating that climate change expanded burned areas by up to 20 times in the Amazon and 50 times in the Pantanal.
To understand and strengthen the private sector’s role in the face of this crisis, GAIA Social, in partnership with the BASE Initiative (Building Approaches to fund local Solutions with Climate Evidence) coordinated by Avina Foundation, conducted a preliminary study mapping roles, opportunities, and barriers to expand business engagement in preventing and fighting forest fires.
The research analyzes how companies and organizations can contribute more effectively to reducing risks, supporting prevention actions, and financing local solutions aimed at adaptation and response to loss and damage.
The work included interviews with representatives from the private sector, civil society, academia, and networks operating in the Amazon and Pantanal biomes.
The results, systematized anonymously, support the construction of a strategy with practical recommendations to strengthen the private sector’s role in financing grassroots initiatives—contributing to a fairer, more coordinated, and sustainable response to climate-induced fires.
In the link below, you will find a summary with key points and essential data from this preliminary study. It is a teaser of what is to come in the final version of the study, to be published soon.