Transamazonica Connections Landscape Initiative
The result of a partnership between the Solidaridad Foundation, the Institute for Forest and Agricultural Management and Certification (Imaflora) and Proforest, with support from Neste, the Transamazonica Connections programme proposes an alliance to reduce deforestation and promote low-carbon livestock farming in the Transamazon region of the state of Pará, Brazil.
This initiative, set to run until 2027, is developing a model in Novo Repartimento municipality that can be scaled to other municipalities where cattle ranchers are mostly family-based and specialise in producing calves. With a landscape approach, its objectives include, beyond reducing deforestation and GHG emissions, preserving biodiversity, improving the livelihoods of producer families, meeting the requirements of the Forest Code and promoting better agricultural practices.
To achieve these objectives, the initiative is fostering multistakeholder coordination in the region. The municipal coalition was set up to bring together local players: livestock farmers, unions, cooperatives, the mayor's office, secretariats and other public authorities. The goal was to co-create, through participatory workshops, common objectives for Novo Repartimento to move towards sustainable livestock production.
Phase 1 - Design
During the design phase of the programme, consultation workshops were held with local stakeholders to define the regional priority topics to be addressed by the initiative:
- Promote environmental regularisation
- Implement training programmes
- Develop financial and non-financial incentives for production and income diversification
As well as two additional recommendations by the Consortium:
- Promote mandatory individual traceability
- Encourage the reintegration of blocked cattle suppliers
Phase 2 - Implementation
The initiative is now in implementation phase where it is raising funds for the development of the following activities:
Good practices
Increased productivity and better management and trade
Individual technical assistance
Farmers' leadership capacity
Training
Producers and rural workers
Technical assistance service providers
Environmental regularisation
Collective training
Training of technicians to support farmers
Support in the field and in documentation
Dialogue with the municipal office
Access to credit
Collective training
Support for producers
Traceability
Create a traceability solution for cattle connected to state plans, calf farms and supply chain incentives
Reintegration
Design a reintegration programme for cattle farmers in the Amazon
General activities
Administration and alignment deadlines