RF 2nd Amazon Fire Prevention and Mobilization

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The objectives of the Brazil Amazon Fire Prevention and Mobilization Project are to prevent and control wildfires in the southern part of the Brazilian Amazon and to generate lessons regarding forest fire prevention and alternatives to burning, through (i) fire prevention, primarily through community mobilization and training; awareness campaign and the establishment of community fire brigades; (ii) promotion of alternatives to fire; (iii) and project coordination, monitoring and evaluation. The project has three main components: mobilization and prevention of forest fires, with the objective of this component developing technical assistance and educational campaigns for local communities and different stakeholders in high risk areas in order to provide guidance on the risks and consequences of uncontrolled burning; alternative to the use of fire in agriculture with the objective of this component being to disseminate information and exchange of experience on existing models for reducing the use of fire in agriculture; and finally project coordination, monitoring & evaluation team which would be established to manage, monitor and evaluate the day-to-day implementation of the project.