Tell us more about the challenge of the project.What is the problem you are trying to solve? Why is the problem significant?

According to UNESCO, the Pantanal is extremely important for the conservation of biological diversity and its diverse habitats include around 80 species of mammals, 650 species of birds, 50 reptiles and 300 fish. Some species threatened with extinction worldwide are currently endangered, including the giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus), the giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), the giant otter (Pteronura brasiliensis), the marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) and the hyacinth macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus). In particular, the largest population of jaguars (Panthera onca) known worldwide lives in this territory, a group of Private Reserves, and the Rio Negro State Park - MS. The biodiversity and conservation potential was a decisive reason for UNESCO to grant it the title of Biosphere Reserve and World Natural Heritage Site.

Tell us more about the proposed solution of the project.How will it work?

The efforts on the ground come from professionals, Prev Fogo, volunteers and brigade members who work in coordination with individual equipment such as flappers and back pumps, which will also be acquired, such efforts are more frequent.

The use of airplanes and helicopters to fight fires is extremely important as a reinforcement measure. However, such equipment cannot remain in use all the time due to operational and cost constraints. They are used intermittently, providing excellent results from time to time.

What will be the main activities of the project and how will the resources be applied?

The project will enable the acquisition of firefighting equipment with greater water release power and efficiency, such as high-pressure water pumps and motors, developed for irrigation and forest firefighting. Because of their characteristics, they can be adapted and placed in the water mirror of ponds and bodies of water and can pump water directly from the water source without the need for refueling stops. It can also be moved to different points throughout the area and placed around bodies of water. It can greatly increase the firefighting capacity of existing fires, prevent new fires by increasing the humidity of the vegetation on the ground near the fire lines and prevent the fire from reappearing.