The Amazon already has river channels in the process of flooding.
5 river channels are already in the process of flooding and 4 are at the end of the ebb, according to information from the Civil Defense of Amazonas made available on 10/31. The Juruá, Purus, Madeira, Alto Solimões and Rio Negro river channels are in the process of flooding. The Médio Solimões, Baixo Solimões, Médio […]
Amazonas State Government receives Navy aircraft to fight fires
The Amazonas State Government has received two aircraft from the Brazilian Navy to intensify the efforts already being made by the Amazonas Military Fire Brigade (CBMAM).
The Amazonas State Government receives 23 Ibama firefighters to step up the fight against fires in the Metropolitan Area
The Amazonas State Government has received the support of 23 more agents from the National Center for Preventing and Combating Forest Fires (Prevfogo), of the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama), to intensify the ongoing firefighting efforts of the Amazonas Military Fire Brigade (CBMAM).
Amazonas State Government hires firefighters to combat wildfires
The Amazonas State Government has allocated R$1.1 million to pay for the work of 153 firefighters in nine municipalities, to reinforce the fight against fires in the interior of Amazonas. The project is a cooperation between the State Secretariat for the Environment and the Sustainable Amazon Foundation (FAS), with financial support from Rewild for the […]
Fire Department implements situation room and expands monitoring and firefighting in the state
The Fire Department has set up a situation room to expand the monitoring of fires in the state, using the Fire Panel tools from the Amazon Protection System’s Management and Operational Center (Censipam) and Firms from the North American Space Agency (Nasa).
More than 400 state agents work to combat fires in Amazonas
There are more than 400 state agents, including firefighters, civil and military police officers, agents from the National Center for Preventing and Combating Forest Fires (Prevfogo), the Brazilian Institute for the Environment and Natural Resources (Ibama), inspectors from the Amazonas Environmental Protection Institute (Ipaam), men from the National Force, as well as firefighters hired by […]
Ipaam has already imposed R$17 million in environmental fines in relation to fires
The Amazonas Institute for Environmental Protection (IPAAM) has already imposed around R$17 million in fines in relation to illegal burn-offs in the southern areas of Amazonas and metropolitan Manaus.
ADS helps families affected by landslides in Beruri
The Amazonas State Government, through the Amazonas Sustainable Development Agency (ADS), has acquired around 1 ton of regional products. The food, purchased through the Family Acquisition PROGRAM (PAF), was destined for the families affected by the landslide in the Arumã community in Beruri.
Homeless in Beruri to receive aid of up to R$800
Up to R$800 will be given by the federal government, in the form of Shelter Aid, to residents whose homes were destroyed in the community of Arumã, in Beruri.
Amazonas State Government provides psychosocial assistance to families affected by landslide in Beruri
The Department of Justice, Human Rights and Citizenship (Sejusc) mapped the families affected and provided referrals for issuing documents such as ID cards, CPFs and birth certificates. The State Secretariat for Social Assistance (SEAS) registered the families, provided psychological and psychosocial assistance, as well as visiting floating residents in the region.