The development objective of the Rural Environmental Cadastre and Fire Prevention in Bahia State Project for Brazil is to promote the reduction of climate change impacts in the Cerrado of the west of the Bahia state by: (i) promoting the environmental regularization of landholdings in the targeted municipalities and support actions to promote recovery of environmental liabilities; and (ii) strengthening the state's capacity to prevent and combat forest fires through the integration of local actors and promoting the adoption of sustainable production practices in the targeted municipalities. The project comprises of three components. The first component, rural environmental regularization aims to promote environmental regularization by implementing the cadastro ambiental rural (rural environmental cadastre) (CAR) for small landholders and promoting the recovery of degraded areas in area de preservacao permanente (area of permanent preservation) (APPs) and reserva legal (legal reserve) RLs in these landholdings located in the targeted municipalities. The second component, aims to strengthen the capacity to prevent and fight forest fires and promote alternatives to the use of fire in the state of Bahia, especially in the project's targeted municipalities. The third component, administrative and financial management aims to support the project's effective and efficient management, administration, monitoring, and evaluation.

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