Fundacao Amazonia Sustentavel

Name

Fundacao Amazonia Sustentavel

Legal name

Fundação Amazônia Sustentável

Website

https://fas-amazonia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Conservation Services

NAICS

Administration of Conservation Programs (92412), Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (115310), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Forestry & Reforestation (BPAGAGAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) Program Development & Administration (AFAMAMAF), Ecosystem Services & Natural Capital Programs (Water, Biodiversity Credits, PES) (IMAMAJAK), Reforestation & Afforestation Services (Planting, Site Prep, Regeneration) (IMAMAAAE), Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), Community Forestry & Indigenous Land Stewardship Services (IMAMAJAM), Biodiversity, Conservation & Natural Capital Funds (FSANAJAG)

Keywords

• Environmental conservation services
• Sustainable community development
• Amazon forest preservation
• Sociobioeconomy programs
• Indigenous community support

Headquarters

HQ city

Manaus

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fundação Amazônia Sustentável (FAS) is a Brazilian non-profit foundation that implements environmental conservation programs and sustainable development initiatives across more than 11 million hectares of Amazonian conservation units. Its core portfolio includes the Bolsa Floresta conditional cash transfer program, the Sociobioeconomia Amazônica initiative (with R$70.2 million in planned Prospera Sociobio funding), environmental conservation operations across conservation units, and integrated programs spanning community health (66 telehealth points), education, indigenous women's empowerment, infrastructure, and climate adaptation for traditional and indigenous communities.

Product overview

FAS - Fundação Amazônia Sustentável is a non-profit foundation operating as a multi-program portfolio organization focused on Amazon environmental conservation, sustainable community development, and social welfare for populations living in and around Amazonian conservation units. The portfolio includes the core Bolsa Floresta conditional payment program, the Sociobioeconomia Amazônica business development initiative, and environmental conservation operations across more than 11 million hectares. These are complemented by education and citizenship programs, community health services including a 66-point telehealth network, infrastructure projects, and specialized programs such as the Repórteres da Floresta (forest reporters communication training), Olhos da Amazônia (community storytelling video initiative), Parentas que Fazem (indigenous women's digital inclusion), Protagonistas da Amazônia (women's empowerment), the free virtual REDD+ course, and climate/health emergency alliances. The foundation also operates the Olímpiadas da Juventude da Floresta youth sports and socio-educational event. Key institutional funders include the Amazon Fund (Fundo Amazônia), BNDES, Google.org, and the Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programa Bolsa Floresta Social conditional payment program providing financial incentives to families living in extractive reserves and sustainable development reserves in Amazonas state, conditioned on forest conservation and sustainable resource management.
• Sociobioeconomia Amazônica Initiative promoting sustainable business development and community supply chains within Amazonian conservation units, including the Edital Prospera Sociobio call for proposals backed by R$70.2 million in planned investment for socio-biodiversity business networks.
• Conservação Ambiental Environmental conservation programs operating across 11,333,625 hectares of conservation areas in Amazonas state, with reported 83% reduction in heat spots in FAS-supported Conservation Units in 2025.
• Educação e Cidadania Educational programs and citizenship initiatives that integrate sustainability education into communities within and around Amazonian conservation units, including youth formation and environmental awareness.

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% reduction in heat spots in conservation areas supported by FAS
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SAPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAP partners with FAS for corporate reforestation programs, having planted over 20.51 million trees since 2012 toward a target of 25 million by 2030. SAP uses FAS's rainforest monitoring indicators as part of its climate finance strategy and net-zero emissions commitment.
• LVMHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLVMH partners with FAS as part of its LIFE 360 environmental strategy to protect sensitive ecosystems in the Amazon basin. Programs span over 3 million hectares across Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNESCO partners with LVMH and FAS as part of environmental strategy to protect sensitive ecosystems in the Amazon basin.
• Reforest'ActioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReforest'Action partners with LVMH and FAS for Amazon protection programs spanning over 3 million hectares.
• Secretaria do Meio Ambiente do Amazonas (SEMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEMA collaborates with FAS on environmental initiatives in the Amazonas state.
• MAKIRA-E'TA (Rede de Mulheres Indígenas do Estado do Amazonas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMAKIRA-E'TA is a network of indigenous women in Amazonas that collaborates with FAS on the Parentas que fazem project to strengthen indigenous women's organizations.
• COIAB (Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOIAB collaborates with FAS on the Parentas que fazem project to support indigenous women organizations.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy (Brazil): Global conservation organization with an active Amazon program that funds and operates alongside FAS, sharing corporate partner networks and conservation financing mechanisms at larger scale.
• WWF-Brasil: Large incumbent conservation NGO active across the Brazilian Amazon on deforestation, climate, and socio-environmental programs, overlapping substantially with FAS's mission and partner ecosystem.
• Conservation International Brazil: Global conservation group operating major Amazon initiatives and corporate nature partnerships that intersect with FAS's REDD+ and biodiversity finance work.

Direct peers

• Imazon: Amazonian research and policy institute based in Pará that combines forest monitoring, sustainable forestry, and community programs — a close functional peer to FAS's conservation and monitoring work.
• Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM): Brazilian Amazon research and conservation institute that works on REDD+, sustainable production, and policy engagement across the same Amazonian states where FAS operates, with comparable programmatic and jurisdictional focus.
• Instituto Socioambiental (ISA): Brazilian NGO working on Amazon conservation, indigenous land rights, and sociobioeconomy with comparable community-embedded programs and geographic overlap with FAS's territories.
• IDESAM: Amazonas-based institute focused on sustainable forestry, REDD+, and community livelihoods that overlaps with FAS's sociobioeconomy and forest conservation mandates in the same state.
• Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM Amazon): Noted as a duplicate peer reference for IPAM above; included for completeness to reflect overlap with FAS's REDD+ jurisdictional work and state-level climate policy engagement.

Emerging players

• Rare: Global behavior-change and conservation NGO that partners with local organizations in tropical forest communities — a comparable model to FAS's community-embedded programs but focused on fisheries and coastal ecosystems.

Regional players

• Rainforest Foundation Norway: International funder supporting indigenous land demarcation and Amazon forest protection; comparable in mission and partner overlap but primarily a grantmaking entity operating from outside Brazil.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/fasamazonia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fasamazonia
• Instagraminstagram.com/fasamazonia
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• Facebookfacebook.com/fasamazonia

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Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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