Best practice guide launched at COP30 in Belém, Brazil for high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon
A new guide to developing high-integrity carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon was launched on November 20, 2025 to support quality nature-based solutions that attract higher prices, generating more finance for forest-based communities.
The guide outlines approaches for ensuring the credibility and sustainability of carbon finance projects in line with the region’s ambitious targets and specific context and needs.
The guide was developed with the governments of neighboring Amazonian states, Acre and Rondônia, as part of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative’s Access Strategies Program. Members of the guide’s working group included the Amazon Investor Coalition (AIC), Climate Focus, LACLIMA, and the Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force).
The guide covers:
• Who can implement a carbon project in Brazil and under which conditions;
• Guidance for engaging with the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE) and resolutions of Brazil’s National Commission for REDD+;
• The importance of land rights for the validity of carbon credits;
• Best practices for ensuring free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Communities; and
• How to ensure fair and equitable distribution of benefits.
Download the guide at the links above or to learn more, read the VCMI press release.
