Brazil

Governor

Mailza Assis da Silva

Delegates

Leonardo das Neves Carvalho
Secretary for the Environment & Indigenous Policy
sema.gabin@gmail.com, leomirtil@gmail.com

Jaksilande Araujo Lima
President of the Acre Institute for Climate Change
gabinete.imc@ac.gov.br, jaksilande12@gmail.com

José Luiz Gondim dos Santos
President of the Acre Environmental Services Development Agency
gabinete.imac@gmail.com, gondim.adv@gmail.com

Governor

Clécio Luís

Delegates

Taisa Mara Morais Mendonça
Secretary of Environment
sema@sema.ap.gov.br

Cássio Vinícius Rodrigues de Lemos
Deputy Secretary of Environment
cassio.lemos@sema.ap.gov.br

Cleane do Socorro da Silva Pinheiro
Deputy Secretary of Environment
cleanessp@gmail.com

Governor

Roberto Cidade

Delegates

Eduardo Taveira
Secretary of Environment
eduardo.taveira@sema.am.gov.br

Fabricia Arruda Moreira
Deputy Executive Secretary for Environmental Management
fabricia@sema.am.gov.br

Governor

Carlos Orleans Brandão Junior

Delegates

Pedro Chagas
Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources
gabinete@sema.ma.gov.br

Diego Ricci
Deputy Secretary of Environmental Resources
diego.ricci@sema.ma.gov.br

Jane Cavalcante
Superintendent of Forest Resources
jane.rodrigues@sema.ma.gov.br

Governor

Otaviano Pivetta

Delegates

Mauren Lazzaretti
Secretary of Environment
maurenlazzaretti@sema.mt.gov.br

Alex Sandro Marega
Executive Secretary for the Secretary of Environment
alexmarega@sema.mt.gov.br

Maurício Phillip
Climate Change Coordinator
mmphilipp@sema.mt.gov.br

Governor

Hana Ghassan

Delegates

Raul Protázio Romão
Secretary of Environment and Sustainability
gabinete@semas.pa.gov.br, raulprotazio2@gmail.com

Rodolpho Zahluth Bastos
Deputy Secretary for Environmental Management and Regularization
sagrasemaspa@gmail.com

Renata Nobre
Deputy Secretary for Management of Hydrological Resources and Climate
renatanobre.semas@gmail.com

Governor

Marcos Rocha

Delegates

Marco Antônio Ribeiro de Menezes Lagos
Secretary of Environmental Development
gabinete@sedam.ro.gov.br

Diogo Rosa Martins
Director of Climate Governance
mrosa.diogo@gmail.com

Governor

Edilson Damião

Delegates

Wagner Severo Nogueira
President of the State Foundation for the Environment and Water Resources
gabinete.femarh@gmail.com, w_snogueira@hotmail.com

Luana Tabaldi
Director of Research and Technology in Territorial Management
eng.luanatabaldi@gmail.com

Governor

Laurez Moreira

Delegates

Marcello da Silva Lelis
Secretary of Environment and Water Resources (SEMARH)
gabinete@semarh.to.gov.br

Marli Teresinha dos Santos
Superintendent of Management and Public Policies of SEMARH marli.santos@semarh.to.gov.br

⁠Cristiane Peres da Silva
Executive Secretary of SEMARH
cristiane.silva@semarh.to.gov.br

Strengthening of the Acre Environmental Services Incentives System (SISA+): improvement of its programs and valuation of assets and financial sustainability of a low emission economy

The project was designed with the goal of consolidating SISA as a strategy to maintain the reduction of deforestation and increase the forest area for the continued reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the state of Acre.

Outcomes:

• Elaboration of SISA’s Environmental Services Programs
• Restructuring of the Company for the Development of Environmental Services (CDSA), strengthening opportunities for investments and sustainable businesses for the consolidation of productive chains and valuation of environmental assets
• Strategies aimed at raising financial resources, such as the negotiation of Acre’s carbon credits with British Petroleum (BP) and the attraction of investments for SISA’s programs
• Elaboration of the state plan for low carbon emission agribusinesses and the strategic business plan for fish farming in Acre
• Updated the Acre State Produce and Protect Platform, improving transparency of territorial performance of the state’s socio-environmental goals and promotion of Acre’s main low emission products and initiatives
• Creation of the Center for Economic Development, Business, and Environmental Assets of Acre (CEDENA) to improve the integration of strategies between different sectors
• Validation and recognition for women in low-carbon agricultural activities and the importance of this sector in generating income for these families

Local Partner: Earth Innovation Institute (EII)

Forests for the Climate: Jurisdictional System of Environmental Services and REDD+ of Amapá

The project was implemented aiming at the regulation of legal structures of policies and programs for the implementation of the Payments for Ecosystem Services (PSE) mechanisms, such as REDD+, considering socio-economic safeguards for the traditional population, rural workers and Indigenous Peoples.

Outcomes:

• Elaboration of the Jurisdictional System for Environmental Services and REDD+
• Legal framework elaborated, agreed upon and consolidated by government and civil society
• Socio-environmental safeguards elaborated and agreed upon in a participatory process
• Members of the Climate Change Forum, managers, technicians, and local actors trained to act in the conception, implementation, and social control of the Jurisdictional System
• Development of knowledge bases for implementing the Jurisdictional System
• Dissemination of the scope of the system to different audiences

Local Partner: Conservation International

Regulation and Implementation of the Environmental Services Law of the State of Amazonas

The project developed a legal framework for the Environmental Services Law, as well as the enabling environment for the state’s REDD+ system and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) programs. The project established the governance structure for operationalizing the state’s REDD+ System, including identifying key actors and processes for strengthening participation, transparency, and inclusion in PES initiatives across Amazonas.

Outcomes:

• Established Amazonas State REDD+ System structure and regulatory framework, including the technical basis for quantifying forest carbon stocks and a strategy for allocating credit potential across land categories
  
• Improved pilot REDD+ projects by strengthening engagement with local government and communities, and linking initiatives to the bioeconomy and other sustainable forest-based livelihoods
  
• Developed case studies and best-practice recommendations to inspire sustainable coffee and livestock business models in southern Amazonas (Apuí), and obtained VCS certification for the Juma Reserve carbon project
  
• Developed a practical guide with five pillars to incorporate gender equality, youth, and vulnerable populations into statewide socio-environmental public policies and projects
  
• Developed recommendations for socio-environmental safeguards for the Amazonas REDD+ system, based on participatory workshops with traditional communities, Indigenous Peoples, and other local stakeholders
  

Local Partner: FAS – Fundação Amazonas Sustentável

Valuing environmental assets in Maranhão: Jurisdictional REDD+ System

The project was implemented with the objective of building a state-wide jurisdictional system for REDD+ and Payment for Environmental Services. It seeks a feasible medium-term implementation that results in substantial reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from deforestation, while offering economic incentives for rural populations to develop economic activities less dependent on the destruction or substitution of native vegetation.

Outcomes:

• Elaboration of legal-institutional structures necessary for REDD+ to function
• Identification of native vegetation assets (biodiversity, water, and carbon) by land tenure category, highlighting areas vulnerable to deforestation pressure
• Elaboration of the financial management structure and benefit-sharing mechanism
• Development of governance and social control strategies
• Development of a financial sustainability strategy for the Jurisdictional System
• Elaboration of a REDD+ capacity-building plan
• Identification of socio-environmental safeguards and dialogue with representative social actors
• Elaboration of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for the Jurisdictional System
• Development of an intervention plan addressing drivers of deforestation and conservation of native vegetation through government programs

Local Partner: Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM)

The project was created with the objective of assisting the state of Mato Grosso in the consolidation of the standing forest agenda through the production of qualified information, the training of relevant actors to strengthen existing jurisdictional tools, and the finalization of key processes for ongoing initiatives in the state. The project enabled the finalization and detailing of the Indigenous subprogram of the REDD+ for Early Movers (REM/MT) program, while also strengthening other subprograms and establishing new funding possibilities for maintaining standing forests.

Outcomes:

• Strengthening of the State REDD+ participatory governance system through capacity-building initiatives and Indigenous leadership engagement with the REDD+ Steering Council and the Climate Change Forum, including the Forest of Knowledge and the Indigenous Territories Subprogram
  
• Assuring credibility of Mato Grosso’s climate policy through improved availability of key information and strengthened transparency within SEMA, supporting monitoring platforms such as the PCI Monitor for the Produce, Conserve, and Include (PCI) Strategy
  
• Development of investment plans for low-carbon productive activities, including identification of potential investors, vegetation mapping for faster rural property registration, socio-productive surveys in Indigenous Lands eligible for REM/MT resources, and climate vulnerability data to support standing forest maintenance programs
  

Local Partner: Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV)

The financing of Window A supported the development and regulation of the State Policy on Climate Change Law and its respective governance structure. The law aims to make economic development compatible with greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies, comply with global standards of competitiveness and environmental performance, and ensure the participation of Indigenous Peoples, quilombolas, and traditional peoples and communities.

Outcomes:

• Drafting of the State Climate Change Policy
• Implementation of the Pará State Plan “Amazônia Agora” (PEAA) for socio-environmental development and deforestation reduction
• Establishment of the Eastern Amazon Fund (EAF) as a financial instrument for forest- and climate-related actions
• Development of a blueprint for a state REDD+ strategy
• Development of a multisectoral strategic action plan for the sustainable cattle-raising value chain in Southeastern Pará, including safeguards for traditional populations
• Testing and implementation of an animal traceability system
• Definition of priority areas for integrated actions within the state
• Institution of government priorities for environmental and land regularization for participants in Sustainable Territories initiatives
• Actions to promote gender equity within the project

Local Partner: TNC – Brazil

The project was designed with the objective of supporting the elaboration and updating of jurisdictional climate and forest strategies, thereby catalyzing transformative financing opportunities. It is the result of a strategic partnership between the State Secretariat for Environmental Development of Rondônia (SEDAM-RO) and the BVRio Institute, with technical support from the Institute for the Conservation and Sustainable Development of the Amazon (IDESAM).

Outcomes:

• Published State Law No. 4.437/18, establishing the State Policy for Climate Governance and Environmental Services (PGSA)
• Prepared the draft and regulation of the State Climate Change Forum (FEMC-RO), including four Executive Group meetings that catalyzed discussions and project actions
• Held the “REDD+ Opportunities for Rondônia and the Amazon” seminar
• Elaborated and launched an online platform for environmental products and assets (AmazoniAtiva)
• Conducted four workshops on socio-environmental safeguards for Traditional Peoples and Communities
• Elaborated the draft decree regulating Article 30 of the PGSA on Socio-environmental Safeguards (SES)
• Drafted a decree regulating the Management Council
• Issued a legal opinion to SEDAM on alternatives for creating the State Climate Change Fund foreseen in the PGSA

Local Partner: BVRio Institute

The project was created with the aim of structuring the foundations for the Jurisdictional System of Payment for Environmental Services and REDD+ in the State of Roraima.

Outcomes:

• Design of legal-institutional structures necessary for the functioning of the REDD+ Jurisdictional System
• Development of an intervention plan addressing drivers of deforestation and conservation of native vegetation through existing government programs
• Development of financial sustainability mechanisms for the Jurisdictional System
• Proposal of a strategic governance model for the REDD+ Jurisdictional System
• Development of monitoring and evaluation mechanisms for the Jurisdictional System

Local Partner: IPAM

In order to systematize financial analyses related to ILPF experiences in the State of Tocantins, the Campo Sustentável Program developed three key products to assess the economic and financial potential of ILPF systems in the state:

• Detailed Business Plan for Fazenda Guará, where the first ILPF system module was established
• ILPF Investment Simulator, a dynamic tool that allows producers to simulate business models using different integrated production systems, including costs, revenues, crop and forest species, planting density, and livestock capacity
• ILPF Investment Plan for Tocantins, a business plan for implementing 2,500 hectares of ILPF over six years, detailing implementation costs, expected annual returns from agricultural and forestry production, and revenues from emission reductions (carbon credits)

The development of the Business Plan, Investment Plan, and Investment Simulator was carried out through a partnership with The Climate Smart Group, a partner organization in the project.

Download resources:

• Colinas Campo
• Relatório
• Projeto
• PIUM