Amazonas
Grouped Project
REDD+ APD (Avoid Planned Deforestation)
The Amazonas Grouped Project is an initiative aimed at forest conservation in surplus Legal Reserve areas of private properties located in the state of Amazonas (Brazil).
This is a Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) project, in the category of avoided planned deforestation (APD), registered on the Verra platform under ID 4850.
Performed
Performed
Projection
Located in the
Amazonas State
Status
Under validation
REDD+APD
Clear and Indisputable
A REDD+ APD project basically consists of preventing the clearing of areas that are legally authorized for vegetation suppression. The landowners waive the right to use these areas for agriculture or livestock and commit to keeping them conserved for 40 years.
REDD+APD
Secure and verifiable basis
Safeguarded from the complexity of the baseline of REDD AUD projects, as well as ongoing methodological changes, the Brazilian Amazon project provides a consistent and robust baseline, with solid and transparent additionality.
REDD+ APD projects are able to effectively highlight the real intent of deforestation and provide a secure and verifiable baseline, unaffected by the current REDD+ methodological updates underway at Verra.
Project Background
Highlights and timeline
2023
March to June: Forest Inventory
May: Internet Installation
July 10 to 17: Start of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process
August 16: Signing of the PAI#1 conservation agreement. Project start milestone
September to October: Biodiversity Monitoring
November 6: Signing of the PAI#2 conservation agreement
2024
January 6 to 14: Continuation of the Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) process
Amazonas REDD+ APD Grouped Project Photo Gallery
Impact
Climate
6.1+ million tCO2e to be avoided between 2023 and 2032
The amount of carbon prevented from being released into the atmosphere through the avoidance of legal deforestation in a forest area, equivalent to more than one year of emissions from the state of Amapá (SEEG 2024).
*Projection based only on the registered land areas to date. An increase is expected year after year.
Biodiversity
354 animal species being monitored
145 endemic species
14 threatened species
(CR/EN/VU - IUCN Red List)
In addition to preserving the habitat, surveying and monitoring the fauna and flora in the project areas generates knowledge about the diversity and geographical distribution of species in areas that have never been surveyed before, as well as identifying endemic and endangered species.
Guaranteed results
The Amazonas Project is registered to the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Community and Biodiversity (CCB), audited annually by an independent Verra-accredited institution.
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