REDD+
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation
These are projects that generate carbon credits from the 40-year conservation of an existing native forest. There are two types of REDD+ project:
- The APD follows the Avoided Planned Deforestation methodology and basically consists of avoiding the deforestation of areas legally authorized for the suppression of vegetation; in this case, the Legal Reserve surplus.
- The AUD follows the Avoided Unplanned Deforestation methodology, i.e. avoiding illegal deforestation of preservation areas, such as Legal Reserve areas, Permanent Preservation Areas (PPA) and Conservation Units (CU).
REDD+
A barrier to deforestation
Between 2022 and 2023, Brazil experienced an astonishing 36% decrease in primary forest loss, according to new data from World Resources Institute’s Global Forest Watch platform (WRI/GFW). Yet despite this substantial reduction, Brazil is still the leader of worldwide tropical forest deforestation, responsible for 30% of total – 1.14 million hectares.
According to Prodes/INPE, almost 20% (or 75 million hectares) of the Amazon Biome has already been deforested. In accordance with “The drivers and impacts of Amazon forest degradation”, a study published in Science, at least 38% of all remaining Amazon Rainforest suffers some kind of degradation.
This left the Amazon Rainforest near its tipping point: the forest has lost its natural regeneration capability, and could well become a Savanna. Knock on effects may include changes in the rainfall pattern in South America, and new desertification areas in Brazil.
In this scenario, REDD+ projects are proving to be an important tool in the ongoing challenge of bringing illegal deforestation to zero and also reducing legal deforestation in areas exceeding the Legal Reserve. According to WRI, enduring incentives and financial mechanisms that place a value on standing forests are needed to make forests less vulnerable to depletion from other economic activities.
48% of Brazil's annual emissions are generated by changes in land use and forests
(SEEG 2023)
Avoided Emissions
7.6+ million
tCO2e avoided*
*REDD+ projects underway by 2023
Avoided Emissions Projection
31+ million
tCO2e between 2020 and 2033*
*Projection based on all REDD+ projects.
Area under conservation
450+
thousand ha*
*Ongoing REDD+ projects.
Projects
Financial incentives for conserving tropical forests in private areas
Amazonas
REDD+ APD (Avoid Planned Deforestation)
Protecting forests and earning fair payments, helping to reduce carbon emissions
Acre
REDD+ AUD (Avoid Unplanned Deforestation)
Contributing to the preservation of the Amazon, generating financial compensation and conserving forests
Amazonas
REDD+ AUD (Avoid Unplanned Deforestation)
Fighting deforestation, protecting forests and promoting sustainable practices
Pará
REDD+ AUD (Avoid Unplanned Deforestation)
Working to reduce deforestation and degradation in the Amazon and attract investments
Legal Amazon
REDD+ APD (Avoid Planned Deforestation)
Over 15 years' experience in carbon projects
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