Tropical Rainforest
Project
REDD+ APD (Avoid Planned Deforestation)
The Tropical Rainforest Grouped Project aims to conserve forests in preservation areas of various private and public properties located in the state of Amazonas.
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 4542
Performed
2020-24
150+
thousand ha under conservation
Performed
Projection
2025-32
9.2+ million
tCO2e to be avoided
*Projection subject to periodic review.
Located in
Amazonas State
Status
Under validation
Project Background
Highlights and timeline
2019
December 19: Submission of property registrations for subdivided properties (donation of land to squatters) – initial milestone of the project
2023
April 5: Signing of the agreement between brCarbon and Mil Madeiras Preciosas LTDA.
April 18: Kick-off meeting between brCarbon and Mil Madeiras Preciosas LTDA.
June 26: Submission of the VCS PD draft in the VERRA registry system.
August to September: Public comment period in the VERRA registry.
October 2: Validation audit
2024
May to June: Public consultation period in the Verra platform
May 20 to 24: First vintage verification audit
Impact
Climate
9.2+ million tCO2e to be avoided between 2025 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 almost one year of emissions from the state of Sergipe (SEEG 2024).
*Projection subject to periodic review.
Community
70+ families benefited
- Land regularization of traditional residents (1.6 thousand hectares, directly benefiting 63 families)
- Rural technical assistance to improve family agricultural production, aiming to guarantee efficiency and environmental balance
- Lectures and presentations addressing notions of rural entrepreneurship, possibilities of access to credit and government programs
- Support for the implementation of beekeeping and distribution of 40 beehives
- Environmental awareness actions and installation of trash cans
- Continuous training of environmental monitors in the communities for participatory monitoring during activities (Environmental Monitoring Program)
Biodiversity
Mammal richness
38 species monitored
8 are threatened with extinction*
- 6 classified as “vulnerable” (VU)
- 2 classified as “endangered” (EN)