COMO INTERPRETAR O AUMENTO DA REGENERAÇÃO NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA?

This briefing by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the NACP/PUC-Rio analyzes data from the TerraClass database regarding the increase of secondary vegetation (regeneration) in the Brazilian Amazon between 2004 and 2014. It highlights that while regeneration has grown significantly, current Brazilian deforestation monitoring systems are unable to detect it, creating a gap in public policy and climate goal tracking.

• Secondary vegetation in the Brazilian Amazon grew by more than 70% between 2004 and 2014, increasing from less than 10 million hectares to over 17 million hectares. By 2014, nearly 25% of the total area deforested throughout the history of the Brazilian Amazon showed signs of regeneration.
• The TerraClass database, a joint effort between INPE and Embrapa, allows for the classification of land use in deforested areas. Data from 2004 to 2014 shows that while secondary vegetation increased, other land uses like pasture, agricultural areas, and miscellaneous uses (such as urban areas or mining) also persisted, with pasture remaining the dominant land use.
• Current Brazilian deforestation monitoring systems, PRODES and DETER, are designed to detect only primary vegetation and are unable to track the loss or gain of secondary vegetation. PRODES uses a 'deforestation mask' that prevents areas once marked as deforested from being reclassified, and DETER only searches for signals in areas outside this mask.
• The NACP/CPI has identified four research priorities to better understand secondary vegetation: determining the impact of deforestation policies on regeneration, exploring the land-use dynamics that lead to land abandonment, evaluating how regeneration integrates with the new Forest Code's restoration requirements, and identifying how it affects Brazil's emission reduction goals under the Paris Agreement.
• Brazil's climate commitments under the Paris Agreement include a goal to restore or reforest 12 million hectares of forest by 2030. The increase in biomass from secondary forests helps capture carbon and mitigate emissions, but achieving this goal requires incorporating forest regeneration into public policies.

APA

Assunção, J., & Gandour, C. (2017). COMO INTERPRETAR O AUMENTO DA REGENERAÇÃO NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CPI_Como_interpretar_o_aumento_da_regeneração_na_Amazônia_brasileira_Final.pdf

Chicago

Assunção, Juliano, and Clarissa Gandour. COMO INTERPRETAR O AUMENTO DA REGENERAÇÃO NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA? Climate Policy Initiative, 2017. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CPI_Como_interpretar_o_aumento_da_regeneração_na_Amazônia_brasileira_Final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{assuno2017como, author = {Assunção, Juliano and Gandour, Clarissa}, title = {{COMO INTERPRETAR O AUMENTO DA REGENERAÇÃO NA AMAZÔNIA BRASILEIRA?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2017}, month = jun, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/CPI_Como_interpretar_o_aumento_da_regeneração_na_Amazônia_brasileira_Final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }