Reflorestamento em Larga Escala: Terras Públicas na Amazônia São um Ponto de Partida

The report proposes using public lands in the Amazon as a starting point for large-scale reforestation in Brazil. It highlights that natural regeneration is already occurring, with regenerated areas in the Brazilian Amazon increasing from 10 million to 17 million hectares between 2004 and 2014. The authors suggest that the 3 million hectares of deforested land within protected territories are ideal for initial efforts due to established governance and proximity to primary forests. Additionally, the document identifies approximately 13 million hectares of deforested non-designated public lands as potential areas for reforestation combined with land tenure regularization. This strategy is presented as a necessary complement to the National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Planaveg), which focuses on private lands, to help Brazil achieve its Paris Agreement commitment to restore 12 million hectares by 2030.

• Natural forest regeneration in the Brazilian Amazon showed significant growth between 2004 and 2014, increasing by over 70% from 10 million to 17 million hectares, indicating that tropical regeneration is viable in a short timeframe even without specific public policies.
• Deforested areas within protected territories are identified as ideal for initial large-scale reforestation because they have established governance, are subject to higher monitoring, and are located near primary forests that provide essential seed banks and pollinators.
• There are approximately 90 million hectares of non-designated public lands in the Amazon, with nearly 13 million hectares deforested as of 2014; while reforestation here is more difficult due to land grabbing and rural violence, it could be leveraged alongside land tenure regularization.
• To meet its voluntary Paris Agreement commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and its goal to restore 12 million hectares of land by 2030, Brazil needs a public land reforestation strategy to complement the private-sector focus of the 2017 National Plan for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Planaveg).

APA

Gandour, C., & Assunção, J. (2019). Reflorestamento em Larga Escala: Terras Públicas na Amazônia São um Ponto de Partida. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/INPUT_Sumarios_Reflorestamento_Em_Larga_Escala_PT-1.pdf

Chicago

Gandour, Clarissa, and Juliano Assunção. Reflorestamento em Larga Escala: Terras Públicas na Amazônia São um Ponto de Partida. Climate Policy Initiative, 2019. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/INPUT_Sumarios_Reflorestamento_Em_Larga_Escala_PT-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{gandour2019reflorestamento, author = {Gandour, Clarissa and Assunção, Juliano}, title = {{Reflorestamento em Larga Escala: Terras Públicas na Amazônia São um Ponto de Partida}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2019}, month = jan, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/INPUT_Sumarios_Reflorestamento_Em_Larga_Escala_PT-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }