Mecanismos Inovadores para a Implementação da Reposição Florestal no Matopiba

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes forest replacement (reposição florestal) mechanisms in the Matopiba region (Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia) of the Brazilian Cerrado. It evaluates current modalities—direct planting, replacement credits, and cash payments—and proposes innovative management tools based on case studies from other Brazilian states and federal initiatives to improve environmental restoration outcomes.

• The Matopiba region, comprising Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, and Bahia, is the primary area of agricultural frontier expansion in Brazil, with 51.7% of the country's cultivated soy area. In 2022, more than a quarter of Brazil's total deforestation occurred in Matopiba, a 37% increase from 2021.
• Direct planting is a regulated modality in Maranhão, Tocantins, and Piauí, but not in Bahia. However, there is a lack of data on its actual use in Matopiba, and barriers such as high financial costs, lack of technical knowledge, and land tenure issues likely hinder its adoption.
• All Matopiba states allow the use of forest replacement credits, but none have a computerized system to manage them. In Tocantins, this is the primary modality, while in Piauí, the planned 'Tesouro Verde' platform was never created, leaving credit compensation to be handled manually.
• Cash payments for forest replacement are only permitted in Bahia and Maranhão. In Bahia, funds are directed to the Ferfa/BA fund and are legally linked to reforestation activities, though no calls for projects have been issued since the linkage was regulated. In Maranhão, funds go to Fema/MA and are not specifically earmarked for replacement, making it difficult to track their use.
• The report suggests four innovative mechanisms to improve forest replacement: (i) computerized platforms to connect debtors, landowners, and restorers (similar to São Paulo's 'Prateleira de Projetos'); (ii) using Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) to direct cash resources toward restoration (similar to Espírito Santo's 'Programa Reflorestar'); (iii) outsourcing fund management to specialized third parties (similar to Rio de Janeiro's FMA/RJ); and (iv) using blended finance or match funding (similar to BNDES's 'Programa Floresta Viva').

APA

Lopes, C. L., & Cárcamo, A. M. (2023). Mecanismos Inovadores para a Implementação da Reposição Florestal no Matopiba. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mecanismos-Inovadores-para-a-Implementacao-da-Reposicao-Florestal-no-Matopiba.pdf

Chicago

Lopes, Cristina Leme, and Anna Maria Cárcamo. Mecanismos Inovadores para a Implementação da Reposição Florestal no Matopiba. Climate Policy Initiative, 2023. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mecanismos-Inovadores-para-a-Implementacao-da-Reposicao-Florestal-no-Matopiba.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lopes2023mecanismos, author = {Lopes, Cristina Leme and Cárcamo, Anna Maria}, title = {{Mecanismos Inovadores para a Implementação da Reposição Florestal no Matopiba}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2023}, month = nov, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Mecanismos-Inovadores-para-a-Implementacao-da-Reposicao-Florestal-no-Matopiba.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }