o-nexo-floresta-clima-para-a-amazonia-brasileira-2b757150180f5abe.pdf

The document argues that the Brazilian Amazon's diverse ecological and productive capacities allow for a strategic reordering of land use, where agricultural productivity is increased in degraded areas while high-carbon-capture areas are restored. It proposes the Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM), a jurisdictional payment-for-results system that remunerates net carbon removals from forest restoration. The report estimates that natural regeneration in deforested areas could capture up to 26 GtCO₂, with the RDM potentially generating US$ 784 billion over 30 years at a price of US$ 50 per ton of CO₂. This mechanism is presented as complementary to JREDD+ (focused on reducing deforestation) and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF, focused on maintaining standing forests), together forming a financial architecture to support Brazil's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

• Natural regeneration of degraded areas in the Brazilian Amazon has the potential to capture up to 26 GtCO₂.
• The Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM) could generate up to US$ 784 billion in the Brazilian Amazon over a 30-year horizon, assuming a carbon price of US$ 50 per ton of CO₂.
• The Brazilian Amazon is ecologically heterogeneous, meaning areas with the highest carbon capture potential often do not coincide with the most productive areas for livestock, allowing for a strategic land-use shift to maximize both economic and climate gains.
• State-level analysis shows that Pará has the highest accumulated deforestation and the highest carbon capture potential (9.6 GtCO₂), while Amazonas possesses the largest remaining forest area as of 2024.
• The RDM is designed as a jurisdictional payment-for-results mechanism that calculates net carbon removals by subtracting emissions from deforestation and agriculture from the carbon captured via restoration.
• Three complementary financial mechanisms are identified for the Amazon: JREDD+ (reducing deforestation), TFFF (conserving standing forests), and RDM (carbon recapture via restoration).
• The RDM can support Brazil in meeting its new NDC, which targets a 59% to 67% reduction in net emissions relative to 2005, by providing incentives to reduce deforestation.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (n.d.). o-nexo-floresta-clima-para-a-amazonia-brasileira-2b757150180f5abe.pdf. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/O-Nexo-Floresta-Clima-para-a-Amazonia-Brasileira.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. o-nexo-floresta-clima-para-a-amazonia-brasileira-2b757150180f5abe.pdf. n.d. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/O-Nexo-Floresta-Clima-para-a-Amazonia-Brasileira.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiativendonexoflorestaclimaparaaamazoniabrasileira2b757150180f5abepdf, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{o-nexo-floresta-clima-para-a-amazonia-brasileira-2b757150180f5abe.pdf}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/O-Nexo-Floresta-Clima-para-a-Amazonia-Brasileira.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }