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The report identifies a significant opportunity for carbon capture in the Brazilian Amazon, estimating that natural regeneration of deforested areas could sequester up to 26 GtCO₂. It proposes the Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM), a jurisdictional results-based payment system, which could mobilize up to US$ 784 billion over 30 years at a carbon price of US$ 50 per ton. The RDM is presented as a complementary tool alongside JREDD+ (focused on reducing deforestation) and the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF, focused on conserving standing forests) to help Brazil meet its NDC targets and transition to a low-carbon economy.

• Natural regeneration of areas already deforested in the Brazilian Amazon has the potential to capture up to 26 GtCO₂.
• The Reversing Deforestation Mechanism (RDM) could mobilize up to US$ 784 billion in the Brazilian Amazon over a 30-year period, assuming a carbon price of US$ 50 per ton of CO₂.
• Carbon capture potential varies significantly by state; Pará has the highest potential (9.6 GtCO₂), followed by Mato Grosso (7.3 GtCO₂), while Amapá has the lowest (0.1 GtCO₂).
• The RDM is designed as a jurisdictional, results-based payment mechanism that remunerates net carbon removals, subtracting emissions from deforestation and agriculture from the carbon captured by restoration.
• The report proposes a complementary financial architecture for the Amazon: JREDD+ to reduce deforestation, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) to conserve standing forests, and the RDM to promote restoration.
• The RDM can support Brazil's new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which targets a 59% to 67% reduction in net emissions compared to 2005, by providing a path to offset emissions such as the 1.06 billion tons of CO₂ caused by deforestation in 2023.
• Brazil possesses existing technical infrastructure to support the RDM, including satellite systems like DETER and PRODES, the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR), and the Amazon Fund.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (n.d.). the-forestclimate-nexus-for-the-brazilian-amazon-2bd3357d7a3fbc03.pdf. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-ForestClimate-Nexus-for-the-Brazilian-Amazon.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. the-forestclimate-nexus-for-the-brazilian-amazon-2bd3357d7a3fbc03.pdf. n.d. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/The-ForestClimate-Nexus-for-the-Brazilian-Amazon.pdf.

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