Brazilian Platform of sustainability: traceability and certification for cattle and soybeans supply chain in the Amazon

The document proposes the creation of the 'Brazilian Platform of sustainability', an integrated system and information toolkit designed to unify fragmented public and private traceability and certification data for cattle and soybeans in the Legal Amazon. The initiative aims to address information gaps that hinder the enforcement of deforestation-free supply chains and the effectiveness of existing moratoriums. By connecting databases like the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Brazilian Traceability Service of the Cattle and Buffalo Production Chains (SISBOV), the platform intends to increase transparency, attract private investment for low-emission agriculture, and support Brazil's Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. The project, implemented by the FAO over 24 months with a budget of USD 449,510, will establish a governance model involving government agencies, industry associations, and NGOs to foster a sustainable agricultural economy.

• Brazil has experienced a re-acceleration of greenhouse gas emissions in the last six years, with the land use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sector showing an increase in anthropogenic emissions, reaching 290,867 GgCO2e in 2016.
• Illegal deforestation in the Legal Amazon is driven by high international demand for animal and vegetable proteins, particularly from China, which led to a 220% increase in soybean prices between 2012 and 2021.
• The proposal identifies a critical gap in the public sector regarding the lack of a participatory and integrated system for monitoring and the poor systematization of official information.
• Private sector efforts to curb deforestation, such as the Soy and Beef Moratoriums, are limited by a lack of reliable traceability and a disconnect between private initiatives and public databases like CAR and SISBOV.
• The proposed Platform will consist of an Integrated System (IS) to link public and private databanks, an Information Toolkit for processed data access, and a governance model to ensure long-term operation.
• The project targets the 'Legal Amazon', an area of approximately 5,217,423 km² covering about 61% of Brazilian territory, including the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, and part of Maranhão.
• The initiative aims to engage 90% of companies buying soybeans from the Legal Amazon and 70% of cattle product originators from the region within three years of operation.
• The project includes specific safeguards for gender equality, targeting 50-50 equal participation of women in all organized events to reflect socio-economic dynamics and adaptive capacities.
• The platform is intended as a first stage, with future plans to expand to other biomes such as the Pantanal, Cerrado, Caatinga, and Atlantic Forest, and to include other agro-extractivism value chains.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Brazilian Platform of sustainability: traceability and certification for cattle and soybeans supply chain in the Amazon. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/brazil-sustainable-platform-fao.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Brazilian Platform of sustainability: traceability and certification for cattle and soybeans supply chain in the Amazon. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/brazil-sustainable-platform-fao.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021brazilian, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Brazilian Platform of sustainability: traceability and certification for cattle and soybeans supply chain in the Amazon}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = dec, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/brazil-sustainable-platform-fao.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }