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This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes financial flows for the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a significant concentration of funding in planted forests and bioenergy, while highlighting a substantial funding gap for biodiversity-based products and native forests, particularly in the North region.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-RIO) analyzes financial flows disbursed to the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a heavy concentration of funding in the planted forest and bioenergy sectors, driven largely by private domestic sources and innovative financial instruments, while highlighting a significant funding gap for biodiversity products and the native forest sector.

The IAI Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) is a regional initiative aimed at strengthening the science-policy interface in the Americas, particularly Latin America and the Caribbean. Between 2023 and April 2024, the SDC established three priority pillars: Capacity Building, a Knowledge Hub, and Emerging/Innovation Issues. Key achievements include the launch of a training workshop in Panama, the expansion of the STeP Fellowship program to 47 fellows from 14 countries, and the development of a specialized science diplomacy curriculum with the University of Sao Paulo. The SDC is also building a digital Knowledge Hub and forging strategic partnerships with entities such as AAAS, UNESCO, and DiploCientifica to support sustainable development and global environmental change objectives.

A case study on the São Paulo Complete Streets Network, a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to reduce traffic fatalities in Brazilian cities through road redesign and speed reduction.

This document is an annex listing the federal and state legislation consulted for a 2024 report titled "ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?" (Where are we in the implementation of the Forest Code?). It provides a comprehensive bibliography of laws, decrees, normative instructions, and resolutions related to the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) across various Brazilian states.

This document consists of four case studies detailing national efforts to monitor and report on forest and landscape restoration in Brazil, Kenya, Burkina Faso, and Vietnam. It highlights the development of data governance frameworks, the role of multi-stakeholder platforms, and the challenges of standardizing geospatial data to meet national and international climate commitments.

The 2023 report on the Brazilian Forest Code implementation highlights a significant but uneven leap in CAR analysis and PRA regulation across states. While automated tools have accelerated progress in states like Mato Grosso do Sul and Pará, a critical bottleneck remains: only 2.7% of national registrations have completed analysis, largely due to the high volume of required data rectifications and communication failures with property owners. Political shifts in CAR management between federal ministries have added uncertainty, though subnational leadership continues to drive implementation.

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.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes the impact of the European Union Deforestation-Free Regulation (EUDR) on Brazilian agribusiness. It examines how Brazil's existing environmental policies, such as the Forest Code and various monitoring systems, align with the EUDR's requirements and identifies the opportunities and challenges for Brazil to maintain and expand its market share in the European Union.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes forest replenishment (reposição florestal) legislation in the Brazilian Amazon and Cerrado biomes. It argues that current implementation is outdated, focusing on biomass supply for markets rather than ecological compensation for biodiversity loss, and highlights significant failures in the management of replenishment funds and recent legislative setbacks in Goiás.

This policy brief examines the challenges of rural insurance in Brazil amidst climate change, using soybean production as a case study. It finds that while the insurance market has grown, it remains geographically concentrated in the South and Center-West, leaving high-production, high-risk areas like MATOPIBA underserved. Using machine learning, the authors identify precipitation, wind, and fire risk as primary drivers of losses. The report recommends expanding insurance coverage to vulnerable regions, utilizing yield data for pricing in areas with limited insurance history, and aligning government subsidies with sustainable agricultural practices.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio) evaluates the 10-year implementation status of Brazil's Forest Code (Law no. 12,651 of 2012). It identifies the analysis of Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) data as the primary bottleneck and provides a seven-point priority agenda for the Lula administration to accelerate environmental regularization and the implementation of Environmental Compliance Programs (PRA).

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides an overview of the sustainable asset-backed securities (ABS) market in Brazil as of Q3 2022. It examines the regulatory framework, the role of various securitisation instruments like CRAs and CRIs, and the potential for these tools to scale investment in small-scale sustainable projects, particularly in agriculture and renewable energy.

This 2023 report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) provides a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012) across Brazilian states. It focuses on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), detailing the progress in registration, data analysis, and the formalization of environmental recovery commitments. The document highlights a significant acceleration in 2023, with several states adopting automated analysis tools and expanding the number of signed commitment terms, while identifying persistent bottlenecks in communication with landowners and the lack of technical staff in certain regions.

This 2023 report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) provides a comprehensive diagnostic of the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012) across Brazilian states as of 2022. It focuses specifically on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), analyzing the progress of registration, data analysis, and the actual restoration of Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and Legal Reserves.

The Centro de Movilidad Sostenible (CMS) is a non-profit organization established in 2021, dedicated to the decarbonization of the transport sector in Latin America and the Caribbean. CMS provides technical expertise in public policy development, fleet electrification roadmaps, technology evaluations, and emission inventories to support the transition to clean transport technologies.

This policy brief analyzes the 10-year implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code, highlighting a severe lack of uniformity across states. While some states have fully implemented the CAR and PRA systems, others remain stagnant. The analysis of CAR data is identified as the primary bottleneck, with only 2% of national registries fully concluded. The document proposes a seven-point agenda for the federal government, including the creation of a national implementation plan, strengthening the SICAR system, and improving the integration of the Forest Code with anti-deforestation policies and rural credit incentives.

This briefing by the Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-Rio analyzes how ongoing legal controversies in Brazil are hindering the implementation of the 2012 Forest Code (Law No. 12.651). It details four primary legal disputes: the conflict between the Forest Code and the Atlantic Forest Law, the determination of temporal milestones for Legal Reserve requirements under Article 68, the validity of revising previous environmental commitment terms, and the contradictory criteria for Environmental Reserve Quotas (CRA).

The report analyzes the failure of federal and state regulations in Brazil to effectively cancel Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) inscriptions that overlap with Indigenous Lands (TIs). It highlights that current systems often only protect fully homologated lands, leaving TIs in the demarcation process vulnerable to illegal land claims. The authors propose a standardized administrative process for summary cancellation of total overlaps and a notification system for partial overlaps to protect indigenous territorial rights.

This document is an auditors report for the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), presenting the financial statements for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2021, and June 30, 2020. It includes balance sheets, statements of operations, cash flows, and detailed notes on the IAI's organizational structure, accounting practices, and the funding of various scientific research programs.