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This 2025 report by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-Rio evaluates the implementation of Brazil's Forest Code (Law No. 12,651/2012), focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Compliance Program (PRA). It details federal governance improvements to the National Rural Environmental Registry System (SICAR), the impact of Supreme Court rulings on land management integration, and the uneven progress of CAR validation and PRA adoption across Brazilian states.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a financial analysis of organic waste management business models in Indonesia and Brazil. It compares decentralized models—such as community-based groups, waste picker cooperatives, and home composting—against centralized government and private sector operations. The analysis focuses on the Levelized Cost of Waste Management (LCOW), operational efficiency, and funding structures to identify pathways for scaling methane abatement in the waste sector.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), commissioned by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), provides a financial analysis of organic solid waste management (SWM) business models in Indonesia and Brazil. Through case studies in Bandung and various Brazilian municipalities, the report compares the cost-efficiency, funding structures, and viability of government-operated, private, and decentralized models (such as community groups and waste picker cooperatives). It highlights that while large-scale projects receive the vast majority of methane abatement finance, decentralized models often show greater cost efficiency and significant social co-benefits, despite facing severe financial vulnerabilities and limited access to capital.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a financial analysis of solid waste management business models, focusing on organic waste and methane reduction through case studies in Indonesia and Brazil. It compares government-operated, private, and community-led decentralized models, evaluating their cost-effectiveness, funding structures, and operational viability.

These conference proceedings document a World Resources Institute (WRI) retreat held in Bogota, Colombia, from January 27th to 31st, 2025. The event aimed to integrate WRI's electromobility and air quality teams in Latin America to develop coordinated strategies and funding proposals that address urban pollution and decarbonization, with a specific focus on vulnerable populations.

This 2025 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), specifically focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) across Brazilian states. It details the transition of the National CAR System (Sicar) to a digital public infrastructure managed by Dataprev and the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI), the adoption of automated analysis tools to accelerate CAR validation, and the persistent challenges in converting validated registries into effective forest restoration through the PRA.

This briefing examines the implementation of Brazil's Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and its technological platform (Sicar). It highlights a 2024 shift toward shared governance between the SFB and MGI and the migration of data to Dataprev. While automation tools like 'Análise Dinamizada' and 'CAR Digital' are increasing efficiency, only 3.3% of registries nationwide have completed the full analysis cycle due to data quality issues and technical constraints.

This 2024 report by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-RIO monitors the implementation of Brazil's Forest Code (Law No. 12,651/2012), specifically focusing on the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Compliance Program (PRA). It details the progress of various Brazilian states in registering rural properties, analyzing those registrations, and formalizing environmental recovery through Terms of Commitment (ToC).

President Cyril Ramaphosa's remarks at the G20 Closing and Handover Ceremony in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 19, 2024, marking South Africa's assumption of the G20 Presidency. He outlines the theme and priorities for the upcoming year, emphasizing the first time an African country will lead the group.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines the link between fossil fuel production and extreme weather events in Brazil, specifically focusing on the financial responsibility of Petrobras and the tension between the government's net-zero goals and its continued expansion of oil and gas extraction.

This document is a glossary of terms used in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations and related activities, compiled by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) using definitions from the UNFCCC and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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.

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 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 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 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).

Indigenous Peoples steward 80% of the world's remaining biodiversity on 20% of Earth's land, yet they face ongoing marginalization in international environmental negotiations. While instruments like UNDRIP and the Nagoya Protocol have advanced the recognition of their rights to self-determination and free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), the document argues that Western scientific and political worldviews continue to dominate processes in the UNFCCC and IPBES. The brief calls for a shift from tokenistic inclusion to genuine leadership by Indigenous Peoples to ensure a sustainable future.

The report 'The Road to Sustainable Transport' examines the environmental and social impacts of global transportation, the evolution of international policy from the 1972 Stockholm Conference to the Sustainable Development Goals, and case studies of sustainable urban mobility. It highlights the role of public transit, non-motorized transport, and electrification in reducing carbon emissions and improving public health, while noting the potential for post-COVID-19 recovery packages to accelerate these transitions.