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Brazil: Avoided deforestation
Protecting over 27,000 ha fromconversion to pasture

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Background
The Amazonian Rainforest currently covers over 8 million km2 of land. In recent decades however, deforestation through conversion to agricultural land and illegal logging has skyrocketed. Brazil has lost nearly 10%of its total forest land since 1990 alone. Part of the problem lies in Brazilian law, which allows for a share oftrees in unmanaged areas to be felled for uses such as agriculture. After just five years, the legal ownershipof the land then goes to the land user. Forest areas that are close to roads and waterways are particularlythreatened. This threat continues to grow and spread to further reaches of the forest since these roads andwaterways are being continuously expanded.
Following the end of a recession in 2017, Brazil‘s emissions have been rising at an alarming rate. Although
the share of emissions from energy consumption has rapidly increased, deforestation remains one of thebiggest sources of Brazil‘s emissions. In particular, the world‘s growing demand for soy has put increasingpressure on the forests, as more land is being slashed and burnt to create agricultural pastures.

Key FactsLocation:Pará, Brazil
Project type:
REDD+Total emissions reduction:> > 372,707t CO2 e p.a. < <Project standard:
Verified Carbon Standard (VCS)
Project start date:July 2007

Sustainable Development
By supporting this project you’ll
contribute to the following Sustainable
Development Goals:

The Project
The project covers an area of 27,434 ha in the state of Pará, Brazil. The area is part of a privately owned forest,
which is managed by CKBV Florestal Ltda. Since 1977, the company has predominantly traded timber products,
but suffered severe financial losses in 2005 and 2006, causing them to change their business strategy. Theproject area was initially planned to be legally logged and converted into pasture for livestock grazing. As
pure forest protection is not financially viable, the sale of carbon credits makes sustainable forest managment
economically competitive with livestock farming. It is estimated that the avoided deforestation as a result of
the project will avoid the emission of around 372,707t CO2 every year.Dedicated, Naturally.

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While focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
all our projects also generate multiple co-benefits.
These are supportive of the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals.

Decent work and economic growth

The project continues to carry out low impact logging,providing local employment opportunities. The saleof the carbon credits allows sustainable managementof the forest to be financially competitive against
livestock farming.

Life on landProtecting the local forest contributes to the protection and conservation of endangered wildlife. The
project participant uses certain criteria to ensurethat logging has a minimal impact. Trees that are toosmall, contain birds nests or are in vulnerable areas(such as near rivers) are not cut.

Climate action

Deforestation and land-use change is the single largest source of carbon emissions in Brazil. Deforestation commonly causes land to degrade, meaningit also decreases the capacity of the carbon sink. By
avoiding deforestation, the project helps to maintainthe Amazonian carbon sink.

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Forest management in ParáCarbon circulates within a cycle, consisting of the atmosphere, the plant, plant litter and the soil. Carbon
dioxide drawn from the surrounding atmosphere is the main input of any plant’s photosynthesis processes.
The outputs are water, oxygen and carbohydrates. The latter are built into the plant’s fiber thereby fixing
carbon in the plant‘s biomass. Ultimately, the carbon re-enters the atmosphere from decaying biomass
litter or soil respiration.
Deforestation breaks this cycle with multi-fold negative effects. First, burning biomass directly increases
the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Secondly, it reduces the biosphere’s absolute capacity tofix carbon. Thirdly, the removal of plant cover accelerates the rate at which carbon fixed in soils is respired
into the atmosphere. Lastly, the erosion of soils impedes the long-term recovery of vegetation on degradedareas. This is a particularly challenging issue in tropical climates where soils are mostly poor in nutrients.

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Phone: +49 6101 556 58 0E-Mail: cn@firstclimate.comProject Standard
The Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) is a global standard for the validation and verification of voluntary carbon emission reductions. Emissions reductions from VCS
projects have to be real, measurable, permanent, additional, unique, transparent, and third-party verified.
Assessed against the background of the total volume of emission reductions, VCS is the globally leading
standard for voluntary carbon offsets.

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