Tonnes of CO2eq Compensated
1.945,969
Project Type
Forest Preservation
Biome
Amazon
Location
Capela
Status
Active
Standard
VCS
Santa Maria REDD+
Located in the northern state of Mato Grosso, within the area known as the Legal Amazon, the Santa Maria forest project spans 71,714 hectares of native forest. In an area under intense deforestation pressure, known as the Deforestation Arc, forest preservation significantly contributes to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and protecting local biodiversity. In addition to preserving the Aripuanã River, the project prevents erosion, creates natural firebreaks, and generates 330 local jobs, promoting wage equality and training for the community.
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The Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, being the largest tropical forest in the world, is one of the main carbon reservoirs. Not only does it help balance the climate, but it also protects 10% of the world's biodiversity and generates sustainable income for thousands of traditional communities.
Deforestation and forest degradation, as well as changes in land use, including agriculture, contribute to 24% of all greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) worldwide. In Brazil, these activities resulted in 71% of all emissions in 2017 (SEEG, 2019). Although the Brazilian deforestation rate decreased from 2004 to 2012, these values have been increasing again in recent years. Therefore, it is necessary to work on more innovative alternatives that value standing forests.
What is REDD+?
REDD+ is a mechanism that proposes a set of actions to combat deforestation through social, climate, and biodiversity activities that result in the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation plus (+) the conservation of forest carbon stocks, sustainable forest management, and increased forest carbon stocks.
What are the benefits of neutralizing emissions?
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What are the project SDGs
The project Santa Maria REDD+ includes 5 of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are:
GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. This goal aims to ensure that all people have access to quality health services, promote disease prevention and treatment, and reduce infant and maternal mortality rates. Additionally, it seeks to promote mental and emotional well-being, ensure universal health coverage, and strengthen health systems to address emerging challenges such as non-communicable diseases and pandemics.
AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
Ensure reliable, sustainable, modern, and affordable access to energy for all. This goal aims to ensure that all people have access to reliable, sustainable, and modern energy sources to meet their basic needs such as lighting, heating, transportation, and productive use. This includes promoting access to renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and hydroelectric power, and ensuring that the energy transition is made inclusively and equitably, taking into account the needs of the most vulnerable communities. Additionally, it seeks to improve energy efficiency and expand access to energy services in rural and remote areas.
DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all. This goal aims to ensure that economic growth is sustainable and inclusive, creating decent jobs and work opportunities for all people. It seeks to achieve full and productive employment and decent work, as well as promote equal opportunities in the labor market, reduce informality, and combat all forms of child labor and forced labor. SDG 8 also encourages the development of policies that support entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth in sustainable sectors.
CLIMATE ACTION
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. This goal aims to address the challenges posed by climate change, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, adapting to adverse impacts already occurring, and promoting climate resilience. Achieving this goal requires actions at various levels, from local to international, aiming at mitigating emissions, developing adaptation strategies, implementing environmental policies, and mobilizing resources to finance measures to combat climate change. SDG 13 recognizes the urgency of acting to avoid the worst effects of climate change and to protect the environment for future generations.
LIFE ON LAND
Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, and halt biodiversity loss. This goal aims to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, including forests, wetlands, mountains, and drylands, as well as the protection of biodiversity and natural habitats. It seeks to promote sustainable land management practices, restoration of degraded ecosystems, biodiversity conservation, combating desertification and land degradation, and preventing species extinction. SDG 15 recognizes the fundamental role of terrestrial ecosystems in the health of the planet, in mitigating climate change, and in human well-being.