Brazil’s 2024 fires drove historic emission levels
The aim of this policy brief was thus to estimate gross greenhouse gas emissions caused by the 2024 fires in Brazil and highlight the relevance of this component in the country’s emission profile. To this end, we disaggregated the analysis of fire-affected areas by...
Undesignated areas in the Legal Amazon
There are 65 million hectares of undesignated areas in the Legal Amazon. Their current status increases their vulnerability to land grabbing and illegal timber extraction. It is urgent to destinate those lands to protection.
Document – From ideas and commitments to action
Implementing the jurisdictional approach for sustainable production in Mato Grosso and Pará. Developed by Environment Defense Fund (EDF), Instituto Centro de Vida (ICV), Instituto de Pesquisa Ambiental da Amazônia (IPAM), Instituto Socioambiental (ISA) and Imazon. Supported by Norad – Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.
Cerrado: The Brazilian savanna’s contribution to GHG emissions and to climate solutions
Cerrado is a savanna-like biome which plays an important role in Brazil’s GHG emissions profile: because of its large area, and the increasing tendency in agricultural expansion associated with the low levels of protected areas, it is the second largest source of...
COP24 Media Advisory Side Event: Brazil, a second Paris drop-off?
Specialists from academia and the third sector and the current Brazilian government will talk about Brazil’s key role in the global effort to mitigate carbon emissions and in brokering international climate talks. They will present the latest emissions and...
The Increase in Deforestation in the Amazon in 2013: a point off the curve or out of control?
With the objective of reflecting on the causes that led to this deforestation and stimulating a reaction by the Brazilian Public Sector, the Amazon Institute for Environmental Research (IPAM), the Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA) and the Institute of People and...
Reducing Emissions From Deforestation and Degradation: What Contribution from Carbon Markets?
Article published in Carbon Markets, discussing different possibilities to link carbon markets to the fight against deforestation.