CICM Bulletin | 3rd Edition
The Indigenous Committee on Climate Change (CIMC, in Portuguese) monitors national and international debates on climate change. It disseminates studies conducted by indigenous peoples on climate change to promote traditional knowledge. This newsletter aims to...
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.
Brazil pledges to make big cut in Amazon deforestation
Article published by The Financial Times in February 2008.