REDD+ in Brazil: status of Socio-environmental safeguards in public policies and private projectsBy: Marina Piatto, Junia Karst, Bruno Brazil, Maurício Voivodic

Today, in Brazil, there is the perception that the develop-

ment and implementation of REDD+ government pol-

icies and programs, both at federal and state levels, do

not happen in a homogeneous scenario, particularly with

respect to socio-environmental safeguards. In the same

context, the number of REDD+ projects from the private

sector validated by voluntary standards that require com-

pliance with socio-environmental criteria grows every year.

In turn, in the international arena, REDD+ programs and

safeguards have become the focus of greater attention

from governments and organizations, making it necessary

to develop parameters and operational information sys-

tems that are increasingly robust and able to monitor the

REDD+ program itself and the compliance with socio-en-

vironmental safeguards adopted in its design. Therefore, it

is of fundamental importance to make publicly available

the current status of REDD+ safeguards in the various

government initiatives and private projects in Brazil, so that

one can profit from the lessons learned during the different

phases of process improvement in order to achieve the

objectives of REDD+.

Based on the different REDD+’s arrangements existing

in the country, this document broadly Presents the results

of a study on the level of commitment related to socio-en-

vironmental safeguards of Brazilian policies, already im-

plemented or currently under implementation, and those

incorporated into REDD+’s projects, as they have been

implemented in practice. As a complement, this project

also tries to pin point the main sensitive aspects of each

initiative, so as to allow for the identification and under-

standing of common gaps, i. e., gaps present in all ini-

tiatives.

To this end, in addition to the analysis of publicly available

documents, the authors collected information and expe-

riences from states of the Amazon Region, organizations

and actors involved. This information was classified into

seven key components that are essential to the full com-

pliance of the safeguards, considering the provisions set

forth in three important documents on the subject: REDD

SES Initiative, Brazilian REDD+ safeguards, and Cancun

safeguards. This report is intended to be a tool to en-

courage continuous improvement of socio-environmental

safeguards, not only in policies, programs and projects

already implemented, but also in those that are in early

stages of the development process. The study also aims

to strengthen the engagement of civil society and the com-

mitment of federal and state governments in improving the

quality of the processes and monitoring activities in order

to ensure the effective and full compliance with socio-en-

vironmental safeguards in Brazil.

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ASSESSMENT OF SAFEGUARDS IN REDD+ POLICIES

The analysis presented in this study was based on the safeguard principles and criteria of the three main safeguard

groups: REDD SES, Brazilian Safeguards and the Cancun Safeguards. The complementary aspects of the three docu-

ments were duly recognized and, together, they have formed a group, called “Essential Components of the Safeguard

Compliance”.

Policies, programs and national and state documents

related to REDD+ were analyzed in order to identify,

within its contents, aspects and guidelines to fit them

into the focus of each component. As the Amazon states

and national initiatives are at different stages of conception,

design and implementation of their REDD+ policies, this

study tried to identify sensitive points and relevant issues

present in their legal framework and established proce-

dures. In addition, this publication provides guidance to

future regulations or other processes dealing with safe-

guard compliance. Three national initiatives were ana-

lyzed: PNMC1, PL 225/20152 and ENREDD3, as well as

the status of development of REDD+ policies and pro-

grams in eight Amazon states: Acre, Amapá, Amazonas,

Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.

1. http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2009/lei/l12187.htm

2. www.camara.gov.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=946086

3. www.gcftaskforce.org/documents/training/2014/brazil1/brazil_9.pdf

ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS

1. Rights to the land, territories and resources;

2. Equitable allocation of benefits;

3. Security and improvement in the quality of life and livelihoods of indigenous peoples, traditional communities and marginalized groups, with special attention to gender;

4. Governance;

5. Biodiversity and ecossystem services;

6. Participation and social control;

7. Legal Compliance.Brazilian

Safeguards

CancunSafeguards

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Safeguards included in the system and policy implemented

Safeguards included in the system, but policy has not been implemented

Safeguards in the initial stages of discussion; there are no related policies

No safeguard taken into consideration

National REDD+ StrategyDraft Bill No 225 of 2015 Amazonas, Amapá and Pará

AcreMato Grosso

RondôniaPNMCTocantins and Roraima

The result of the evaluation led to the classification of the

policies and the status of the Amazon states into four

levels of compliance and of inclusion of REDD+ safe-

guards, as shown in the figure presented below. Given

the alternation in government and in the teams responsible

for the REDD+ agenda in Brazil, in general, little prog-

ress has been observed in the debate about REDD+

safeguards at the federal and state levels, with the ex-

ception of the states of Acre and Mato Grosso. Thus, it is

important that the new government teams have access

to the information available on the status quo of REDD+

safeguards, so that they are able to provide continuity in

the ongoing processes.

On the other hand, in the international arena, REDD+

and its safeguards have become important issues, with

increasing attention from governments and observer or-

ganizations. At COP 20, in Lima, countries showed the

progress they have made, stressing the need for safe-

guards information systems that could be able to moni-

tor REDD+ programs, as well as the compliance with the

socio-environmental safeguards adopted in their design.

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National Policy on Climate Change - PNMC (Law No. 12.187/20094)1

As the document that sets forth the Brazilian targets

for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creates

sectoral plans for mitigation and adaptation to climate

change, the design of PNMC did not take into account,

in its content, socio-environmental safeguards. However,

as it uses integration of plans, programs and policies as

a strategy to reduce GHG from deforestation and to pro-

mote social development, PNMC created the support

base of what will be the REDD+ National Strategy

(ENREDD). In doing this, PNMC seeks to include civil

society in its structure with the objective of monitoring

the implementation of the law, via the Brazilian Forum

on Climate Change. However, it does not set a transver-

sal logic across all the plans and programs in order to

coordinate activities and to strategically lead them, in-

cluding, on all fronts, the vision of socio-environmental

safeguards.

1. www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_ato2007-2010/2009/lei/l12187.htm

SAFEGUARDS IN REDD+ NATIONAL POLICIES

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SENSITIVE POINTS OF NATIONAL INITIATIVES

• Participation of populations and inclusion of the gender issue;

• Monitoring REDD+ impacts and actions, integrated into a Safeguards Information System;

• Regulation of instruments and programs set out in the state policies;

• Social participation in the consultative and deliberative spheres;

• Accessible communication channels, with up-to-date information, ensuring process transparency;

• Identification of conservation areas and high-value attributes for conservation;

• Integration between state agencies and federal government organisms.

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REDD+ National Strategy - ENREDD (December/2013 version)

The ENREDD draft document includes the integration

between the various sectoral policies (PPCDAM, PNGATI,

PRONAF etc.) and financial instruments (Amazon Fund)

in existing governance structures. When evaluated to-

gether, the actions proposed by ENREDD include the

essential guidelines to comply with the safeguards. How-

ever, there are some gaps related to gender and margin-

alized populations, definition of high-value conservation

areas, monitoring the strategy’s impacts, and benefit

sharing mechanisms. On the other hand, ENREDD still

has some loose ends to be fixed: definition of mech-

anisms to recognize and to incorporate state initiatives

already implemented and, also, to harmonize regulato-

ry proposals that are being analyzed by the House and

Senate. In practice, it is possible to note the mismatch

between policies and sectoral plans, which is an obstacle

in driving strategies to common goals. However, ENREDD

most sensitive point is the absence of an effective collab-

orative process to produce a document that will directly

focus on safeguarding transparency, and participation

control on the part of civil society. Given the complexity

and breadth of the subject, the public consultation peri-

ods have proved insufficient and unable to promote wide

dissemination among stakeholders, particularly among

their own state governments.

Proposed Bill No. 225/2015Rep. Ricardo Tripoli (in the making)

Based on PL 212 201152, by Senator Eduardo Braga,

and PL 195 20113, by Rep. Rebecca Garcia, the objective

of the analysis, PL No 225, features a more complete

text regarding safeguards than the other two, especially

2. www.senado.gov.br/atividade/materia/detalhes.asp?p_cod_mate=100082

3. www.camara.gov.br/proposicoesWeb/fichadetramitacao?idProposicao=491311

with regard to the rights of indigenous and traditional

peoples. This draft law objectively addresses the essen-

tial components, except for the issue of gender, rights of

marginalized populations and high-value conservation

areas. The largest gaps are related to the monitoring and

evaluation of system impacts, integration between

government agencies and official governance schemes,

and how to integrate them into a safeguard information

platform. The proposed bill is awaiting the opinion of

House committees, with no date scheduled for its approval.

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Acre - Incentives System for environmental services, SISA (Law No. 2.308/20104)

Always a pioneer in strategies for the sustainable use of the

forest, Acre is one of the pilot states in implementing the

VCS JNRI5 system and socio-environmental safeguards

standards based on the REDD+ SES initiative. With

the implementation of the SISA – ISA Carbon program,

the state entered the REDD Early Movers program and

attracted financial resources to enhance the SISA, giving

priority to socio-environmental safeguards. Although the

REDD+ state program is equipped with well established

governance structures that promote social participation,

Acre faces obstacles common to all units of the

Federation that relate to the full and effective involvement

of different stakeholders in its activities. This is due to

logistical barriers and insufficient resources to enhance

the collective construction of planned programs and

projects. In this context, the periodic evaluation of the

representativeness of civil society in deliberative bodies

can be an important tool to ensure the representativeness,

among other actors, of indigenous peoples and traditional

and local populations. It can also improve the integration

of mechanisms and procedures to put into operation

a safeguard information system that would be able to

provide up-to-date information in order to ensure the

transparency specified by the legislation.

4. www.imc.ac.gov.br/wps/wcm/connect/cba11f804e8d3801b88cfb7a81aad 2ff Lei2308_1.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

5. (Verified Carbon System – Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+)

Mato Grosso - REDD+ System (Law No. 9.878 /20136)

The Mato Grosso REDD+ system is being implemented

and, therefore, most of the instruments and structures

are still in the discussion phase for future regulation. In

parallel, the socio-environmental safeguards indicators

for the state, developed on the basis of the REDD+ SES

initiative, are undergoing a consultation and analysis

process, while the safeguard information system is

being constructed. However, it was possible to identify

the presence of the essential components to objectively

meet socio-environmental safeguards in the entire

content of the law. The main sensitive points identified

focus on the need of regulation and process completion

in order to allow the identification of beneficiaries

and actions for biodiversity and ecosystem service

conservation actions. In addition, it is necessary to

disseminate clear and effective procedures for FPIC,

ensuring representation of different indigenous groups

and traditional and local populations in the discussion

spaces. There is no clear definition yet of how impact

monitoring will be carried out and how the integration of

existing structures into a safeguard information system

will be achieved.

6. www.sema.mt.gov.br/index.php?option=com content&view=article&id=1968& Itemid=734

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Amazonas - Proposed Bill (October/2015 version)

Due to the Bolsa Floresta (Forest Grant) Program, Am-azon was the pioneer state in the discussion and in the development of actions that promote sharing of financial benefits among actors that contribute to forest conserva-tion in protected areas. In 2015, the restructuring of SDS7 , with the extinction of the operational units of the climate change department, caused the disruption of efforts re-lated to the REDD+ system in the Amazon state. Howev-er the new Secretariat for the Environment (SEMA8) main-tains the discussion of the proposed legislation as one of its main priorities. In a comprehensive way, this draft bill deals with various environmental services, beyond car-bon, and includes, in general, all components to meet the safeguards. Among the various sensitive points, it is understood that there is a need for defining clear proto-cols for FPIC and for ensuring an effective and represen-tative dialogue space with forest peoples and civil soci-ety, especially with regard to system governance. Issues such as the monitoring of impacts and their integration into a SIS platform are still unclear. In addition, subjects such as the rights of marginalized populations, gender issues and the identification of high-value conservation areas have not been addressed. However, the proposed legislation establishes the obligation to adopt, in its im-plementation, existing and accepted socio-environmen-

tal principles and criteria. 7. Amazonas State Secretariat of Sustainable Development

8. Amazonas State Secretariat of Environment

Amapá - Proposed Bill (November/2013 version)

Without a set date for approval, the proposed legislation

that establishes the Amapá State System of PSA (Pay-

ments for Environmental Services) still has to undergo revi-

sions because of the newly-elected state representatives.

The participation of civil society in the Climate Change

Forum is quite limited, since few institutions work directly

in the state. On the other hand, there is the challenge of

engaging traditional populations in the formulation of the

PSA process. The main points of this draft legislation deal

with the need to identify beneficiaries, with clear proce-

dures for FPIC in order to define the actions to improve the

quality of life of the populations. In this context, ensuring

the effective participation of civil society in the decision

making processes in collegiate bodies, and the establish-

ment of channels for dialogue with stakeholders could be

enhanced. Moreover, there should be channels available

to provide transparency to the information stored in the

system. As with other initiatives, there is no mention of

gender issues, marginalized populations and high-value

conservation areas. In addition, there is no clarity on how

system impacts will be monitored and how they could be

integrated into a SIS platform.

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Pará - State Initiatives

Despite the fact that it does not have a specific policy

on climate change and REDD+, the state of Pará has

conducted actions that reflect efforts to maintain the re-

duction of deforestation in its territory. Some examples:

i) Prevention, Control and Alternatives to Deforesta-

tion Program in the State of Pará (PPCAD / PA); ii) the

Green ICMS (green tax) and the Green Cities Program

(PMV), bringing, as proposed, local development, biodi-

versity conservation and reduction in deforestation. Such

mechanisms are an important step towards the imple-

mentation of incentive policies for environmental ser-

vices and REDD+. When one takes a general look at

the PMV and the Green ICMS programs in the context of

safeguards, the conclusion is that they meet the commit-

ment to transparency, participation and social control by

the State Environmental System, which is composed of

SEMAS, IDEFLOR-Bio and the PMV.

Tocantins - State Initiatives

The State of Tocantins is in initial discussions of state

policies for PSA and REDD+ process. Tocantins seeks

to strengthen the discussion of REDD+ in its territory,

through the recent reactivation of the State Forum on

Climate Change1 and the hiring of expert advice to develop

the State Policy on Environmental Services and Payment

for Environmental Services, and also to reshape the State

Policy on Climate Change. Due to the initial process of

development of state initiatives in Tocantins, relevant

issues, such as socio-environmental safeguards have not

yet been discussed in depth.

Rondônia - State Initiatives

The state of Rondônia is home to the first REDD+ project

on indigenous lands, the Forest Carbon Project Suruí. The

involvement of the state’s indigenous people in the topic

presents a promising scenario for the inclusion of local

people in the construction of policies. Along this line, the

state directed efforts to build the State Policy on Climate

Change and Ecosystem Services that will take the Brazilian

safeguards indicators as a base model. In fact, Rondônia

1. Decreto nº 1.917 de 18 de Abril de 2007

entered into strategic partnerships with specialized

institutions in REDD+ to conduct leveling workshops,

offered to representatives of economic sectors, traditional

and indigenous peoples and rubber tappers, in order to

prepare these players for the public consultations on the

text of the proposed law now being formulated. On the

other hand, some parallel processes, with targets to be

reached in 30 years, are occurring with the objective of

developing PES and REDD+ in Rondônia, as the state’s

inclusion in the GCF2 and the organization of a state plan

for sustainable development.

Roraima - State Initiatives

Among all Amazon states, Roraima has the lowest level

of policy development related to climate change, REDD+

and PSA. It does not have a State Forum on Climate

Change and has no short term perspective to develop poli-

cies on the subject. However, led by the Indigenous Coun-

cil of Roraima (CIR), discussions are being held on climate

change and REDD+. In fact, a number of seminars and

meetings to discuss the issue were held in 2014, which

culminated in a letter on climate change that expresses the

concerns and perceptions of state indigenous groups, in

addition to requesting support to address the issue3.

2. www.gcftaskforce.org

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BARRIERS TO OVERCOME - Policies

It is imperative that the federal government adopt a more open and favorable stance to the participatory construction

of ENREDD, involving the states and civil society in the development and alignment of initiatives from other sectors.

To this date, there have been consultations with specific groups to build the safeguards information summary.

However, the consultation process was not sufficiently transparent, continuous and inclusive to ensure the full

breadth that a national REDD+ strategy should address. At the same time, the proposals described in ENREDD

do not recognize the REDD+ state initiatives, nor the experiences accumulated in the states. This lack of synergy

between the national strategy and state programs makes REDD+ mechanisms even more difficult to access, with

results much lower than the established goals. Without a shared strategy, issues such as participation, benefit

sharing, equity, permanence and additionality, remain misaligned in the different spheres of government. The

strategy could also recognize private sector initiatives seeking zero deforestation for commodity production chain,

as well as supporting the demarcation of new Indigenous Lands and Conservation Units, as an incentive to keep

the forest cover. The integration of ENREDD into the different spheres of government, linked to greater synergy

between the initiatives of the private sector, can increase the efficacy of impacts and improve the collaboration of

the different actors of civil society.

Integration between National and State Initiatives:

By analyzing the construction processes of REDD+ programs, one can identify, in most cases, gaps in the

participation of civil society. In many cases, governments tend to center the discussion on bodies or in representative

bodies, without evaluating their degree of representativeness. It is necessary to conduct periodic evaluations, with

clear parameters, to determine whether such instances have depicted the various indigenous groups, traditional

communities, women, marginalized populations and other relevant spheres. In the specific case of state initiatives,

the difficulty in ensuring the broad participation of stakeholders, due to the limited logistics and high cost of the

process, becomes quite apparent. The integration between the federal and state actions can show a positive and

effective alternative to promote the full participation of representatives of these two government levels. In general, it is

perceived as necessary, the creation of transparency mechanisms and skilled processes of FPIC, with the expansion

of communication channels. The language must be appropriate to the public consultation and the consultation goals

must be fully explained to participants. It is of fundamental importance that all stakeholders understand how their

comments will be incorporated into the process and what the next steps are. The expansion of dialogue channels

should also help monitoring the socio-environmental impacts arising from the REDD+ actions.

The policies do not define clearly the mechanisms and parameters to be used in monitoring the impacts of system

actions and compliance with safeguards. In order to use the existing governance structure in this monitoring effort, it

is necessary to understand which organisms affect REDD+ programs in a relevant way, so that lower cost, integrated

operational systems can be designed. Such monitoring should be part of a safeguard information platform, but so far,

how such integration may occur has not been defined.

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SAFEGUARDS IN REDD+ PROJECTS

In a multifaceted political scene, where there are public

policies in different stages of construction, there are

currently 16 REDD+ projects developed by the private

sector.

Such projects have been implemented over the region

known as “arc of deforestation” in the Amazon Region,

stretching from northwestern Maranhão to the states of

Rondônia and Acre. This region is characterized by the

transformation of the landscape due to the advance of

the agricultural frontier. REDD+ projects are also found

in private and public lands in areas under forest man-

agement, as well as in indigenous lands and protected

areas, such as sustainable development reserves and

extractive reserve areas.

The design of private projects for REDD+ is guided by

the demands of the voluntary carbon market. Therefore,

in Brazil, the majority of these projects follow the VCS

methodology to quantify avoided deforestation, and

at the same time, the standards used to evaluate

environmental aspects, such as CCBA, FSC, and Social

Carbon. The analysis of these projects shows that, in

general, they seek community engagement; include

FPIC and generate benefits to biodiversity and to local

communities. The mechanisms for fair and equitable

sharing of the benefits have the purpose of developing

sustainable production chains, in order to ensure that the

resources invested will generate income in the medium

and long term. All 16 projects declare compliance with

applicable laws, treaties, international conventions and

labor laws.

REDD+ projects, located in states that already have

established their programs, must register and align itself

to state guidelines. Registration is important to avoid

double counting of carbon credits and for government

and civil society to become aware of project objectives

and its safeguards. Those states that have not yet

developed their mechanisms for registering private

projects must establish proper criteria that takes into

consideration socio-environmental safeguards and their

continuous monitoring. The demand for highly credible

and internationally recognized certifications can help

ensure social participation, benefits to biodiversity and the

local community, benefit sharing and legal compliance.

Registration of projects in government systems:

1 Russas and Valparaiso

2 Envira

3 Purus

4 Juruá and Caruauari

5 Amazon Rio

6 RDS do Juma

7 Resex Rio Preto Jacundá

8 Suruis

9 Santa Maria

10 Jari

11 ADPML

12 RMDLT

13 Ecomapuá

14 IWC

15 Cikel

16 Maísa

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Amapá

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Mato Grosso

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Project State Area (ha) System/Status Learn about the project (project site)

Jari Amapá AP 65.980 FSC - CertifiedVCS - ValidatedCCB - Being developed

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/1115

ADPML Portel/Pará PA 148.974,80 CCB - ValidatedVCS - Verified

http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/07/02/adpml-portel-para-redd-project/

RMDLT Portel/Pará PA 177.899 CCB - ValidatedVCS - Certified

http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/07/02/rmdlt-portel-para-redd-project/

REDD+ Cikel PA 27.434,90 FSC - CertifiedVCS - Validated

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/832

REDD+ Ecomapuá PA 4.253,14 Social CarbonVCS - Verified

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/1094

IWC Brazilian Grouped REDD+

PA 18.101,00 FSC - Being developedVCS - Being developed

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/pipeline_details/PL1027

REDD+ Maísa PA 28.752,00 FSC - Being developedVCS - VerifiedCCB - Validated

http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/04/30/maisa-redd-project/

REDD+ Amazon Rio

AM 20.387 CCB - Being developedVCS - Being developed

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/pipeline_details/PL1147

REDD+ Juruá e Carauari

AM 1.362.119 CCB - Being developed

http://www.climate-standards.org/2013/01/30/the-jurua-and-carauari-redd-project/

REDD RDS Juma AM 589.612 CCB - Being validatedVCS - Being developed

http://www.climate-standards.org/2008/07/15/the-juma-sustainable-development-reserve-project-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-deforestation-in-the-state-of-amazonas-brazil/

Florestal Sta Maria MT 71.714 FSC - CertifiedVCS - Verified

http://www.vcsprojectdatabase.org/#/project_details/875

REDD+ Resex Rio Preto/Jacundá

RO 95.300 VCS - Being developedCCB - Being developed

Informação não disponível

Carbono Florestal Suruí

RO 31.994 VCS - VerifiedCCB - Being verified

http://www.climate-standards.org/2011/10/17/surui-forest-carbon-project/

Envira AC 39.3000 CCB - Being developedVCS - Being validated

http://www.climate-standards.org/2014/10/21/envira-amazonia-project/

Purus AC 34.702 CCB - VerifiedVCS - Verified

http://www.climate-standards.org/2012/10/20/the-purus-project-a-tropical-forest-conservation-project-in-acre-brazil/

Russas e Valparíso AC 65.000 CCB - VerifiedVCS - Verified

http://www.climate-standards.org/2013/07/18/the-russas-project/http://www.climate-standards.org/2013/07/18/the-valparaiso-project/

REDD+ projects, located in states that already have

established their programs, must register and align itself

to state guidelines. Registration is important to avoid

double counting of carbon credits and for government

and civil society to become aware of project objectives

and its safeguards. Those states that have not yet

developed their mechanisms for registering private

projects must establish proper criteria that takes into

consideration socio-environmental safeguards and their

continuous monitoring. The demand for highly credible

and internationally recognized certifications can help

ensure social participation, benefits to biodiversity and the

local community, benefit sharing and legal compliance.

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CONCLUSION

As we look back at our national and state policies about REDD+ and at REDD+ projects established by the private

sector, we realize that there was a significant advance in the adoption of socio-environmental safeguards in Brazil. Now

that humankind is worried about climate change and depletion of natural resources, the fact that the importance of

the standing forest and its dwellers is finally being recognized has global relevance. The challenge of organizing land

use in the Brazilian territory, improve governance and ensure social participation is immense. However, the lessons

learned with the accumulated experience in implementing REDD+ actions in the various Brazilian states and also in

private sector REDD+ projects are a positive factor towards the continuous improvement of their systems and strategies

and also towards the creation of new policies and projects. It is important to recognize the pioneer character of those

initiatives as well as to aim at enhancing their mechanisms.

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