Governor Clécio defends fair compensation for protected forests at COP 28 – News of Brazil

The most preserved state in Brazil and considered “Carbon Negative”, because it captures more CO2 than it emits into the atmosphere, Amapá was represented by the governor Clécio Luís in the debate of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). When speaking at COP 28, the manager defended more significant compensation for the contributions that the Legal Amazon has provided as it is the largest forest carbon reservoir in the world.

“States like Amapá and others, which deforest little, also need incentives to continue conserving their forests and promote development and harmony with the natural environment. Maintaining forest areas and meeting forest carbon standards requires continuous investment, technical capacity and political articulation aligned with the vision of sustainable development. We see carbon markets with high social and environmental integrity as a real possibility of financing our conservation policies.”highlighted Clécio Luís.

The governor of Amapá, together with the head of State of Pará, Helder Barbalho, represented the governors of the Legal Amazon in the debate on the “Carbon Market and the challenges of the Brazilian Amazon in obtaining financing from the UNDP”which was attended by ministers and the global administrator of the UNDP, Achim Steiner.

There is a consensus among scientists that the world needs to reduce and eliminate sources that emit greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide (CO2). In this context, carbon credits emerged as a way to offset emissions, through the transfer of resources aimed at promoting actions to combat global warming and achieve emission reduction targets.

Projects specifically aimed at forests are known by the acronym REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation), and are the most common in Brazil. But, for the governor of Amapá, the REDD mechanism has not benefited states with high forest coverage and low deforestation rates, as it focuses on reducing emissions from deforestation.

“We have been penalized for having done our homework, which is to preserve. And the penalty is the hardest for the people who preserved it: generational poverty. Only states that have deforested a lot have the potential to receive this financing, while states that managed to keep their forests standing with their own efforts are unable to access REDD resources to implement their policies and improve the quality of life of forest people. , riverside, indigenous, quilombolas or from the Rural Amazon. The population of Amapá needs development, food security, economic and social opportunities”said governor Clécio Luís.

To keep the forest standing and protect it, the message taken is that technical and financial support from all those who benefit from its maintenance is necessary. Carbon markets have high social and environmental integrity and are a real possibility of financing Amazon conservation policies.

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