Brazil and the Paris Agreement: REDD+ as an instrument of Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution compliance

Gallo, P.; Albrecht, Eike

doi:10.1007/s10784-018-9426-9

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“…The inclusion of regeneration areas into Forest by MapBiomas makes it more difficult to discern primary from secondary regrowth forest, and thus to estimate the quantity of carbon that the Amazon forest has already lost or still has in stock. This estimation is important for the development of REDD+ initiatives, a global instrument to encourage developing countries to take action to reduce the emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (Gallo and Albrecht 2019). Within this framework, the proper monitoring of secondary vegetation is important for carbon stock assessment in the Amazon forest.…”

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Assessment of TerraClass and MapBiomas data on legend and map agreement for the Brazilian Amazon biome

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ABSTRACT Reliable environmental monitoring and evaluation require high-quality maps of land use and land cover. For the Amazon biome, the TerraClass and MapBiomas projects apply different methodologies to create these maps. We evaluated the agreement between land cover and land use maps generated by TerraClass and MapBiomas (Collections 2 and 3) for the Brazilian Amazon biome, from 2004 to 2014. Specifically, we: (1) described both project legends based on the LCCS (Land Cover Classification System); (2) analyzed the differences between their classes; and (3) compared the mapping differences among the Brazilian states that are totally or partially covered by the Amazon biome. We compared the classifications with a per-pixel approach and performed an evaluation based on agreement matrices. The overall agreement between the projects was 87.4% (TerraClass x MapBiomas 2) and 92.0% (TerraClass x MapBiomas 3). We analyzed methodological differences to explain the disagreements in class identification. We conclude that using these maps together without a properly adapted legend is not recommended for the analysis of land use and land cover change. Depending on the application, one mapping system may be more suitable than the other.

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“…In addition, three targetoriented plans were identified to promote the integration of cross-cutting measures: i) the Action Plan to Prevent and Control Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm), ii) the Action Plan to Prevent and Control Deforestation and Fire in the Brazilian Cerrado (PPCerrado), and iii) the Plan for Low Carbon Agriculture (ABC). However, it also identified few opportunities for aligning, promoting and establishing synergies using such measures and REDD+ developments in Brazil (Gallo and Albrecht 2019).…”

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“…For instance, even though the IPCC report shows that land-oriented climate solutions could deliver more than one-third of the emission reductions needed to keep global warming below 1.5 °C, such measures received only 3% of global climate funding (Angelsen et al 2018). REDD+ funding has been an important source of forest protection in the Amazon region, despite the fact that most of the recent funding for forest projects in the country has come from Brazil's own state and federal public funds (da Silva et al 2017 Gregorio et al 2016;Gallo and Albrecht 2019). This shows that to advance REDD+ in the country, Brazil must diversify its finance sources and seek a better alignment of private and public sector finance structure to promote integration between forest conservation activities and agricultural expansion.…”

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REDD+ achievements and challenges in Brazil: Perceptions over time (2015-2019)

Gallo¹,

Brites²,

Micheletti³

2020

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• This Infobrief examines and discusses REDD+ achievements and challenges in Brazil for the period 2015-2019, reflecting the opinions of relevant actors within the REDD+ policy domain in the country. • Over time, REDD+ initiatives have promoted changes in Brazilian political articulation, funding possibilities and mobilization of civil society, and brought more visibility to the importance of combating deforestation and forest degradation within the country. • In terms of practical implementation, the national REDD+ framework is still quite limited. • Further development of the national REDD+ strategy is a considerable challenge for Brazil, as it is becoming clearer that the current national political rhetoric does not consider fighting and controlling deforestation and climate change as government priorities. • Several major challenges exist because weak forest resource governance, poor enforcement of the environmental legislation, social inequalities, land use conflicts, and lack of political commitment remain in the country's profile. However, international pressure on Brazil to stop deforestation might provide an opportunity for those actors who until now had little presence in the REDD+ political arena.

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“…Also, less than half of the original land covered by Cerrado ecosystems is still conserved (Zuin, 2020), which jeopar-dizes their role in the water and carbon cycles (Arantes et al, 2016;Brasil, 2018). Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by avoiding deforestation can provide a monetary incentive through REDD+ initiatives in Cerrado areas (Gallo and Albrecht, 2019).…”

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Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem function in a Neotropical savanna

Inkotte

Bomfim

Silva

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Applied Soil Ecology

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Conserving the remaining savanna ecosystems in the Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) -a global biodiversity hotspot that stores carbon and provides water to a large portion of South Americarequires understanding the ecological processes maintaining their function. Nutrient cycling supports savanna function via plant litter production and decomposition by soil fauna, releasing nutrients for plant and soil organism uptake. Soil biodiversity and biogeochemistry linkages with litter dynamics in Neotropical savannas under a changing climate are poorly understood. Here, we combined two years of rainfall seasonality, leaf and wood litter production and decomposition with soil epigeic fauna abundancethe number of ground-surface dwelling invertebrates collected through pitfall trapstaxa richness, Shannon's diversity and Pielou's evenness, and 16 soil biogeochemical variables measured in 12 plots of preserved savanna. Rainfall seasonality modulated the mean soil epigeic fauna diversity and evenness across all plots, which were highest in the rainy season, in contrast to litterfall rates, which peaked in the dry season. In the dry season (April to September), the Formicidae family was the most abundant with 50% of all individuals, while in the rainy season (October to March), the Isoptera order was the most abundant with approximately 39% of individuals. Wood litter decomposition grouped with annual Hemiptera abundance, covarying with soil epigeic fauna diversity and evenness per plot and against soil fertility variables. Leaf litter decomposition co-varied with the total epigeic fauna abundance and soil pH. We speculate that the specific need to decompose wood litter may be associated with a greater need for diversity than an abundance of soil epigeic fauna. Our work highlights the role of rainfall seasonality on soil biodiversity and physicochemistry, which is also tightly linked with litter production and decomposition. This study advances our understanding of the mechanisms governing nutrient cycling in savanna ecosystems on nutrient-impoverished soils, with implications for achieving sustainable conservation and restoration goals.

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Brazil and the Paris Agreement: REDD+ as an instrument of Brazil’s Nationally Determined Contribution compliance

Cited by 15 publications

References 34 publications

Assessment of TerraClass and MapBiomas data on legend and map agreement for the Brazilian Amazon biome

Assessment of TerraClass and MapBiomas data on legend and map agreement for the Brazilian Amazon biome

REDD+ achievements and challenges in Brazil: Perceptions over time (2015-2019)

Linking soil biodiversity and ecosystem function in a Neotropical savanna

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