Deforestation and environmental imbalance in the Amazon
GLOBAL COMPARATIVE STUDY ON REDD+: KNOWLEDGE FOR ACTION TO PROTECT TROPICAL FORESTS AND ENHANCE RIGHTS
The global commitment to reducing greenhouse gas (GEE) emissions established in the Paris Agreement depends on reversing the increasing trajectories of tropical forest destruction. This project's main objective is to generate knowledge to support policymakers in the design and implementation of actions to combat deforestation in the main countries that are home to large extensions of tropical forests – Brazil, Peru, DRC and Indonesia. To this end, simulation models of future scenarios and evaluation of GEE mitigation options in the land use sector for each country are used. In particular, the impacts of payment-for-results mechanisms provided for in the Paris Agreement and measurement methodologies are analyzed.
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METHODOLOGY
The construction of future GEE emission scenarios associated with the loss of vegetation cover is based on understanding the causes associated with historical and current deforestation in each country and the availability of geospatial data (maps of land use, deforestation, railways, among others). The exploratory scenarios take into account three governance perspectives: i) business as usual, that is, maintaining deforestation trends; ii) strong governance and iii) weak environmental governance. For spatially explicit modeling, the free platform is usedEGO Dynamics.
RESULTS
In the first phase of the project, five priority technologies were selected, namely: Precision agriculture, Satellite monitoring, Genetic improvement in beef cattle, Forestry and genetic improvement of native species and Forestry with mixed plantations for restoration. For each one, a Technological Action Plan was prepared that translates into effective actions and activities for its development and/or dissemination.