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The SIMFlor Programme was launched this week with the objective to promote the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law 12651) by acquiring the rights to Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs) from landholdings that have areas of native vegetation exceeding the requirements of the Code (Excess Legal Reserve – ELR), creating an incentive to conserve natural forest, reduce deforestation and protect existing biodiversity.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian Forest Code provides the foundation for the long-term protection of Brazil\u2019s forests and the objective of zero deforestation. If fully implemented, the Code has the potential to protect and\/or sequester over 100 GtCO<\/span>2<\/span>e, contributing to global climate systems and assisting Brazil in meeting its international climate target (NDC). Implementation of the law, however, has so far been poor and a real risk exists that this objective won\u2019t be achieved. There is a need to promote the implementation of the Forest Code and to provide incentives for landowners to comply with its requirements, creating positive social, economic, and environmental impacts. This is one of the objectives of the SIMFlor programme.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The SIMFlor Programme was conceived by <\/span>BVRio<\/b><\/a> and the environmental finance firm <\/span>Sustainable Investment Management<\/b><\/a> (SIM)<\/b>, in partnership with climate mitigation project developer <\/span>ecosecurities<\/b><\/a>.<\/b>\u00a0The consortium raised a credit line from international carbon traders to acquire CRAs in Brazil and conserve forests from legal deforestation allowed in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

The programme aims to direct R$ 3 billion Reais for the implementation of the Forest Code, generating positive environmental impacts at scale.\u00a0SIMFlor has already secured R$ 1 billion to be allocated for the Brazilian Amazon, the focus of the initial phase of the programme. This will enable the conservation of 500,000 ha of native vegetation (of which, 100,000 ha of excess legal reserve that can be legally deforested) and store 300 Mt CO2 in these areas (of which 60 Mt CO2 in areas of excess legal reserves).<\/span><\/p>\n

Providing that a landholding meets the Eligibility Criteria of the programme, any landowner can apply for participation in the programme. The main requirement is that landowners who sell the Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs) to SIMFlor commit to conserving their stocks of native forest for at least 30 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe SIMFlor Programme reinforces one of the main objectives of BVRio \u2013 the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code, a law with transformational capacity for the Brazilian rural landscape\u201d, said <\/span>Mauricio Moura Costa, CEO of Instituto BVRio in Brazil. <\/b>\u201cBVRio has been promoting implementation of the Forest Code since its promulgation in 2012, and this programme now allows us to kick-start the use of the Forest Reserve Credits mechanism that we promoted for so long,\u201d added <\/span>Beto Mesquita, Director of Instituto BVRio in Brazil<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are pleased to announce this transformational programme, combining the dual objective of nature-based solutions and climate change mitigation with the national objective of implementing the Brazilian Forest Code. This is a splendid example of how voluntary carbon markets can support the objectives of host countries and contribute to the NDCs agreed with the Climate Convention.\u201d commented <\/span>Pedro Moura Costa, CEO of Sustainable Investment Management in the UK.<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201cThe SIMFlor programme illustrates our vision of how climate finance can be deployed at scale, to transform rural landscapes. ecosecurities has been in this sector for 25 years, and is excited to finally see a market for nature-based solutions.\u201d said <\/span>Pablo Fernandez, CEO of ecosecurities, Geneva. <\/b>\u201cWe aim to replicate this type of approach in other sectors and parts of the world, to help scale up climate change mitigation at the level needed for this global challenge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Brazilian Forest Code<\/b><\/p>\n

The Brazilian Forest Code provides the foundation for the long-term protection of Brazil\u2019s forests and the objective of zero deforestation. If fully implemented, the Code has the potential to protect and\/or sequester over 100 GtCO<\/span>2<\/span>e, contributing to global climate systems and assisting Brazil in meeting its international climate target (NDC).\u00a0 Enforcement of this law would create one of the most powerful domestic mechanisms for avoiding deforestation and protecting natural forests anywhere in the world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Implementation of the law, however, has so far been poor and a real risk exists that this objective won\u2019t be achieved. There is a need to promote the implementation of the Forest Code and to provide incentives for landowners to comply with its requirements, creating positive social, economic, and environmental impacts.<\/span><\/p>\n

Forest Legal Reserves<\/b><\/p>\n

The Brazilian Forest Law requires that all rural landholdings in the country maintain a certain amount of land under native vegetation (called \u201cLegal Reserves\u201d \u2013 <\/span>Reserva Legal<\/span><\/i>, in Portuguese). The amount of legal reserve required varies depending on the biome, and amounts to 80% in the Amazon. Landowners that do not have sufficient area with native vegetation in their forest legal reserves, can comply with the law by acquiring Forest Reserve Credits.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Forest Reserve Credits\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

“Forest Reserve Credits\u201d (or \u201cCRAs\u201d, from the name in Portuguese – <\/span>Cotas de Reserva Ambiental<\/span><\/i>) is a type of offset mechanism created by the Forest Code to enables landowners to comply with the legal reserve requirement through paying for the maintenance of existing forest areas outside their own lands. Although this is a potentially transformational approach, this aspect of the law has not yet been regulated and there is no system available to enable the use of this mechanism.<\/span><\/p>\n

The SIMFlor programme aims to kick start the use of this mechanism by acquiring the rights to CRAs that will be issued in the future, creating an incentive to conserve natural forest, reduce deforestation and protect existing biodiversity.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR)<\/b><\/p>\n

With the support of the newly created Rural Environmental Registry system (<\/span>Cadastro Ambiental Rural<\/span><\/i> \u2013 CAR), a georeferenced digital registry connected to satellite images that enables monitoring and mapping of land use in rural properties, the government will now be able to enforce compliance with this legislation and demand that rural producers fulfil their obligations.\u00a0 Registration in the CAR is a prerequisite for the creation of Forest Reserve Credits (CRAs) and for participation in the SIMFlor Programme.\u00a0 The programme also requires registration in the SIGEF system of INCRA (the National Institution of Agrarian Reform, that keeps a database of land ownership and tenure).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

An urgent need to implement the Code\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

The absence of financial incentives and\/or enforcement measures prevent the implementation of the Forest Code.\u00a0 This, in turn, is resulting in unprecedented levels of legal and illegal deforestation, as evidenced by the illegal forest fires of 2020 and 2021. There is an urgent need to ensure compliance with the Code, and the incentives provided by SIMFlor will contribute to this objective.<\/span><\/p>\n

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