Experimentalist governance in climate finance: the case of REDD+ in Brazil

Abstract

I am also grateful to FAPESP (Processes 2014/11950-2 and 2014/21877-0) and CAPES (Pró-Adm Project) for granting the scholarships and for the financial support to carry out this study. These scholarships allowed me to devote myself full-time to this research and academic activities at FEA/USP. Thank you to my parents, Dirce and Leonardo, for teaching me the value of hard work, honesty, and for always supporting me in everything that was possible, despite the difficulties. I am very proud of everything they have done for me. Thank you for all your encouragement! And last but by no means least, thank you to Daniel, the father of my two little boys and my life partner, who was the most enthusiastic person during my PhD journey. He has always believed in my ability, often more than myself, and always gave me full support and encouragement. He was also a major contributor to this study by several times reviewing my research model, making suggestions, reading and editing. Thank you!

Pathways to positive scenarios for the Amazon forest in Pará state, Brazil

“…The plan considered a chain of deforestation causes to organize its four thematic axes, which are i) Land and territorial planning, ii) Environmental monitoring and control, iii) Promotion of sustainable production activities, and iv) Economic and regulatory instruments, and each axis was integrated during a phase of the plan. The PPCDAm, which is now in its fourth phase, contributed to the reduction of deforestation in the region through reinforcement of monitoring and surveillance actions and by expanding the conservation unit's system (Arima et al 2014 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 2 1 2 1 1 1 Pasture 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 Crops/ Agriculture 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 2 the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) program were created to support activities and policies to reduce deforestation at local scale (Correa et al 2019;Pinsky et al 2019). In accordance to national initiatives, Pará state has created the Green County program, to tackle forest loss in the municipalities with higher deforestation rates and implemented the Rural Environmental Registry (Cadastro Ambiental Rural -CAR) which forced landowners to submit their land boundaries, therefore supporting the monitoring of legal reserves (Nepstad et al 2014).…”

Driving governance beyond ecological modernization: REDD+ and the Amazon Fund

“…REDD+ should focus more on how funds are used, rather than the amount of total expenditure. Better yet, REDD+ could benefit from policy experimentation on viable alternatives driving government and business away from usual interests and policies (Pinsky et al, 2019).…”

Governança na aplicação de recursos em ações de combate ao desmatamento da floresta amazônica: estudo de caso do Fundo Amazônia

“…A Redução de Emissão dos Gases de Efeito Estufa por Desmatamento e Degradação das Florestas (REDD+) é um mecanismo baseado em resultados no qual os países em desenvolvimento recebem incentivos para melhorar as florestas atribuindo um valor econômico ao carbono adicional armazenado nas árvores ou não emitido (Pinsky, 2017). O Brasil é um país bastante rico ambientalmente, destacando-se a Amazônia como maior bloco de vegetação tropical remanescente do mundo.…”