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Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon

PPCDAm
Last updated: 3 June, 2011

The plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCD-Am) was launched in 2004 and is currently under revision. The main objective is to promote the reduction of deforestation rates through a set of integrated actions, divided into three main areas: (i) territorial and tenure planning, (ii) monitoring and environmental control, and (iii) incentives to sustainable production activities. These activities will be developed in partnership with different sectors, including federal institutions, state governments, municipalities, civil society organizations and the private sector. 

Elements of REDD

Management and coordination

Governance is under the coordination of the Civil House and the Permanent Group of Inter-ministries Work, composed by 13 different ministries.

Stakeholder engagement and participation

Some organizations of civil society are involved in the revision of the plans.

Rights and tenure

The plan foresees a series of activities related to land tenure such as regularization of rural properties, construction of the macro zoning of the Amazon, creation of 6 million hectares of federal protected areas, tenure regularization of 20 federal protected areas in the influence area of the BR-163 highway and the deforestation arc, and demarcation and approval of 4 million hectares of indigenous lands.

Reference level

On reference levels, Brazil has adopted the historical baseline approach, considering the average deforestation rates for the past 10 years (1996 - 2005) and linearly projecting it into the future, and decreasing according to the targets established on the plan. The deforestation rates need to be revised at every 5 years, and the average of the 10 previous years is again linearly projected. T he document doesn't directly address other methodological issues.

Safeguards

The plan also includes activities which aim to generate incentives to sustainable production. To accomplish this, the plan aims, for example, to implement actions for a sustainable agricultural policy, provide support to indigenous and traditional communities, foster research and development of sustainable productive models to the Amazon, and support rural development on a sustainable basis.

MRV

The methodology used to monitor the results will be based on the PRODES system (INPE), that uses Landsat satellite images. It will also use data from a new system called DEGRAD, developed by INPE, that aims to map areas in the process of degradation where forest cover hasn't yet been totally removed. The INPE and IBAMA have set a partnership with the Japanese government to receive ALOS images, which allows the detection of smaller spots of deforestation.

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