REDD countries

Brazil has initiated three national plans that are relevant for REDD. The National Plan on Climate Change sets - amongst other things - a sectorial emissions reduction target for Brazil to reduce deforestation in the Amazon by 80% by 2020. The National Plan on Climate Change was established under the National Policy on Climate Chang. The Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCD-Am) and The Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in Cerrado are examples of mechanisms to achieve this goal and lay out a plan to reduce deforestation rates across the Amazon and Cerrado through a set of integrated actions. At the subnational level almost all of the Brazilian Amazon states have completed state plans for control and prevention of deforestation, aligned with the guidelines established by the national plan. The completion of a state plan for deforestation is one of the requirements for a seat on the board of the Amazon Fund.