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Acre SISA - State System of Incentives for Environmental Services (Brazil)

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World's first jurisdictional REDD+ system (Acre State Law 2.308/2010), covering 15.4 M ha of Amazon forest; Standard Chartered-CDSA partnership to sell up to 40 million ART/TREES carbon credits (ICVCM-approved), with 72% of revenue flowing to community beneficiaries.

15.4M ha
Amazon forest covered
up to 40M ART/TREES credits
Carbon credits to be sold
72%
Revenue share to communities
Acre SISA - State System of Incentives for Environmental Services (Brazil)

Details

Maturity
Scaling
Promoter
Government of Acre State - IMC & CDSA S/A
Period
2010-present
Keywords
jurisdictional REDD+, forest carbon, indigenous communities, Amazon conservation, carbon markets

Context

Acre's SISA (State System of Incentives for Environmental Services), established by State Law 2.308/2010, is the world's first jurisdictional REDD+ system, covering Amazon forest across the Brazilian state of Acre.

Results

It covers 15.4 million ha; a Standard Chartered–CDSA partnership is set to sell up to 40 million ART/TREES carbon credits (ICVCM-approved), with 72% of revenue flowing to community beneficiaries.

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