Top 8%
in this catalogue (335 scored practices)
Scores cluster high, so position within the catalogue is often more telling than the number alone.
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced2/3
First jurisdictional REDD+ system globally (2010); ART/TREES methodology ICVCM-approved; Standard Chartered-CDSA agreement for up to 40 M credits with initial issuance targeting 2026; INPE satellite-verified deforestation tracking.
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced2/3
15.4 M ha of Amazonian forest protected, including 17 indigenous territories and 36 conservation units with documented biodiversity; benefits are real but not formally PES-credited or independently scored.
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control2/3
Amazon watershed conservation in Acre provides documented regional hydrological services monitored by INPE, though specific water-service PES payments to landowners are not a programme component.
Fire resilience — risk reduction, evidenced1/3
SISA's deforestation monitoring reduces fire risk by limiting land clearing, but fire resilience is not a scored or measured PES element within the programme.
Governance, certification & transferability3/3
State Law 2.308/2010; dedicated IMC institution; CDSA state company; ART/TREES ICVCM-approved methodology; Standard Chartered exclusive agreement; benefits-sharing decree 72% to communities; GCF Task Force member.
Evidoria. Acre SISA - State System of Incentives for Environmental Services (Brazil). Persistent ID: de67fecf-8c2f-40aa-87f5-2db7e98dfcdf.