Actors / Government · Brazil
Amazonas state government
Appears in 1 case in this database. Roles as given in the documented record.
| Case | Role | Country | Period | Instrument |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil REDD+ forest credits: Suruí project suspended; 2024 Amazonas concessions probed | granted the 21 REDD concessions | Brazil | 2013–2026 | Carbon credits |
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Carbon and conservation finance
- Carbon credit
- A certificate representing one tonne of carbon dioxide (or equivalent) that a project says it reduced, avoided or removed. Buyers use credits to balance their own emissions in climate claims.
- REDD+
- Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation. A UN framework under which forest projects earn carbon credits for deforestation they say they prevented, measured against a projected baseline.