Brazil

March 2, 2021

Improving Public Contracting Processes of Socio-Enviromental Studies for Brazil's Land Transportation Projects

Joana Chiavari, Luiza Antonaccio and Ana Cristina Barros

February 11, 2021

Avanços ou Retrocessos na Regularização Fundiária? Análise do Projeto de Lei Nº 2633/2020 sob o Enfoque das Salvaguardas Ambientais

February 8, 2021

Panorama dos Direitos de Propriedade no Brasil Rural

Joana Chiavari, Cristina Leme Lopes and Julia Nardi

February 4, 2021

The Impact of Rural Credit on Agriculture and Land Use: An Analysis of Brazilian Biomes

Priscila Z. Souza, João Mourão and Juliano J. Assunção

January 6, 2021

Where Does Brazil Stand With the Implementation of the Forest Code? An Snapshot of the CAR and the PRA in Brazil's States – 2020 Edition

Joana Chiavari, Cristina Leme Lopes and Julia Nardi

December 10, 2020

Rural Credit Policy in Brazil: Agriculture, Environmental Protection, and Economic Development

Priscila Z. Souza, Stela Herschmann and Juliano J. Assunção

December 7, 2020

Brazil's Infrastructure Project Life Cycles: From Planning to Viability. Creation of a New Phase May Increase Project Quality

Joana Chiavari, Luiza Antonaccio, Ana Cristina Barros and Cláudio Frischtak

November 12, 2020

Measuring the Indirect Effects of Transportation Infrastructure in the Amazon

Arthur Bragança, Rafael Araújo and Juliano J. Assunção

October 9, 2020

Monetizing Water Savings

Federico Mazza and Matthew Solomon

September 29, 2020

Sustainable Agriculture Finance Facility

Felipe Borschiver and Rosaly Byrd

September 29, 2020

Conexsus Impact Fund

Tatiana Alves, Rosaly Byrd and Felipe Borschiver

September 29, 2020

Ferrogrão: Weaknesses and Lessons Learned in Implementing a Sustainable Infrastructure Agenda

September 23, 2020

Projetos de lei Ameaçam Código Florestal: Propostas Podem Reduzir Proteção à Floresta

Joana Chiavari, Cristina Leme Lopes and Julia Nardi

September 1, 2020

Potential Implementation Risks in the Pilot Energy Efficiency Auction in Roraima

Amanda Schutze, Rhayana Holz and Juliano J. Assunção

August 26, 2020

Risk Management in Brazilian Agriculture: Instruments, Public Policy, and Perspectives

Priscila Z. Souza and Juliano J. Assunção

August 21, 2020

The Need to Better Define and Delimit Area of Influence for Infrastructure Projects

Joana Chiavari, Arthur Bragança, Ana Cristina Barros and Luiza Antonaccio

August 4, 2020

The Role of Cooperatives in Rural Credit: Cooperative Credit Grows During the Economic Crisis and Supports the Inclusion of Small-Scale Producers

Juliano J. Assunção, Priscila Z. Souza and Davi Rogério de Moura Costa

July 23, 2020

Brazil Needs to Monitor its Tropical Regeneration: Remote Monitoring System is Technologically Feasible, but Needs Public Policy Support

Juliano J. Assunção, Cláudio Almeida and Clarissa Gandour

July 14, 2020

Medida Provisória Recompensa Atividades Criminosas: Análise da MP 910/2019 que Altera o Marco Legal da Regularização Fundiária de Ocupações em Terras Públicas Federais

July 10, 2020

Improving Efficiency for Air Conditioners: The Role of the Manaus Free Trade Zone

Amanda Schutze, Rhayana Holz and Juliano J. Assunção

June 22, 2020

Adjustments to the New Concessions Law Bill Could Ensure Higher Quality, and More Sustainable Infrastructure

Joana Chiavari, Luiza Antonaccio and Gabriel Cozendey

June 10, 2020

Protected Territories, Though Critical, are Not Enough to Slow Amazon Deforestation: Brazil Requires Coordinated and Targeted Conservation Policies

May 26, 2020

Questions and Answers on Provisional Measure 910

April 20, 2020

Targeting Deforestation, Boosting Regeneration: Efforts to Combat Forest Clearings in the Amazon Promote Tropical Regrowth

Juliano J. Assunção, Clarissa Gandour and Helena Rodrigues

April 2, 2020

Novo Relatório do Senador Irajá Abreu sobre a MP 910/2019, Mantém Regras Prejudiciais à Regularização Fundiária

Cristina Leme Lopes and Joana Chiavari

April 1, 2020

Does the Manaus Free Trade Zone Have an Impact on Industry Efficiency?

Juliano J. Assunção, Amanda Schutze and Rhayana Holz

March 30, 2020

The Impacts of Rural Credit on Agricultural Outcomes and Land Use: An Analysis by Credit Lines, Producer Types and Credit Uses

March 25, 2020

Relator da MP 910/2019 Flexibiliza Ainda Mais a Regularização Fundiária

March 17, 2020

The Environmental Impacts of the Ferrogrão Railroad: an Ex-Ante Evaluation of Deforestation Risks

Juliano J. Assunção, Arthur Bragança and Rafael Araújo

March 13, 2020

Jabuti em Medida Provisória Enfraquece a Proteção da Floresta Amazônica no Código Florestal

Cristina Leme Lopes, Joana Chiavari and Julia Nardi

February 12, 2020

Where does Brazil Stand With the Implementation of the Forest Code? A Snapshot of the CAR and the PRA in Brazil's States

December 19, 2019

Productivity for Cattle Ranching in Brazil: Pastureland Declines Might Show a New Pathway

Juliano J. Assunção and Arthur Bragança

November 28, 2019

Brazil Knows What to Do to Fight Deforestation in the Amazon: Monitoring and Law Enforcement Work and Must be Strengthened

November 25, 2019

Why is Protecting the Amazon Important?

November 10, 2019

Sustainable Infrastructure in the Amazon: Strengthening Socio-Environmental Planning and Design for New Infrastructure Projects in Brazil

Juliano J. Assunção, Ana Cristina Barros, Joana Chiavari, Arthur Bragança, Luiza Antonaccio, Rafael Araújo and Gabriel Cozendey

October 31, 2019

Alterações no CAR e no PRA: O que Muda para os Produtores Rurais

Cristina Leme Lopes, Joana Chiavari, Rodrigo C. A. Lima and Giuliane Bertaglia

October 25, 2019

Congresso Nacional Aprova Alterações ao Código Florestal: Mudanças na Lei Trazem Mais Segurança Jurídica para o CAR e o PRA

October 17, 2019

The Future of Infrastructure in Brazil Under Discussion: an Integrated Vision of Proposed Legislation is Needed to Ensure Progress

Joana Chiavari, Ana Cristina Barros, Luiza Antonaccio and Gabriel Cozendey

October 10, 2019

Nova Proposta de Alteração do Código Florestal Traz Ameaças à sua Implementação: Medida Provisória 884/2019 Possui Implicações que Vão Além do CAR

August 1, 2019

Pathways for Sustainable Agricultural Production in Brazil: Necessary Investments and Potential Gains of Increasing Efficiency

Juliano J. Assunção and Arthur Bragança

June 19, 2019

Aligning Rural Credit with the Forest Code

June 7, 2019

Proposta do Relator da MPV 867/2018 Coloca em Risco o Novo Código Florestal

April 29, 2019

Decreto nº 9.760/2019 Altera Regras de Conversão de Multa Ambiental em Prestação de Serviços Ambientais

April 17, 2019

The Impact of Rural Credit on Brazilian Agriculture and the Environment

April 17, 2019

Combating Illegal Deforestation: Strengthening Command and Control is Fundamental

April 8, 2019

Sumário Executivo - Crescimento Econômico Mais Sustentável para o Brasil

Luiza Antonaccio, Juliano J. Assunção, Maína Celidonio, Joana Chiavari, Cristina Leme Lopes and Amanda Schutze

March 26, 2019

Amendments to a Provisional Measure Threaten the Implementation of Brazil's new Forest Code

March 15, 2019

Large-scale Reforestation: Starting with Public Lands in the Brazilian Amazon

January 15, 2019

Financial Challenges and Proposals for Sustainable Production in Brazil

December 2, 2018

Ensuring Greener Economic Growth for Brazil

Luiza Antonaccio, Juliano J. Assunção, Maína Celidonio, Joana Chiavari, Cristina Leme Lopes and Amanda Schutze

November 3, 2018

The Lab: 2017-2018 Cycle Instrument Analysis

Felipe Borschiver, Tatiana Alves and Rosaly Byrd

October 12, 2018

The Dynamics of Agricultural Technology Adoption in Brazil: Evidence Shows Three Distinct Patterns of Technology Uptake

Arthur Bragança

October 3, 2018

Challenges and Opportunities of Energy Efficiency: A Look at Brazilian Industry

Juliano J. Assunção, Amanda Schutze and Sara Brolhato

September 28, 2018

Responsible Commodities Facility

Federico Mazza, Tatiana Alves, Rosaly Byrd and Felipe Borschiver

September 28, 2018

Caaporã | The Socio-Climate Benefits Fund

Tatiana Alves, Rosaly Byrd and Felipe Borschiver

September 28, 2018

PopLuz | Distributed Energy for Social Housing (DESH)

Felipe Borschiver, Tatiana Alves and Rosaly Byrd

September 10, 2018

The Fragmented Rules of Brazilian Rural Credit

July 2, 2018

The Brazilian Forest Code Finally can be Implemented. What's next?

March 21, 2018

Distribution Channels for Rural Credit

Juliano J. Assunção, Priscila Z. Souza and Beatriz Figueiredo

February 27, 2018

Recent Hydropower Plants In Brazil Lead To Varying Local Economics Effects

Juliano J. Assunção, Dimitri Szerman and Francisco Costa

November 17, 2017

Forest and Land Use Policies on Private Lands: an International Comparison

October 17, 2017

Developing Brazil’s Market for Distributed Solar Generation

Juliano J. Assunção and Amanda Schutze

October 10, 2017

The Lab: 2016-2017 Cycle Instrument Analysis

Ricardo Narvaez, Joseph Mabe, Angela Falconer, Bella Tonkonogy, Gloria Coleman, Karoline Hallmeyer, Valerio Micale, Dario Abramskiehn, Tatiana Alves, Laura Jungman, Felipe Borschiver, Donovan Escalante, Divjot Singh, Saurabh Trivedi, Gireesh Shrimali, Vivek Sen and Vaibhav Pratap Singh

September 20, 2017

Green FIDC

Donovan Escalante, Paulo Todaro and Laura Jungman

September 19, 2017

Supporting National Development Banks to Drive Investment in the Nationally Determined Contributions of Brazil, Mexico, and Chile

Dario Abramskiehn, Karoline Hallmeyer, Chiara Trabacchi, Donovan Escalante, Maria Netto, Maria Margarita Cabrera and Alexander Vasa

September 18, 2017

Building Resilience In Brazil's Biofuel Market

Juliano J. Assunção, João Paulo Pessoa and Leonardo Rezende

August 21, 2017

What Does the Surge in Amazon Regeneration Mean for Brazil?

July 11, 2017

Why are Land Rights Important to Brazil?

Rita Damasceno Costa

June 8, 2017

Evolution of Land Rights in Rural Brazil: Frameworks for Understanding, Pathways for Improvement

Rita Damasceno Costa, Joana Chiavari and Cristina Leme Lopes

June 6, 2017

The Next Step Towards Climate Change Mitigation: Improving Productivity of Brazil’s Agricultural Lands

Juliano J. Assunção

May 23, 2017

Electrification, Agricultural Productivity and Deforestation in Brazil

Juliano J. Assunção, Molly Lipscomb, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak and Dimitri Szerman

May 22, 2017

Rural Settlements and Deforestation in the Amazon

Juliano J. Assunção and Romero Rocha

December 16, 2016

Ecopec | Climate Smart Cattle Ranching (CSCR)

Tatiana Alves, Laura Jungman and Felipe Borschiver

September 30, 2016

Distributed Energy Generation for Cooperatives (DGC)

Felipe Borschiver, Tatiana Alves and Laura Jungman

September 30, 2016

Insecure Land Rights in Brazil: Consequences for Rural Areas and Challenges for Improvement

Rita Damasceno Costa

August 25, 2016

As Agricultural Production Surges in Matopiba, What Are the Consequences for the Local Economy?

Arthur Bragança

August 23, 2016

Sugarcane's Role in Fueling the Economy

Juliano J. Assunção, Priscila Z. Souza and Breno Pietracci

July 22, 2016

Improving Brazil's Agricultural Productivity by Targeting Infrastructure

Joana Chiavari and Leonardo Rezende

July 5, 2016

Key Issues for Property Rights in Brazil: Implications for the Forest Code

Bernardo Mueller

May 31, 2016

Comentários à Resolução Conjunta SMA/SAA nº 1/2016 sobre o PRA de São Paulo

March 20, 2016

Forest Code Compliance Flowcharts for Rural Properties

December 15, 2015

What is Happening in Amazon Deforestation?

Clarissa Gandour

December 5, 2015

Brazil's New Forest Code: How to Navigate the Complexity

November 26, 2015

Brazil’s New Forest Code – Part I: How to Navigate the Complexity