Natural Resource Conservation
Ecosystems are a key element for the mitigation of climate change and worth trillions in the services they provide. However, regardless of their importance, their conservation and restoration have been funded almost exclusively by limited public or philanthropic funding.
CPI research assesses the conservation impact of public policy globally. We also work with private and public partners to test and design conservation models that are capable of meeting socio-economic needs while protecting and restoring natural or modified ecosystems.
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Forest Restoration in Brazil: Essential Factors for Promoting Restoration at Scale
The new publication from CPI/PUC-Rio analyzes where, how, and why to promote the restoration of forests and other forms of vegetation, identifying three essential factors to drive large-scale restoration in Brazil.
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Combatting Deforestation Portfolio
Discover the publications in CPI/PUC-Rio combatting deforestation portfolio.
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Carbon and the Fate of the Amazon
The carbon market is an efficient strategy in combating the climate crisis in Brazil, with global impacts to change the vocation of the forest, avoiding the tipping point.
Latest work
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Credit Where It’s Due: Financial Institutions and Credit for Deforested Properties
This study reveals that subsidized rural credit has been widely channeled by various financial institutions to finance producers who allowed the destruction of native vegetation.
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Toolbox on Financing Nature-Based Solutions
This report supports the G20’s Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), identifying three levers to boost investments in Nature-Based Solutions.
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Credit Where It’s Due: Unearthing the Relationship between Rural Credit Subsidies and Deforestation
Researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio analyze the amount of subsidized rural credit associated with deforestation in Brazil, providing unpublished property-level data.
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Video: Landscape of Climate Finance for Land Use in Brazil
Watch the video to learn about the climate finance flows for land use in Brazil.
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Video: The Amazon Domino Effect
In this video, CPI/PUC-Rio presents the results of the Amazon Domino Effect, that can lead to a tipping point.
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Landscape of Climate Finance for Agrifood Systems
This report presents the first comprehensive analysis of climate finance flowing to agrifood systems globally.
