Mato Grosso in the context of global climate change Area: 906,807 km² Population: 2,800,000 Capital: Cuiabá
Mato Grosso in the context of global climate change MATO GROSSO: IN THE HEART OF SOUTH AMERICA 3 large river basins: - The Amazon -The Araguaia/Tocantins - The Platina MATO GROSSO 3 biomes: -Rainforest - Cerrado -Pantanal
Mato Grosso in the context of global climate change Alternative soil use 36% Preserved areas 64% TOTAL PRESERVED AREA IS GREATER THAN THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA AND OHIO PUT TOGETHER
Mato Grosso in the context of global climate change The State of Mato Grosso has an area of 906.807 km2 of which 32.7% is used for a variety of economic activities, and around 7.6% of the territory is used for agriculture. Mato Grosso has 68% of all the farming output produced in the Legal Amazon area. LAND USE IN MATO GROSSO USE KM² % Agriculture 68,625 7.6% Cattle farming 262,359 28.9% Indigenous Land 124,968 13.8% Conservation Units 42,600 4.7% Pantanal 63,839 7.0% Cerrado and Forests 344,415 38.0% Sub Total 906,807 100.0% Source: SEMA
CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDUCING DEFORESTATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: ESSENTIAL ASPECTS 1- Developed countries: are the LARGEST EMITTERS of greenhouse gases, and therefore, should fulfil OBLIGATIONS to reduce emissions. 2- Mato Grosso/Brazil: has no OBLIGATION to reduce emissions. 3- The Kyoto Protocol (1997) did not take into account deforestation avoidance.
RESULTS ACHIEVED In the last three years deforestation in the Amazon has been reduced to 59% which has prevented the emission of 500 million tonnes of carbon gas. This represents 15% of the emissions which should have been prevented by the signatory countries to Annex 1 of the Kyoto Protocolo. Mato Grosso contributed 7.5% of this reduction, which represents 50% of the amount agreed between the countries. Assuming a price of US$5 per tonne of CO 2, this represents US$1,250,000,000, or 416 million dollars a year. Mato Grosso is already the largest contributor in Brazil to greenhouse gas emission avoidance originating from deforestation prevention
RESULTS ACHIEVED Mato Grosso has achieved a reduction of 7.5%. That is, 50% of the total agreed upon by the countries; Assuming a price of US$5 per tonne of CO 2, this represents US$1,250,000,000, or 416 million dollars a year. (Source: ICV) Mato Grosso is already the largest contributor in Brazil to greenhouse gas emission avoidance originating from deforestation prevention.
RECOVERY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSETS Pacts with the farming sector : APROSOJA, SINDALCOOL, ACRIMAT and the Association of Reforestation Companies in order to recover degraded areas and legal reserves; The Creation of FEMAM: The State Environmental Fund The State Reforestation Support Fund - MT FLORESTA: offering annual resources of U$5 million a year for reforestation.
The Pact for Recognition of Forest Importance and for the End of Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: SUPPORT FOR THE MATO GROSSO STATE GOVERNMENT: 1. Implementation of a mechanism for the Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation - REDD 2. Proposals by civil society organsisations such as: ISA, Greenpeace, ICV, IPAM, TNC, Conservação Internacional, Amigos da Terra, Imazon and WWF-Brasil
THE POTENCIAL OF MATO GROSSO...the State brings together a number of important conditions for the implementation of a deforestation avoidance program: adequate tools for the environmental licensing of rural properties; its own forest management structure; a relatively welldefined land ownership situation; a conducive environment for dialogue between economic sectors and support from the Government and Civil Society organisations for the Pact.. ICV Cuiabá, MT, Brazil - April 2008
Results obtained SLAPR The Rural Property Licensing System: A Pioneering System http://monitoramento.sema.mt.gov.br/simlam/
TARGETS FOR THE FUTURE 1. ESTABLISH PAYMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION 2. REDUCE DEFORESTATION BY 75% IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS BASED ON THE AVERAGE OF THE LAST 10 YEARS.
Implementation of REDD Reduction of Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation The need for financial resources to: Strengthen forest management: Make feasible and encourage the optimisation of areas already deforested; Make feasible and encourage sustainable forest management; Remunerate those responsible for maintaining forests:
ACTION PROPOSALS AND A VIEW OF THE FUTURE Implement Socio-economic and Ecological Zoning
ACTION PROPOSALS AND A VIEW OF THE FUTURE Degraded Pastures are converted into agricultural land The area is fertilised and the soil corrected CATTLE PASTURE AREA ROTATION INTEGRATION CROPS CATTLE With recovered pastures more cattle can be fattened than before After a number of harvests the area can be converted back to pasture CROP AREA
ACTION PROPOSALS AND A VIEW OF THE FUTURE THE EXPANSION OF AREAS WITH PLANTED FORESTS Currently there are forest species being planted in 93 municipalities with a total area of 145.4 thousand hectares, and 23 forest species have been catalogued. The State intends to encourage the expansion of planted forests to ensure the replacement of timber stocks and to reduce pressure on native species.
ACTION PROPOSALS AND A VIEW OF THE FUTURE Implement a Statewide forum to set out the State Climate Change Policy. Produce a state inventory of greenhouse gas emissions.