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MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE AMAZON FUND ENVIRONMENTAL DIVISION OF BNDES

August 2013 Issue 41 www.amazonfund.gov.br BNDES approves R$ 14.9 million for the conservation and sustainable use of forestry assets in the state of Amazonas Project includes efforts in 41 of the 62 and aims at fostering production activities in indigenous communities

The board of directors at the Brazilian Development Bank On the slate (BNDES), within the scope of the Amazon Fund, approved financial support in the amount of R$ 14.9 million to stimulate Encouragement to resume exploration of native rubber; conservation initiatives and the sustainable use of forestry Adding value to the Nut sector; assets in 41 of the 62 municipalities in the state of Amazonas. With this approval, the Amazon Fund portfolio now boasts Promoting production activities in indigenous communities; 42 approved projects with a total value of R$ 555.2 million.

With an area of 1.6 million km² and 3.5 million inhabitants Studies, training and technical assistance. - 79% in urban areas and 21% in rural areas , the state of Source: Amazon Fund /BNDES Amazonas has 140 million hectares of native forests, and approximately 98% of its forested area is preserved. training and technical assistance, as well as compiling Approximately half of the state is occupied by conservation inventories on nut groves and rubber plantations, besides units and indigenous land, home to 20.6% of Brazil's elaborating data banks on these two value chains. indigenous population. It must be emphasized that the extraction of rubber was Value Chains - The “Sepror Agroecológica” project which once the main activity in the state of Amazonas; however, will be run by the Amazonas State Secretariat of Rural in recent times, domestic demand has been met by the Production (Sepror) is aimed at encouraging a return to the international market. With this, there is room for regional exploration of native rubber plants, adding value to the opportunities. In the case of the Brazil Nut, the project Brazil Nut sector and the traditional extraction community, aims at adding value to the product, strengthening, mainly, as well as fostering production activities in indigenous the processing stages as well as the flow of production. communities. Efforts are also planned to boost studies, Completion is expected in 36 months. Project coverage area

Some 41 of the 62 Amazonas municipalities in the state: 35 Amaturá (1), Anamã (2), (3), (4), Barcelos (5), 33 Benjamin Constant (6), (7), 5 Boca do (8), Borba (9), (10), (11), 25 da Várzea (12), (13), 16 27 32 40 41 Eirunepé (14), (15), 34 2 19 20 Fonte Boa (16), Humaitá (17), 1 22 12 (18), (19), 3 37 39 4 29 28 Itacoatiara (20), (21), 36 23 13 Juruá (22), Jutaí (23), Lábrea (24), 7 9 (25), Manicoré (26), 11 6 Maraã (27), Maués (28), (29), Novo Aripuanã (30), 26 30 38 (31), (32), 18 21 14 Santa Isabel do (33), Santo 10 17 Antônio do Içá (34), São Gabriel da 31 Cachoeira (35), São Paulo de 15 24 Olivença (36), (37), 8 Tapauá (38), Tefé (39), (40) and (41). The Rural Environmental Registration System - SICAR Technicians from the MMA and the IBAMA show the Amazon Fund team how the integrated information system will work, forming a sole data base on the environmental panorama in Brazil

On August 14, environmental analyst from the Ministry will help establish a sole data base on the panorama on the of the Environment (MMA), Rodrigo Sabença, and environmental situation in Brazilian rural properties. another from the Brazilian Institute of Environment Upon its release, farmers proprietors or rural property and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), Bernardo lessees will be able to access the system on the Internet Trovão, were at the BNDES' headquarters, in Rio de (www.car.gov.br) and register their property. Janeiro, to demonstrate to the Amazon Fund team how the Rural Environmental Registration System Integrating Information - The Rural Environmental (SICAR), established by Decree Nº. 7,830, of October Registration (CAR) is an electronic register, which is 17, 2012, will work. compulsory for all rural properties, aimed at integrating environmental information concerning properties and SICAR will be implemented by the end of 2013, which rural tenure. Once the SICAR is implemented, the federal government will, then, be able to receive, manage and integrate state-based CAR data, as well as register and control information on every rural property. The system will make it possible to monitor maintenance, changes to land composition, regeneration, compensation and suppression of native vegetation on rural properties, in addition to information of a public nature on environmental regularization of rural properties being r e

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VII Latin-American and the Caribbean Carbon Forum is held in Rio de Janeiro The Amazon Fund is involved in the session on financing mechanisms for REDD+

On August 28, 29 and 30, the VII Latin-American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF), a conference focused on disseminating knowledge and experience on the carbon market, was held in Rio de Janeiro. What it is The event brought together representatives from A costless regional platform established in 2006 to disseminate knowledge and foster the exchange of information and experience, the public and private sectors, international organi- facilitating business opportunities among the main stakeholders zations, financial institutions, and civil society from in the carbon market. over 30 countries. It was divided into six sessions and Objectives 24 debates. To bring together the main players in the sector and facilitate debates towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions and broadening Manager Angela Skaf represented the Amazon investment volume in low-carbon activities in Latin America and the Caribbean. Fund in the session New Financing Mechanisms for REDD+: Experiences in Latin America. Guilherme Who has staged the event Martins, manager from the BNDES' Environmental 2006 - Ecuador 2009 - Panama Department, took part in the session on Planning 2007 - 2010 - Dominican Republic 2008 - Chile 2011 - Costa Rica and Financing the Low-Carbon Future in Latin America.