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Rainforest in central Brazil. Holding the line where the pressure to clear the Amazon is intense.
This project protects more than 70,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest in Mato Grosso, a part of Brazil where the pressure to clear forest is intense.
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- Mato Grosso, Brazil
- 9.6°S, 60.2°W
In short
- Where: Mato Grosso, Brazil, part of what is called the “deforestation arch”.
- What: Protecting over 70,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest from being cleared.
- Who: Ecologi’s page does not name the developer. The project is certified under the Verified Carbon Standard and works with the community of Perseverança Pacutinga.
- Why: Forests hold carbon in their trees and soil. A fifth of the Brazilian Amazon was lost between 1975 and 2018.
Why the Brazilian Amazon
Brazil holds about a third of the world’s untouched tropical rainforest, some 490 million hectares. Around 80% of that lies in the Brazilian part of the Amazon basin.
The Amazon is one of the richest places for wildlife on the planet. Ecologi’s page says it is home to 10% of all the known species that live on land.
It is also shrinking. Between 1975 and 2018, 20% of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest was lost. Most of it was cleared to make room for farming, oil and gas production, mining, logging and infrastructure.
Why Mato Grosso
The project is in the Mato Grosso region. This area is part of what is called the “deforestation arch”, known for intense local pressure to clear forest.
How the project cuts emissions
A rainforest is a store of carbon. It is held in the wood of the trees and in the soil beneath them. When forest is cleared, that carbon is released into the air as carbon dioxide.
A forest protection project cuts emissions by stopping that from happening. The trees stay standing, the carbon stays locked away, and the forest goes on taking in more carbon as it grows.
The core aim here is to protect more than 70,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest. Ecologi’s page does not give a yearly tonnage for the project, so we do not give one either.
What it does for local people
The project plan includes benefits for the local community of Perseverança Pacutinga. Ecologi’s page lists several.
- Technical training. Training is offered to people in the community.
- Workshops for women. The project runs women’s empowerment workshops.
- Wildlife monitoring. The animals living in the forest are tracked and recorded.
How the project is checked
We do not choose or run the projects ourselves. They are selected by Ecologi, and this one carries Ecologi’s “Carbon Project Ecologi Approved” mark.
It is certified by an outside standard as well. Ecologi states that the project is verified under the Verified Carbon Standard, and links to its entry on the Verra registry, project 875.
The page mentions two further checks that were in progress when it was written. The project was renewing its FSC certification. It was also being assessed for the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Standard, which Ecologi lists among the project’s verifiers. The page does not say when either was finished.
There is also an independent rating. According to Ecologi’s page, the ratings company Sylvera found that the project met and went beyond the emissions cuts it claimed, with rates of forest loss well below the baseline, the estimate of what would happen without the project. The page gives no date or figures for that rating.
The page does not name the organisation that developed the project, and it has no dated updates, so we cannot give a record of results over time.
What Printlogik has funded here
Ecologi’s public record names this project among those that Printlogik’s contributions have gone to through the Print A Tree Project. Ecologi does not publish a figure for how much carbon we have funded at each project, so we cannot give one for Mato Grosso.
What Ecologi does publish is our total across all the carbon projects we have supported. That total is shown on the Print A Tree page.
Ecologi now lists this project as previously funded, which means it is no longer taking contributions for it. Every order we print still makes a contribution through Ecologi, and that goes to the projects it supports today.
How your order gets here
- You order printAny order, of any size. There is nothing to tick and nothing extra to pay.
- We make a contributionEach invoice triggers a contribution from Printlogik to Ecologi.
- Emissions are cutEcologi funds projects like this one, and records what we have funded in public.
The UN global goals it supports
The United Nations has set 17 Sustainable Development Goals for a fairer, healthier planet by 2030. Ecologi records this project as supporting 4 of them.
- 4Quality education
- 5Gender equality
- 8Decent work and economic growth
- 13Climate action
Where it is
Mato Grosso, Brazil · 9.6°S, 60.2°W
| Location | Mato Grosso, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Type of project | Forest protection |
| Status | Ecologi lists it as previously funded and no longer takes contributions for it |
| Full record | See it on Ecologi |
Questions
Rainforest in central Brazil, answered
Where is the project?
In the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, in the Amazon rainforest.
How much forest does it protect?
More than 70,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest.
Why is this area at risk?
The region is part of the “deforestation arch”, known for intense local pressure to clear forest.
How does protecting forest cut emissions?
Trees and soil store carbon. Clearing forest releases it as carbon dioxide. Keeping the forest standing prevents those emissions.
Who checks the project?
Ecologi states that it is verified under the Verified Carbon Standard and listed on the Verra registry. Ecologi’s page also reports a positive rating from the company Sylvera.
Is the project still running?
Ecologi lists it as previously funded, so it no longer takes contributions for it. Ecologi’s page does not publish dated updates on the project itself.
How does my print order help?
Every Printlogik order funds tree planting and carbon reduction through Ecologi, at no extra cost to you. This is one of the carbon projects our contributions have gone to. Ecologi does not publish a figure for each project, but our total is on the Print A Tree page. New orders fund the projects Ecologi supports today.
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