Project/Juridiction proponent

Project/Juridiction Partners

Project characteristics

• ID-RECCO ID
  257
• Project status 2022
  Ongoing
• Project name
  Bolsa Floresta Program
• Secondary name
  Grant Program Floresta (PBF)
• Country
  Brazil
• Last IDRECCO update year
  2020
• Size (in hectare)
  ND
• Start year
  ND
• End year
  ND
• Duration
  ND
• Project description
  Established by the State Government of Amazonas by SDS in September 2007, an act of political relevance unprecedented in the history, to value and compensate economically the environmental conservation efforts of families living in protected areas of the State of Amazonas. People voluntarily join the program. - Bolsa Floresta Income : payment of R$140.000 per year per protected area to promote production arrangements and product certification of projects. - Bolsa Floresta Social – annual payment of R$140.000 per protected area, and is directed to education, health, communication and transport matters. - Bolsa Floresta Association: Directed to strengthen and empower the community’s association and social control of the program. - Bolsa Floresta Family: monthly payment of R$50, paid to the woman of the families who signed the voluntary commitment.
• Objective 1
  development, social development
• Objective 2
  biodiversity conservation
• Objective 3
  ND
• Deforestation drivers
  ND
• Type of forest
  ND
• Project activity
  REDD
• Project Type
  REDD
• Details for Afforestation/Reforestation activity
  NA
• Multiple locations?
  Non
• Jurisdiction level 1
  State : Amazonas
• Jurisdiction level 2
  Municipalities: São Sebastião do Uatumã and Itapiranga

Carbon accounting

• Crediting period
  2007-2015
• Period to calculate annual carbon credits
• Annual carbon credits
• Total carbon credits
  ND
• Leakage is expected?
  ND
• Carbon pools included
  ND
• Gasses included
  CO2
• Reference period start year
  ND
• Reference period end year
  ND
• Carbon standard 1
  none

Carbon certification

• Carbon standard 1 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 1 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2
  none
• Carbon standard 2 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 2 Expiry date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3
  none
• Carbon standard 3 Progress
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Publication date
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Weblinks
  ND
• Carbon standard 3 Expiry date
  ND
• Source of information
  http://www.theredddesk.org/countries/brazil/info/activity/bolsa_floresta_program (not accessible as of september, 2014); http://fas-amazonas.org/programa-bolsa-floresta/criacao-e-significado-do-bolsa-floresta/?lang=en; http://blog.cifor.org/21900/conservation-incentive-program-shows-economic-environmental-payoffs-in-brazil#.U84y7kDBrt0

Community level intervention

• Any monetary benefits?
  Yes
• Monetary benefit type
  Conditional
• Monetary benefit detail
  direct reward for being preserving nature: monthly payment of 50 reais (US$30) for families, up to 4000 reais (US$2500) for community associations to support legal income generation activitiesBRL 140,000 (USD 84,916) delivered to the communities to support income generating activities in lne with protected area's management plan (aquaculture, honey production, ecotourism, etc.)
• Provides employment?
  ND
• Are there non-cash benefits?
  Yes
• Economic activities - type
  agriculture
• Is there tenure clarification?
  ND
• Is there environmental education?
  Yes
• Is there forest access restriction or control/monitoring of deforestation?
  Yes
• Is there forest enhancement?
  ND
• Is there community infrastracture improvement?
  Yes
• Is there other community benefits?
  Yes