Climate Smart Agriculture:A Case Study in Sustainable Intensification from Brazil

Erin Myers Madeira Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

Essentials for Sustainable Landscapes

1. Demand Signals2. Supportive regulatory frameworks and governance3. Technical assistance 4. Financial Incentives5. Involvement of communities and stakeholders

São Félix do Xingu Municipality

Forest Cover 2001

Key developments in Brazil Supportive policies and governance

• National remote sensing program to monitor deforestation

• Increased enforcement of compliance with Forest Code • CAR creates accountability at the property-level for

deforestation

Key developments in Brazil Financial incentives

• “Black List” of worst deforesting municipalities places financial penalties on municipality and creates urgency

Technical Assistance

• Practices that improve productivity• Register properties in CAR

• Cost effective• US$ 0.10/ha to set up; Annual cost is 10% of set-up

• TNC registered 32,000 properties in CAR

Meaningful engagement of all stakeholders

• Commission to end illegal deforestation

• Technical assistance for small holders

Sao Felix moving to sustainable development trajectory

• Deforestation reduced 75%

• 87% of properties registered in CAR

• Technical assistance

• Improved livelihoods

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Registered Areas Increasing, Deforestation Decreasing in São Félix do Xingu

Opportunities for intensification

• Increasing productivity to 1.25 head/ha could free up 20M ha for crop production

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Private sector collaboration is key for scaling

• Piloting supply chain sustainability• Important of extension service networks

How to scale up?

• 80% Latin America herd in Brazil, Colombia, Mexico and Argentina

• Demand Signals• Supportive regulatory frameworks and governance• Technical assistance • Financial Incentives• Involvement of communities and stakeholders

Thank youemadeira@tnc.org