Amazônia 2030
Amazônia 2030 is an initiative by Brazilian researchers that seeks to develop an action plan for the sustainable development of the Brazilian Amazon. Our objective is to promote higher standards of economic and human development and to achieve the sustainable use of resources by 2030.
Climate Policy Initiative/PUC-Rio is one of the coordinators of Amazon 2030. This is a joint initiative of the CPI, the Economics Department of PUC-Rio, the Instituto do Homem e do Meio Ambiente da Amazônia (IMAZON), and the Centro de Empreendedorismo da Amazônia.
Featured work
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Bioeconomy in the Amazon: Conceptual, Regulatory and Institutional Analysis
Researchers from the Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio), in partnership with AMZ2030, have studied the concept of bioeconomy, mapped national and international policies and strategies on the topic, and analyzed the main regulatory frameworks and governance institutions associated with this activity in Brazil.
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Carbon and the Fate of the Amazon
The carbon market is an efficient strategy in combating the climate crisis in Brazil, with global impacts to change the vocation of the forest, avoiding the tipping point.
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BNDES in the Legal Amazon
In this brief researchers from CPI/PUC-Rio analyze the performance of BNDES in the Legal Amazon from 2009 to 2019. The analysis shows that the Bank directed its investments to the electric power generation sector in the region.
