Brazil is vulnerable to climate change due to its complex, biologically diverse ecosystems, especially the Brazilian Amazon, which covers an area that is roughly the size of Western Europe. The annual deforestation rate in Brazil’s Amazon plunged from nearly 11,000 square miles in 2004 to 1,700 square miles in 2012 – an 84 percent decline. Despite these challenges, the Government of Brazil has made commitments to restore and protect forest landscapes, and has demonstrated progress in on-the-ground restoration and supportive policy conditions. The Bonn Challenge Barometer of Progress is an IUCN-led protocol that will complement restoration efforts at multiple scales and by a range of actors. Brazil is one of the seven countries that the Barometer will profile. The Barometer will profile leadership and quantifiable progress on FLR in support of the Bonn Challenge and equip pledgers and partners with information to accelerate action and address implementation bottlenecks.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
FLR

Region
Americas

Biome
Tropical

Forest Type
Degraded forest

Primary Designated Function
Multiple use