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- Newest Brazilian state, located in the Tocantins-Araguaia Hydrographic Region (largest watershed entirely within Brazilian territory)
- Comprised of Amazon (13%) & Cerrado (87%) biomes, each with distinct environmental policies & governance
- Part of NE Brazil’s MATOPIBA region: agricultural frontier of Cerrado spanning Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, & Bahia states
- Agriculture & ranching represent majority of land use; private landowners active in soy & livestock sectors influence local & national politics
- 2008-2017: 947,287 ha of natural forest converted to soy & livestock areas
- 3rd ranking state in terms of number of contracts under the national Low-Carbon Agriculture Plan (ABC), with 784 contracts (signed 2018-2019) totaling ~USD 44 million in finance
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Source
C. Stickler et al. (eds.). 2020. The State of Jurisdictional Sustainability
Publisher
Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF)
Publication year
2020
Authors
de los Rios, M.; Crisostomo, A.C.; David, O.; Stickler, C.
Geographic
Brazil
