s:933:"%0 General %F CIFORHQ 7928 %C Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF) %X 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 & governancePart of NE Brazil’s MATOPIBA region: agricultural frontier of Cerrado spanning Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí, & Bahia statesAgriculture & ranching represent majority of land use; private landowners active in soy & livestock sectors influence local & national politics2008-2017: 947,287 ha of natural forest converted to soy & livestock areas3rd 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 ";