s:933:"TY General LB CIFORHQ 7928 CY Earth Innovation Institute (EII), Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF) AB 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 ";