REDD+ Brasil

The government of Brazil hosts its side event at COP 20 in Lima today, a quarter past one P.M. at local time. It will bring together high officials from ACTO countries, highlight the results of cooperative efforts currently undertaken by the countries as well as showcase Brazil´s submission of its Forest Reference Emission Levels (FREL) for results based payments in the Amazonian biome. Monitoring the Amazon forest: a regional undertaking built on the Brazilian experience. Date: December 10th, 2014, Wednesday Time: 13:15—14:45 Location: Room Maranga More details: ACTO countries are developing a regional deforestation map to help formulate their respective national forest monitoring systems based on the Brazilian experience in the use of remotely sensed data. Brazils FREL offers a consistent time series for accurate approach for measuring REDD+ results.  Speakers: Dr. Izabella Teixeira, Minister of Environment of Brazil; Mr. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Minister of Environment of Peru and COP20 President; Ministers of Environment of ACTO Member Countries; Mr. Robby Ramlakhan, Secretary General of ACTO, Dr. Carlos Klink Secretary of Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment, Brazil; representatives of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE, Brazil) and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES).