To offset our GHG emissions in 2024, we support the Santa Maria project, which
seeks to restore and conserve ecosystems. A REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest
Degradation) carbon project of the Avoided Unplanned Deforestation (AUD) type, aiming at the forest
conservation in view of illegal deforestation pressure from external agents.
Launched in 2009, Santa Maria has been successful in containing deforestation in
the critical region where it operates. Located in the arc of deforestation, it acts as a natural
barrier between the growing city of Colniza and the southern part of the Igarapés do Juruena Park
(PEIJU) - an essential gateway to a mosaic of conservation units in southern Amazonas.
For calculating offset, we chose to adopt a conservative approach, recalculating
the baseline from the actual deforestation data observed during the period between 2015 and 2018.
Based on these results, we conclude that it will be necessary to retire 1.9 VCUs from this period to
achieve the desired climate benefit.