The Amazon is approaching a critical limit due to the combination of deforestation, global warming, and fires, reinforcing the urgency of increasing investments capable of conserving, restoring, and generating value from the standing forest. The factsheet presents the potential of... Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) As a relevant part of the response to the climate crisis, the publication highlights conservation projects via REDD+, reforestation, and strengthening bioeconomy supply chains, as well as the role of the carbon market in directing resources to these initiatives. It also brings together challenges and opportunities for expanding private investment in the Amazon, including regulatory, methodological, reputational, and financing issues, while emphasizing Brazil's potential in offering carbon credits, generating jobs, innovation, and integrating carbon conservation technologies into corporate strategies. The material also presents the next steps of the Amazon Working Group in building a roadmap aimed at catalyzing investments in the protection and restoration of natural capital, with benefits for climate, biodiversity, and communities.
