23.Jun.2015
Simpósio
OpenNESS-Cana
Analândia - SP
Biofuel farming and mandatory native vegetation areas
in the state of São Paulo, Brazil: towards a PES-scheme?
David M. Lapola – UNESP
Joerg Priess – UFZ
Patricia Pinho – USP
Gleiciani B. Patricio - UNESP
Rafaela A. Silva – UNESP
Moara C. Teixeira – UNESP
Renata, Débora, Renata, Júlia, Graco
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The Brazilian Forest Code Law
Example of São José farm
Legal Reserve
(20% of farm area)
Areas of Permanent
Preservation - APP
• riparian forests
• steep alopes (>45º)
• hilltop areas
Rio Claro
Land use in study region:
No public protected areas!
~47% sugarcane
~22% pastures
~22% forests (native and planted)
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New Forest Code Compliance Level
Compliance
level in study
region:
-75% !
Soares-Filho et al. 2014
ESS in the New Forest Code
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Identification?
Valuation?
Funding source?
Institutional arrangement?
OpenNESS-Cana case study objectives
To investigate the feasibility of operationalizing a
PES scheme in São Paulo sugarcane belt
From the...
• Political/institutional
• Financial
• Technical
...perspectives.
Taking the municipality of Rio Claro as an exemplary case
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Methods in a blink
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Stakeholder workshops
1st in Mar.2014: Farmers-oriented; 2nd in Mar.2015: Decision-makers-oriented
Interviews with farmers
The ESS providers
Technical visits to farms
Identification and mapping of ESS
Meetings with decision-makers
Legal and institutional framework
Public Opinion Survey
The ESS beneficiaries
Land-Use Modeling
Environmental gains and financial demands
Pollination experiments
ESS Valuation and food security
OpenNESS-Cana case study objectives
Is a PES Scheme feasible in RC region?
Yes or No?
Why?
Environmental/Economic/Social
gains/drawbacks?
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OpenNESS-Cana output plan (project end: Dec.2016)
Outcome
#
Topic
Leadauthor
Required steps
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Deadline/Sta
tus
1
General intro to OpenNESSCana
Rafa
Final formatting
Ready for
submission
2
Value of pollination for crop
production in RC
Glei
. Conduct experiments in
winter/summer
. Estimate production
values
Feb/2016
3
Decomposing farmer’s
perception on ESS/PES
Moara
. Finish interviews
. Scotland?
. Analysis
Jul/2015
Aug/2015
Jan/2016
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On the environmental
dividends of a PES scheme
in Sao Paulo’s sugarcane
belt
Rafa/Glei
. Valuation method
. Ruling of PES
. Data requirements
. GIS modeling
(Germany?)
Nov/2015
Nov/2015
Feb/2016
Mar/16-Dec/16
Glei
ESTIMAP run
Jun/2016
Renata
. LU-Map
. ESS-Bundles
Dec/2015
Jun/2016
Débora
Urban-PES possibilities
Jun/2016
David/Joe
rg
Continue meetings with
stakeholders/
Workshops
Late 2016
/Early 2017
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Summary of OpenNESSCana results
Julia? Renata M.? Graco?