Benefit Sharing

The benefit sharing strategy of the State of Tocantins’ Jurisdictional REDD+ Program will define how the resources from the sale of jurisdictional carbon credits will be used to generate benefits for Tocantins society.

All those who contribute to reducing forest carbon emissions will benefit from the Program, whether through the sustainable use of natural resources, the adoption of low-emission production practices, the conservation of carbon stocks in native vegetation, or the implementation of public policies.

Beneficiaries Include:

Indigenous
Peoples

Traditional Peoples and Communities

Family
Farmers

Small, Medium, and Large Rural Producers

Government of the State of Tocantins

The state of Tocantins prepared a benefit sharing proposal, considering the following aspects:

Principles of Justice and Equity

Respect for Cultural Diversity and Strengthening Identity

Distribution of different groups in the State territory

“Stock to flow” methodology

(which seeks to include both those who traditionally conserve forest carbon stocks and those who reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation)

Conducted using the stock-flow methodology, the initial analysis suggests that an equitable and effective distribution of resources from the sale of jurisdictional carbon credits should allocate 50% of the resources to efforts to control illegal deforestation and forest degradation by the State government. The remaining 50% would be distributed equally among Indigenous peoples, quilombolas, traditional peoples and communities, and family farmers (PIQPCTAFs), and small, medium and large producers in the agriculture and livestock sectors.

Three Subprograms will be created to serve each beneficiary category, which will be financed with the respective percentages of revenue from the sale of jurisdictional credits.

The benefit sharing proposal and the design of the subprograms will undergo a comprehensive public consultation process, with the participation of all interested parties to gather suggestions for improving the strategy and subprograms presented.

After the public consultation process, the final text of the benefit sharing strategy and subprograms, including the adjustments to be made after the interested parties have expressed their views, will be submitted for discussion and approval by the State Environmental Council (COEMA), the consultative and deliberative body of the governance system of the Jurisdictional REDD+ Program of the State of Tocantins.