Check the progress of the main work carried out by the Coalition’s Task Forces between 2023 and 2025. In addition to the activities listed below, all groups also monitor the implementation of the movement’s proposals with the new governments, as detailed in the document “The Brazil of Tomorrow“.

This Dashboard is updated quarterly. Last update: 12/02/2025.

Bioeconomy
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Participation in a consortium with CEBDS, Instituto Arapyaú and TNC, supported by the UK PACT program, to contribute to the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA) in developing the national bioeconomy and sociobiodiversity policy and plans;
  • Monitoring of bills related to the agenda as they move through the National Congress;
  • Engagement with partner organizations working on bioeconomy, such as the Pan-Amazonian Network and the Amazon Concertation Initiative, with the aim of enhancing advocacy on this agenda;
  • Participation in a civil society task force in support of the G20 Bioeconomy Initiative Group;
  • Drafting and technical validation of a substitute text for PLP 150/2022, which proposes the National Bioeconomy Policy.
Completed
  • Holding a workshop and submitting contributions from the Coalition and CEBDS to the second phase of the Public Consultation on the National Bioeconomy Development Plan (PNDBio);
  • Participation in three events at COP 30 — the panel “Bioeconomy Public Policies,” the launch of the Prospera Sociobioeconomy program, and the Bioeconomy Connections Forum;
  • Publication of the report “Sustainable Sociobioeconomy Innovation Territories”, produced by the Coalition’s Bioeconomy Task Force and the Amazon Concertation Initiative, in partnership with Partners for the Amazon (PPA), as a result of the series of recorded workshops;
  • Participation in the National Sociobioeconomy Seminar, held on August 2025. The event brought together leaders from Indigenous peoples, traditional communities, family farmers, civil society organizations, the private sector, academia, and government.
Carbon Markets
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Debate and advocacy regarding the regulation of Bill 182/2024, which establishes the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE);
  • Engagement with government actors on carbon markets.
Completed
  • Holding a task force workshop dedicated to discussing the regulation and operationalization of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement;
  • Publication of the Coalition’s position paper on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, in which the network advocates for Brazil to assume a leadership role in its regulation and in the promotion of Nature-based Solutions, proposing guidelines to strengthen governance, transparency, and the attraction of high-impact climate investments;
  • Publication of a position paper on PL 182/2024, advocating for the establishment of clear guidelines and for its swift approval in Congress;
  • Joining the Ministry of Agriculture and Supply’s (Mapa) Sustainable Agrocarbon Thematic Chamber, within a dedicated working group on the carbon market.
Fighting Deforestation
About the Task Force
In progress
Completed
  • Participation in the XVII Technical-Scientific Seminar of the PPCDAm, which analyzed the plan’s progress, challenges, and priorities, with a focus on its four pillars: territorial and land-use planning; environmental monitoring and enforcement; sustainable productive activities; and regulatory and economic instruments;
  • Hosting the webinar “Coalition Contributions to the Fire Management and Fire Control Agenda”, which brought together experts to discuss the role of the Brazilian Coalition as a multisectoral convener in fire-control efforts — a major driver of deforestation;
  • Definition, within the Task Force, of priority actions among those outlined in the “Brazil without Deforestation” document, with the aim of deepening the debate on their implementation.
Food Security
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Execution of a study that will contribute to the development of the SUATER Bill, guiding ATER governance in Brazil with a focus on family farming;
  • Contributions to the Sectoral Plan for Family Farming, part of the Climate Adaptation Plan, in collaboration with the Coalition’s Climate Working Group;
  • Participation in FOLU Brazil (The Food and Land Use Coalition), a global coalition working to accelerate the transformation of food and land-use systems.
Completed
  • Organization of and participation in events on regenerative agriculture and the transition of food systems in Brazil during COP 30;
  • Preparation of contributions to the SUATER Bill, following an invitation from the Ministry of Agrarian Development, in partnership with Pacto contra a Fome and Purpose;
  • Participation in “Workshop 1 – Innovations and the Landscape of Regenerative Agriculture in Brazil”, promoted by the Regenerative Agriculture Task Force of the UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Agriculture Working Group – Brazil Network;
  • Submission of contributions to the Ministry of Social Development, Family and Fight Against Hunger (MDS) on the Reference Framework for Food Systems and Climate;
  • Mapping of deliberative councils and public policies related to the food systems transition agenda, to inform strategic planning for the group’s advocacy.
Forest Code
About the Task Force
In progress
    

  • Advocacy through the Pact for the Forest Code, a national initiative involving multiple stakeholders aimed at establishing planning and targets for the implementation of the law;
  • Systematic monitoring of the implementation of the Forest Code;
  • Monitoring and discussions on legal actions related to the Forest Code;
  • Monitoring of bills under review in the National Congress related to the Forest Code;
  • Coordination with the Brazilian Association of State Environmental Entities (Abema) regarding ADPF (Claim of Non-Compliance with a Fundamental Precept) 743 and proposals for implementing the Forest Code.
Completed
  • Holding the Pact for the Forest Code event at the auditorium of the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI) in October 2025, in Brasília. The event brought together representatives from civil society organizations, the private sector, and public authorities, who highlighted the urgency of implementing the Forest Code at a national scale;
  • Coalition’s endorsement of the Public Manifesto for the Revocation of Decree nº 12,689/2025, which suspends for four years the requirement for georeferencing and certification of rural properties in the country;
  • Participation in the launch of the first issuances of Environmental Reserve Quotas (CRAs);
  • Publication of a position paper on PL 36/2021, which proposes extending the deadline for small farmers to register in the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) in order to qualify for the benefits of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA).
Forest Concessions
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Engagement with different stakeholders to advance discussions on guarantees, financing, and concessions for forest restoration;
  • Monitoring developments in the regulation of Law 14,590/2023, through Decree 12,046/2024. Key points identified for further examination include ARR and REDD+, guarantees, and financing;
  • Preparation of a technical brief in defense of forest concessions as a strategic instrument for the sustainable management of public forests.
Completed
  • Support for the technical visit “Forest Concessions in Practice | Evidence + Experiences” to the Ebata facility in Belém during COP 30;
  • Contributions to the public hearing on the Bom Futuro National Forest (Flona Bom Futuro) in Rondônia;
  • Advocacy regarding Decree 12,046/2024, which regulates Law 14,590/2023 and increases the economic attractiveness of forest concessions;
  • Organization of a high-level meeting with government actors — BNDES and SFB — civil society, and the private sector on the forest concession project of Flona Bom Futuro;
  • Holding a meeting on forest concessions with senior representatives from MMA, ICMBio, SFB, civil society, and the private sector, addressing the critical situation of areas under concession — particularly Flona Bom Futuro — and reinforcing the urgency of measures to ensure security and stability in this model.
Green Finance
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Advocacy based on the Coalition’s contributions to the 2025/2026 Plano Safra and to the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy;
  • Advocacy on sustainability criteria with the Central Bank of Brazil and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM).
Completed
  • Meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) to discuss and promote actions related to the Caminho Verde Brasil program;
  • Submission of the Coalition’s contributions to the 2025/2026 Plano Safra to the Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa) and Agrarian Development and Family Farming (MDA);
  • Presentation of contributions to the Thematic Chamber on the Modernization of Credit and Agribusiness Risk Management Instruments (ModerCred/Mapa);
  • Submission of contributions to the action plan for the development of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy.
Landholding
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Analysis of a study on overlaps between Indigenous Lands (TIs) and rural properties.
Completed
  • Endorsement of the manifesto calling for the revocation of Decree nª 12,689/2025, which suspends for four years the requirement for georeferencing and certification of rural properties in the country;
  • Holding the internal workshop “Indigenous Dialogues”, which addressed the reconciliation between the rights of traditional peoples and the actions of good-faith landowners in the context of Indigenous Land demarcation, with a focus on coexistence in rural areas and legal certainty;
  • Presentation of the study on overlaps between Indigenous Lands and rural properties to Funai, along with the collection of suggestions for next steps.
Payment for Environmental Services (PES)
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Coordination for the development of the Payment for Environmental Services Observatory (OPSA, in Portuguese acronym) through the organization of meetings with the leadership of the PES Task Force and partner organizations, as well as leading selection processes for hiring technical support;
  • Engagement with public authorities regarding the regulation of the Payment for Environmental Services Law (Law 14,119/2021).
Completed
  • Organization of and participation in two OPSA launch events at COP 30;
  • Participation in the 1st In-Person Meeting of the OPSA Network in August 2025, in Brasília. The gathering brought together 98 participants from different sectors at the MMA auditorium to discuss challenges, advances, and perspectives for the Observatory;
  • Participation in the “Consultative Dialogues on Payment for Environmental Services”, organized by the Secretariat of Bioeconomy of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA), and meetings with ministry representatives regarding the regulation of the PES Law;
  • Holding a meeting with the MMA to present and discuss the draft decree regulating Law No. 14,119/2021, which establishes the National PES Policy, currently under public consultation.
Restoration
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Advocacy for the implementation of Brazil’s National Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery (Planaveg 2025–2028);
  • Coordination with the Silviculture of Native Species Task Force to support the revision of Normative Instruction nº 17/2017 on seeds and seedlings of native species, together with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (MMA);
  • Participation of the Restoration Observatory in the co-leadership of the Monitoring and Intelligence Technical Chamber of the National Commission for the Recovery of Native Vegetation (Conaveg).
Completed
  • Organization and participation, during COP 30, in a series of events on productive restoration, the potential of the forest economy, and large-scale restoration as a climate solution;
  • Coordination with MMA’s Forest Department and restoration-focused collectives to support Coalition advocacy in Planaveg;
  • Organization of a workshop on Parameters for Restoration Monitoring, conducted by the Restoration Observatory in partnership with collectives and organizations with strategic roles in the agenda;
  • Participation and contributions to a technical-scientific workshop organized by FAO, in partnership with MMA, on advances in developing the geospatial monitoring system for Planaveg 2025–2028;
  • Interoperability between the Observatory and the official monitoring platform of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and Target 2 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (FERM);
  • Publication of a policy brief on the use of non-mandatory restoration data for official MMA monitoring;
  • Participation and contributions — including from related task forces — in the Conaveg technical chambers that provided the technical basis for revising Planaveg;
  • Participation in the Advisory Council of the GEF/Proveg (MMA) project, responsible for developing the Restaura Biomas Project.
Silviculture of Native Species
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Participation in the Working Group (WG) of the Alliance for Restoration in the Amazon on the native silviculture agenda;
  • Coordination with the Restoration Task Force in supporting the revision of Normative Instruction nº 17/2017 on seeds and seedlings of native species, together with the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change;
  • Coordination with the Brazilian Forest Service for the implementation of activities under a technical cooperation agreement, whose main deliverables include: the development of an online course (EaD) focused on training multipliers in native silviculture; the preparation of investment packages to attract funding for the activity; and actions related to the forest concessions agenda;
  • Coordination with Ibama to adjust the National System for the Control of the Origin of Forest Products (Sinaflor), aiming to facilitate the registration of native species plantations;
  • Support to the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) in mapping degraded areas within Conservation Units, to identify priority areas for restoration;
  • Implementation of research sites under the Research and Development Program on Silviculture of Native Species (PP&D-SEN), funded by resources obtained from the Bezos Earth Fund;
  • Holding recurring meetings of the Native Species WG with the government of Espírito Santo, aimed at establishing a silviculture hub in the state;
  • Coordination related to the submission of a Technical Note on adapting Bahia’s legal framework for the economic planting of native species;
  • Support to the Floresta+Sustentável Plan, including the signing of a Letter of Intent with the Secretariat for Development and Innovation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (SDI/Mapa).
Completed
  • Support to the Alliance for Restoration in the Amazon in launching a position paper on native silviculture as a tool for restoration, released during COP 30;
  • Organization of a panel on “Silviculture of Native Species and Regulatory Policy” at COP 30;
  • Organization of a government delegation to the company Symbiosis Sustainable Investments in southern Bahia, with the aim of helping unlock regulatory bottlenecks for native silviculture;
  • Dialogue to present and promote the native silviculture agenda with the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), Funai, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), the Ministry of the Environment (MMA), the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Family Agriculture (MDA), and the Ministry of Indigenous Peoples (MPI);
  • Organization of an event with Partnership for Forests — led by Systemiq and Palladium — dedicated to reflecting on the main barriers faced by the native silviculture sector and collectively building paths to overcome them;
  • Submission of contributions to the technical chambers of Conaveg (National Council for the Restoration of Native Vegetation) in the process of reviewing Planaveg 2025–2028;
  • Co-organization of a workshop with WWF on “Challenges and Opportunities to Enable the Market for Planted Tropical Timber” in São Paulo, with approximately 30 stakeholders;
  • Regulatory changes in Espírito Santo resulting from the Native Species WG: publication of a normative instruction eliminating the requirement for technical reports for the planting of native trees; and amendment of state law allowing the waiver of the forest fee for the exploitation of native trees.
Traceability and Transparency
About the Task Force
In progress
  • Implementation of actions under the advocacy strategy for the creation of a national policy on traceability and transparency in livestock supply chains: stakeholder engagement, communication initiatives, continuous dialogue promotion, cross-sector alignment, and participation in technical chambers and councils with civil society representation;
  • Monitoring the development of the AgroBrasil+Sustentável Platform, led by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (Mapa), to ensure the tool incorporates the inputs required to comply with international regulations (such as the EUDR and others);
  • Development of a study on the technical and operational challenges for implementing the CAR–GTA integration in strategic states.
Completed
  • Publication and delivery to Mapa of the study “Requirements Mapping for the Agro Brasil + Sustainable (AB+S) Platform”;
  • Organization of the event “Can Brazil Deliver Traceable Commodities?”, in partnership with GTFI and MBPS, at COP 30;
  • Launch of the publication “Soy Traceability in Brazil: Proposals for an Integrated National System”;
  • Organization of the workshop “Future of Cattle Supply Chain Traceability”, in partnership with GTFI and MBPS;
  • Launch of the first version of the Traceability Hub on the Coalition’s website;
  • Preparation and delivery to Mapa of a proposal for a new legal basis enabling individual traceability of cattle;
  • Organization of the in-person workshop “Advancing Soy Traceability”, in partnership with Abiove and supported by TFA, Proforest, GIZ, and the Bezos Earth Fund;
  • Participation, in partnership with MBPS, in Mapa’s Working Group responsible for drafting a strategic plan to implement a public policy for individual traceability of cattle and buffalo.
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