Side Event

The Potential of the ARPA program in reducing deforestation and associated carbon emissions in the Brazilian Amazon

Organizer
WWF International

Date and Time
28 May 2008 13:15 - 14:45

Meeting
Ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9)

An event in which the WWF and IPAM will present the conclusion of a study related to the potential of the ARPA Program in reducing deforestation and associated carbon emissions in the Brazilian Amazon. The study includes an evaluation of the historical effect of ARPA Program in the management of protected areas and the direct and indirect reduction of emissions in many scenarios of protected areas expansions.