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Brazilian Senate passes Bolsonaro-era voluntary carbon measure for public forest concessions

Published 23:34 on May 3, 2023  /  Last updated at 03:10 on May 4, 2023  / William Koblensky Varela /  Americas, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday voted in favour of legislation allowing the sale of voluntary carbon credits from public forest concessions, leaving only President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to sign his predecessor's bill into law.
The Brazilian Senate on Tuesday voted in favour of legislation allowing the sale of voluntary carbon credits from public forest concessions, leaving only President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to sign his predecessor's bill into law.


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