Preserve 60% of native vegetation

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Native vegetation

60.9

Current 2016

Target 2030

Annual variation (%)

Proportion of the State area with native vegetation (%)

Proportion of the State area with secondary forest (%)

Source: PRODES/INPE, SOS Pantanal, Mapbiomas

Preserved areas -state & biome- 2016

Where are the preserved areas?

The state of Mato Grosso conserves, as of 2016, 57.4% of its natural area. This includes areas in the Amazon forest, savannas in Cerrado and wetlands in Pantanal.

As the plot above shows, 61% of the natural forest of Mato Grosso is still preserved and the state is set to reduce deforestation to less than 570 km² per year by 2030.

53% of the tropical savannas of Mato Grosso in the Cerrado biome are still preserved. In these areas, the PCI plan is set to reach a land disturbance level below 150 km² per year by 2030.

76% of the southern Pantanal wetlands, although the smallest biome in extension in Mato Grosso, is still preserved in its natural form.

Expansion of degraded areas over time

Map of degraded areas by biome (2015)

The figures above show the advance of degraded areas in the biomes of Mato Grosso over the last 15 years. In all cases, the loss of natural areas was more pronounced in the early 2000s. In Cerrado and Pantanal the loss of area has been minimal over the last 5 years. Interact with the dynamic map to see the spatial distribution of natural and disturbed areas over the satellite image.

Degraded areas by municipality (2015)

Reduce deforestation by 90% in 2030

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Deforestation reduction in the Amazon biome

Current 2016

Target 2030

annual variation of reduction (%)

Deforestation (Km²)

Source: PRODES/INPE

Using as a baseline the average deforestation of the Amazon measured for the period 2001-2010 by PRODES, the PCI sets to reduce deforestation by 90% in 2030. This should reduce deforestation from 5,714 km² to 571 km² per year in 2030.

Reducing deforestation in Mato Grosso

The state of Mato Grosso lost large forest extensions in the late 90s and early 00s. Yearly rates of deforestation higher than 7,000 km² were observed by the PRODES system from 2001 to 2005. According to the PCI plan, Mato Grosso is set to reduce deforestation from the 2001-2010 average rate of 5,714 to a maximum of 571 km² per year in 2030.

Mato Grosso has sharply reduced its deforestation rate after 2009, although this reduction is not yet stable. In 2018, the observed deforestation was already 74% less than the baseline 2001-2010. From this point, deforestation should decrease by 55 km² by year to reach the projected goal.

How are municipios doing?

Some municipalities are performing better than others. The stacked plot on the left indicates the contribution of major municipalities to the total deforestation 2011-2015. The municipalities of Colniza, Feliz Natal and Itauba were responsible for 1/4 of the deforestation in 2015.

The map on the right presents normalized deforestation rates. It shows how many hectares of forest were lost for each 1,000 hectares of forest in each municipio in 2015. The municipalities of Itauba, San Alfonso, Serra Nova Dourada, Porto Esperidao and Colider lost more than 18 hectares for every 1000 hectares of forest in 2015.

Decrease in annual deforestation from baseline 2015 (%)

Reduce degradation of Cerrado in 95% by 30

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Degradation in the Cerrado biome

Current 2016

Target 2030

Deforestation (Km²)

Degradation area (%)

Source: SICAR (until 2016) / SIMCAR

Reduce degradation to 95% in Cerrado

The degradation in the Cerrado of Mato Grosso has sharply dropped after 2006. The PCI plan takes as a reference the average land disturbance 2001-2010. In 2016 the degradation of Cerrado was 996 km². To reach the 2030 goal, the land disturbance in Cerrado should drop 6 times its current levels.

Degradation by municipalities in Cerrado

The plot illustrates the yearly land disturbance in Cerrado for the period 2009-2013 with emphasis on the worst performer municipalities (data source for calculations SEMA, 2014). In recent years municipalities like Paranatinga, Cocalinho, Sao Felix do Araguaia and Santa Rita do Trivelato have concentrated land degradation in Cerrado.

Erradicate illegal deforestation by 2020

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Illegal deforestation

Current 2016

% over total

Target 2030

% of unauthorized deforestation of total

Amazon deforested area without authorization in the state (km2)

Cerrado deforested area without authorization in the state (km2)

Source: PRODES/INPE, SEMA

By 2016, SEMA found that 96% of deforestation was done without authorization. 1400 Km² were found in forest areas and 977 Km² in non-forest areas

According to the Brazilian Forest Code, landholders in the Amazon biome are required to conserve 80% of the forest cover of their land as Legal Reserve. The PCI establishes the goal of restoring the legal reserves, and also, reduce the illegal deforestation by 2020. Illegal deforestation is understood as deforestation that reduces the 80% of Legal Reserve required for the property.

Illegal deforestation in Mato Grosso

Illegal deforestation by region

Illegal deforestation by municipality

The magnitude of illegal deforestation

These 3 plots report the illegal deforestation (km²) observed in Mato Grosso state wide, by regions and by municipality for the period 2001-2015. The analysis was implemented using yearly PRODES deforestation data and CAR polygons as of December 2016.

The region plot reveals that high intensity values of deforestation are consistenlty concentrated in regions 1, 2 and 3 in the north, with an important peak of deforestation in region 4 in 2004. Deforestation is still dominant in those regions although, comparatively, region 3 has decreased its deforestation share in recent years.

The last plot reports the illegal deforestion (km²) in a similar fashion to the regional plot. This plots permits to observe how municipios are performing over time. For example, Colniza and Marcelandia still show intense deforestation values among the rest of municipios in 2015.

Implement the rural cadaster

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Rural properties

80.4

Current 2016

Target 2030

Annual variation (%)

Area registered in CAR (%)

Source: SICAR (until 2016) / SIMCAR

Created by law in 2012, the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) is a public electronic register of National scope, mandatory for all rural properties. It aims to integrate the environmental information of the properties and rural properties related to the Areas of Permanent Preservation (APP), restricted use, legal reserve, remnants of forests and other forms of native vegetation as well as consolidated areas. The CAR database should facilitate control, monitoring, economic development and prevent deforestation.

Why is the CAR important?

The CAR is the first step to ensure compliance with the Brazilian Forest Code. This instrument will provide a transparent database which will allow the Government to develop a concrete plan to support those landowners who are compliant and are conserving their forest. It will also allow the Goverment to develop plans to regularize those properties that need to increase its areas of native vegetation to enter into compliance with the Forest Code

What are the benefits for landowners?

Access to agricultural credits, insurance, and priority access to public and private resources

A differencial advantage to access private markets

It enables properties to enter the Environmental Regularization Programme (PRA)

Enables properties to participate in the market of Cotas de Reserva Ambiental (CRA)

Enables properties to request use licenses of native vegetation and to use its legal reserve

Know more...

More information on the CAR, advantages and details on implementation can be found in the CAR website

68
Million hectares registered in CAR

94
% of area registered in CAR

*Indicators extracted from the CAR report updated on 31 January of 2017.

Number of properties by biome

Size of properties by biome

The Ministry of Environment reports an area of 68.64 million hectares registered in the CAR as of January 31 of 2017. This represents a 94% of the total potential area to be incorporated in the CAR. The plots above represent the number of properties registered in the CAR in each biome in the Mato Grosso state according to the shapefiles provided by CAR in December of 2016. A total of 112,167 properties have been registerd in the CAR, 61.2% are located in the Amazon region, 34.7% in Cerrado and 4.1% in Pantanal.

Regarding the size of properties, parcels of less than 100 hectares dominate in the 3 biomes, followed by the properties smaller than 500 hectares. An important number of properties above 1,000 hectares are registered in the state.

Number of properties by municipalities

Area of properties by municipalities

Taking as reference the spatial database provided by CAR, the plots above represent the distribution of the properties registered in the CAR according to their quantity and area sum for each of the 141 municipalities in the state.

Regularize the legal reserve and protected areas

The Forest Code of Brazil is a legal instrument that defines how the land should be used to protect the forest. The code defines the area of native vegetation that each rural property should preserve. Two categories are allocated, Legal Reserve (Reserva Legal) and Permanent protection areas (Área de Preservação Permanente APP).

What are Areas of Permanent Protection -APP?

Areas of permanent protection are areas with an ecological and environmental function. APP are areas that should be preserved around water streams, water reservoirs, lakes, hilltops, mountain slopes, high altitudes, veredas and mangroves. The size (distance in meters) of the APP is defined in the Forest Code for each category of ecological areas. For example, a river 10 meters wide should keep an area of 30 meter of native vegetation on both sides. The categories and sizes of APP can be found at Brazilian Forest Service website.

What is the Legal Reserve?

Is the mandatory area of natural vegetation which each property should allocate in order to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources, ecological processes and protection of biodiversity. In the Amazonia legal the Legal Reserve should be 80% of the property, whereas in Cerrado the Legal Reserve should be 35% of the property.

What is the Programe of Environmental Regulation -PRA?

The PRA will be the instrument that will allow those landowners not meeting the requirements of legal reserve and APP come into compliance with the Forest Code by setting specific time and actions to restore native vegetation.

If a property exceds the required Legal Reserve and APP it is considered as having an environmental surplus while a property falling short of having the required Legal Reserve and APP is considered has having an environmental deficit . The following indicators of surplus and deficit are constructed using CAR data (December, 2016) and the most recent landcover data provided by PRODES and SEMA in Mato Grosso.

Properties compliant with LR

A total of 25,102 properties are compliant with the Legal Reserve requirements in Mato Grosso in 2015. The Forest Code requires 80% Legal Reserve in Amazon and 35% in Cerrado. The following is the number of properties compliant by biome:

0 Total properties compliant

0% Properties in Cerrado

0% Properties in Amazon

0% Properties in Pantanal

Properties non-compliant with LR

A total of 85,534 properties fail to meet the Legal Reserve requirements in Mato Grosso in 2015. The Forest Code requires 80% Legal Reserve in Amazon and 35% in Cerrado. The following is the number of properties non-compliant by biome:

0 Total properties non-compliant

% Properties in Amazon

% Properties in Cerrado

% Properties in Pantanal

Surplus Legal Reserve area by biome

The total surplus are in Mato Grosso is 76,540 km² as of 2015.

Deficit Legal Reserve area by biome

The total deficit area in Mato Grosso is 118,127 km² as of 2015.

The plots above illustrate the distribution of surplus and deficit of Legal Reserve in Mato Grosso by biome. The deficit area in the state is 1.5 times that of the surplus area. 88% of the deficit is concentrated in the Amazon biome 103,908 km² while Cerrado and Pantanal have 12% of the total deficit. Cerrado also concentrates the largest share of surplus area, 58% (44,397 km²) while Amazon has only the 16% of the total surplus area with 12,449 km²

Legal reserve compliance by municipality

Compliance municipality map

Percentage of compliant properties by biome(1997-2015)

The map and the plot show the share of compliant properties with the legal reserve quota by municipality. The municipalities in the Pantanal and Cerrado show better compliance partly due to the more flexible requirement of legal reserve (35%). Meanwhile, with a more stringent legal reserve requirement, fewer properties are meeting the legal reserve requirement in the Amazon biome of the state.

Individual property compliance of Legal Reserve

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80.4

Current 2016

Target 2030

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Increase agricultural production

Mato Grosso is the largest producer of soy and maize in Brazil. The Produce Protect and Include plan has poised the state to achieve a yearly production of 92 million tons by 2030, almost doubling current production (50.1 Mtons in 2015). This is a challenging and ambitious goal, considering that the state also needs to preserve the remaining natural Amazon and Cerrado areas (61% and 53%, respectively).

The plot below illustrates the total production of grains in the state up to 2015 and the projected target towards 2030.

Total production of grains in the state 2000-2015

Mato Grosso currently produces 27.8 MTons of soy and 21.3 MTons of maize, in an estimated area of 12 million hectares. The map below presents the municipal agricultural production (tons) recorded in 2015 for corn, soy and the total productions of grains (including soy, corn and rice).

Livestock productivity

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Livestock productivity

Current 2017

kg/ha

Target 2030

Annual variation (kg/ha)

Pasturelands

2018
19.19 Millions has

Stocking rate

2015
1.23 heads/has

Weight of slaughtered cattle

2015
1,171 Millions kg

Source: IMEA

The Mato Grosso government seeks to increase livestock productivity to 95 kg/ha/year by 2030. Livestock productivity is calculated as the ratio between the total weight of the slaughtered cattle and the grassland areas in a given year. To support a sustainable growth of livestock productivity Mato Grosso will have to use more efficiently its 19.19 million hectares of pastures. The plots and maps below present the estimated cattle population and the cattle heads per hectare in the state and its municipalities.

Extend grain area in pasturelands

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Conversion degraded pastures to crops

9.59

12.5

Current: 2017

M ha

Target: 2030

Annual variation (Mha)

Grain area (Mha)

Source: IMEA/Ampa

The Mato Grosso government seeks to convert degraded pasturelands into grain crops, seeking to replace 12.5 million grassland hectares by 2030. The figure below illustrates the expansion of grain crops (cotton and soybean) over the last years. The variation in the harvested area from 2017 to 2018 was 0.15 million hectares and most of those new areas were established in pasturelands.
The PCI Committee is evaluating the actual rate of this transition using remote sensing observations and field data.The plot below illustrates the harvested area of cotton and soy for the period 2000 to 2018.

Increase in grain harvested area of cotton and soy. Units in million hectares. New agricultural areas should be localized on degraded pastures areas.

Increase grain production

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Yearly Grain agricultural production

Current: 2017

MTons

Target: 2030

Annual variation (Mtons)

Grain production (MTons)

Source: IMEA

Mato Grosso is the largest producer of soy, maize and cotton in Brazil. The Produce Protect and Include plan has poised the state to achieve a yearly production of 92 million tons by 2030, almost doubling current production (60.2 Mtons in 2018). This is a challenging and ambitious goal, considering that the state also needs to preserve the remaining natural Amazon and Cerrado areas.

Production (million tons) of cotton, maize and soybean. The black dot represents the PCI goal for 2030.

Landcover dynamics in the Mato Grosso Amazon region

A major PCI challenge is increasing agricultural production while conserving Cerrado and Amazon ecosystems (60% of the state). Many companies demand “zero deforestation” and “zero illegality” measured at the level of individual farms as they seek to distance themselves from reputational risks. In 2006, most of the buyers of Amazon soybeans joined a “Soy Moratorium”. Through the moratorium, farmers who grew soy on land cleared after July 2006 were no longer able to sell to participating buyers.

These diagrams illustrate land cover transitions in the Amazon using the TerraClass data produced for the years 2004, 2008, 2010 and 2014. The branches of the diagram illustrate conversion from one land cover to the corresponding landcover on the right. The width of the branch represents the magnitude of the conversion. Hover the mouse over the branches to see the actual values.

The first diagram illustrates transitions 2004-2014. The largest share of grasslands have been transferred firstly to Agriculture (14,322 km²) and secondly to secondary vegetation (8,812 km²). Of major concern is the 15,217 km² that were converted from forest into grasslands over the decade. A smaller fraction (3,175 km²) were converted from forest into agriculture.

The second diagram illustrates landcover transitions occurring every 4 years over the decade 2004-2014. This four-step diagram offers a complementary view to the two-steps diagram. It is evident that most of the forest loss over the decade took place between 2004 and 2008 (9,302 km²) while the magnitude of forest lost decreased sharply afterward. A more dynamic transition is taking place recently between grasslands and agriculture and grassland and secondary vegetation.

When did it happen?

31,000 km² are used for agriculture in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso. When was the original forest lost?

Mato Grosso has a total of 31,000 km² dedicated to agriculture in its Amazon region. The diagram illustrates when this deforestation occured according to the PRODES deforestation data. The size of the blocks indicate the contribution of original forest to the cleared areas. More than half of the current agricultural area was lost before 1997. Conversion from forest to agriculture has been decreasing steadly after 2005. In 2015 only 7 km² of forest were destined to agriculture.

Agriculture and Deforestation

Expand the area of sustainable forest management

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Forest management area

Current 2017

M ha

Target 2030

Annual variation (Mha)

Forest area (Mha)

Source: SEMA

The Mato Grosso government seeks to expand the area of sustainable forest management up to 6 Millions hectares in 2030.

Expand planted forests in open areas

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Area of planted forests

259

800

Current 2018

Thousands hectares

Target 2030

Annual variation (Kha)

Area of planted forests (Kha)

Source: IBGE

The Mato Grosso government seeks to extend the area of planted forest in already cleared land in 800,000 hectares by 2030.

The most recent estimate of the area planted in Mato Grosso is 258,805 hectares in 2018. 72.6% of this area has been planted with eucalyptus and the rest with teak.

Increase timber production in planted forests

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Production of planted forests

1.52

11.75

Current 2016

Millions m³

Target 2030

Annual variation (Mm³)

Production volume (Mm³)

Source: IBGE

The Mato Grosso government seeks to increase wood production in planted forest to reach 11,75 Millions m³ by 2030. With this target, the production of planted forests should be increased by 140% to meet the goals set by the state government.

Ampliar Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER)

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

% famílias atendidas por ATER

30.2

100

Current 2016

familias

Target 2030

Annual variation (%)

% famílias atendidas por ATER

Source: Empresa Mato-Grossense de pesquisa, assistência e extensão rural (EMPAER -SEAF)

O governo do Mato Grosso busca ampliar o atendimento de Assistência Técnica e Extensão Rural (ATER) da agricultura familiar para 100% das famílias até 2030.

Technical assistance by municipality 2016

Family farming share in institutional markets

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Family Farming products in PNAE

13.3

Current 2016

Target 2030

Percentage (%) of Family Farming products sold in PNAE/total

Number of families

Source: National School Feeding Program (PNAE), FNDE and Conab

PNAE y PAA value 2015-2018

Value of family farming products in PNAE

Value of family farming products in PAA

Increase credit access to smallholders

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

Yearly access to finance for family farming

876.4

1,300

Current 2016

R$ millions

Target 2030

Annual variation (R$ Million)

R$ millions

Source: Bacen

The Mato Grosso government seeks to increase credit access from R$ 411 million to R$ 1,300 million per year by 2030

Land regularization of family farming parcels

Source: Governo Mato Grosso/Gcom-MT

% of titled parcels in federal settlements

Current 2018

Target 2030

% of titled parcels in state settlements

Current 2016

Target 2030

Federal parcels titled variation	State parcels titled variation

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Source: Land Institute of the State of Mato Grosso - Intermat. National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform - INCRA

The Mato Grosso government seeks to regularize land ownership of 70% of the smallholder parcels by 2030

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The Mato Grosso PCI strategy

The PCI Strategy is based on a wide set of targets that aim to conciliate a sustainable low carbon economy with environmental conservation and social productive inclusion, contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

What is the PCI strategy about?

The PCI is the world's largest example of a 'jurisdictional' approach to sustainable development. With a solid scenario of forest and rural development, its potential positive impacts are globally significant. For example, it would avoid carbon dioxide emissions of approximately four billion tons by 2030, which is larger than the US Clean Power Plan. The PCI monitor website informs on the progress of the state towards the PCI goals and the implementation of a state wide sustainable strategy.

How far are we?

Mato Grosso has reduced deforestation more than any other state in the Brazilian Amazon, avoiding emissions of more than two billion tons of CO2. This progress is especially significant since it was accomplished while soy and beef production continued to grow. This monitoring platform will tell you more.

Who is helping?

The PCI process is a multi-stakeholder process. It includes organizations from the public, private and civil society sector. The PCI State Committee includes about 43 organizations of those sectors as indicated in the "Partners" section.

Preserved areas -state & biome- 2016

Where are the preserved areas?

Expansion of degraded areas over time

Map of degraded areas by biome (2015)

Degraded areas by municipality (2015)

Reducing deforestation in Mato Grosso

How are municipios doing?

Decrease in annual deforestation from baseline 2015 (%)

Reduce degradation to 95% in Cerrado

Degradation by municipalities in Cerrado

Illegal deforestation in Mato Grosso

Illegal deforestation by region

Illegal deforestation by municipality

The magnitude of illegal deforestation

Number of properties by biome

Size of properties by biome

Number of properties by municipalities

Area of properties by municipalities

Properties compliant with LR

Properties non-compliant with LR

Surplus Legal Reserve area by biome

Deficit Legal Reserve area by biome

Legal reserve compliance by municipality

Compliance municipality map

Percentage of compliant properties by biome(1997-2015)

Individual property compliance of Legal Reserve

Total production of grains in the state 2000-2015

Landcover dynamics in the Mato Grosso Amazon region

When did it happen?

31,000 km2 are used for agriculture in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso. When was the original forest lost?

Agriculture and Deforestation

Technical assistance by municipality 2016

PNAE y PAA value 2015-2018

Value of family farming products in PNAE

Value of family farming products in PAA

The Mato Grosso PCI strategy

The PCI Dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Include dashboard

The PCI Regional Dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

Conserve dashboard

Produce dashboard

The path towards the PCI 2030

Interactive map

State and municipality profiles

Partners

Documents

Monitoring criteria

2017-07

Technical note on monitoring

2018-03

Results 2015/2016/2017/2018

2018-03

31,000 km² are used for agriculture in the Amazon region of Mato Grosso. When was the original forest lost?