Implementing Selo Verde (Green Label) platform and CAR 2.0 system in Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Led by: Centro de Inteligência Territorial - CIT 
Consortium partner: Centro de Sensoriamento Remoto - CSR 
Sector: Finance
Implementation period: May 2023 - December 2024

 

Despite the Brazilian Forest Code requiring state environmental agencies to verify the integrity of self-reported landowner data, progress in validating these records remained limited, even a decade after the Code's revision. Through SeloVerde MG and CAR 2.0, all 1,052,900 rural environmental registries have been automatically analysed, enhancing transparency in compliance with national legislation and supporting due diligence in relevant supply chains. 

By integrating socio-environmental data from federal and state agencies, land-use maps, and satellite imagery, over 1 million rural properties were analysed, to assess compliance with Brazil's forest legislation. This enhanced transparency enables the Minas Gerais state government to plan and prioritise the regularization of non-conformities efficiently. In addition, agricultural stakeholders—including farmers, traders and international buyers—now have free access to comprehensive environmental reports to attest to free-deforestation and traceable agricultural products. 

“The development of the SeloVerde MG and CAR 2.0 platforms, in partnership with the Minas Gerais government, has established the state as a frontrunner in environmental transparency and traceability across major agricultural supply chains. These science-driven solutions offer civil society, the agricultural sector, and national and international authorities free access to detailed farm-level data statewide. This fosters accountability, supports environmental protection, and demonstrates compliance with Brazil's environmental regulations.”
 
Dr. Felipe Nunes, President-Director - Centro de Inteligência Territorial
 

Main results

  • Development of a MRV protocol to quantify the emissions from deforestation and degradation in savannas and forest formations.

  • Improvements to a pre-existing MRV web-tool (CCAL) were made in order to make MRV data and results available for the targeted states. Through workshops, meetings and seminars we showcased the tool to not only the states we wanted to support but also to stakeholders and other relevant organisations involved in the jurisdictional REDD+ in Brazil. 

  • Liason with Amazon states representatives and other stakeholders along to hold more than 20 meetings online, 10 in-person meetings, and three in-person workshops.