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Building Brazil’s National Restoration Monitoring System: Data, Partnerships and Geospatial Intelligence for Biodiversity Targets

Location: Small Room

Organizers: Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

Restoration only counts if it can be measured. As countries report on Target 2 of the Global Biodiversity Framework, credible monitoring systems are becoming essential for transparency, finance and accountability. Brazil is building a national restoration monitoring system that combines government data, civil society platforms such as the Restoration Observatory, and geospatial intelligence. This session presents how this system is being designed, the partnerships behind it, its alignment with international frameworks such as FAO's Framework for Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring (FERM), and lessons for other countries seeking to track restoration progress.

  • Tainah Godoy

    Institutional Relations Coordinator, Restoration Observatory / Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

    (Moderator)

  • Yelena Finegold

    Ecosystem Restoration Monitoring Thematic Lead, FAO

  • Thiago Belote

    Director, Department of Forests, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil (MMA)

  • Rodrigo Lima

    Managing Partner, Agroicone