Studies and Research

Pathways to the Future We Want | Green Financing: The Brazilian Panorama

  • 21 october 2014

In this article, Erika Pinto, Osvaldo Stella, and Paulo Moutinho present some of the main economic instruments and financial incentives set forth by Brazilian law, which are used by governments at the national and sub-national levels. The authors highlight the strain put on natural resources by the present economic model and emphasize the need to switch from production cycles that pollute and are obsolete in regards to sustainability to more environmentally conscious alternatives.

In this article, Erika Pinto, Osvaldo Stella, and Paulo Moutinho present some of the main economic instruments and financial incentives set forth by Brazilian law, which are used by governments at the national and sub-national levels. The authors highlight the strain put on natural resources by the present economic model and emphasize the need to switch from production cycles that pollute and are obsolete in regards to sustainability to more environmentally conscious alternatives.

Participants in this publication

Erika Pinto
Researcher and Project Manager at the Amazon Environmental Research Institute

Osvaldo Stella
Program Director for the Amazon Environmental Research Institute

Paulo Moutinho
CEO of the Amazon Environmental Research Institute

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