Abstract

Brazil plays a key role in global climate governance through Payment for Environmental Services (PES) and REDD+ initiatives. This paper analyzes Acre’s System of Incentives for Environmental Services (SISA) and its ISA Carbono Program, a jurisdictional REDD+ framework linking forest conservation with the sustainable development of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. It explores how ISA Carbono reflects convergences between Indigenous worldviews and Western climate mitigation approaches, particularly through the adaptation of its benefit-sharing structure to the ART/TREES methodology and Acre’s engagement in the LEAF Coalition. Addressing a gap in climate finance, the paper examines how Indigenous perceptions and agency shape emerging benefit-sharing mechanisms and assesses whether these align with global standards for equitable and sustainable climate governance. Acre’s experience offers insights for integrating Indigenous perspectives into climate policy frameworks.

Keywords

Green Economy Climatic Colonialism REDD Indigenous Peoples Benefit Sharing