Conserving the Amazon in Brazil

This May, Cujubim celebrated the opening of a new Manoa Daycare Centre, serving approximately 370 children and offering a modern, welcoming space where they can learn, play, and grow with quality and comfort.

Company director, Murilo Granemann, highlighted the company's commitment to the municipality and emphasised the importance of investing in education.

“We arrived here in Cujubim in 1996 and have always sought to invest more and more in the municipality to contribute to its growth. The daycare centre is much more than a construction project; it's a legacy for the future. These children will grow up, graduate, and help build the future of Cujubim, and we are very happy to be able to contribute,” he stated.

The daycare centre represents a major step forward for education in Cujubim and a strong example of what's possible when the private and public sectors work together to expand investments in education, promote quality of life, and strengthen social development in Cujubim.

• Achieved final Verra approval on Jul 03, 2026 for CCB Validation, CCB Verification, and VCS Verification for the 2023–2024 monitoring period

• Updated VCS Project Description (V7) on May 21, 2026, incorporating revised stakeholder engagement and implementation schedules

The Manoa Impact report was recently launched, outlining the project activities for the first half of the year.

Some key highlights:

• In 2025, 50 people were employed (25 permanent and 25 temporary), all formally registered.
• From January 1st to September 30th 2024, the project avoided approximately 2 million tCO2e.
• More than 450 species have been recorded within the project area, 20 of which are listed under some level of threat according to the IUCN.

On June 17, 2025, CEFLOM, Manoa’s Forest Education Centre, welcomed students from Antonio Francisco Lisboa State School for a day of educational activities and lectures. Topics included reduced-impact logging, sustainable forest management, and the Manoa REDD+ project. The sessions were led by a forestry engineer and two biologists, aiming to inspire students and foster interest in forest conservation.

Manoa is a haven in the middle of a rapidly disappearing rainforest.

The team visited the site and carried out a field assessment checklist to validate our desk-based project assessment. They came away with a lot of technical learnings, particularly regarding the project’s leakage and its additionality.

Especially impressive at Manoa is the social impact - including funding APAE, a centre for children with special educational needs, and the building of a new daycare for >370 kids, opening in Cujubim next year.

• Concluded the 21-month monitoring period spanning Jan 01, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
• Avoided 7,662.95 hectares of deforestation and generated 2,276,210 tCO2e in net emission reductions

• Initiated construction of the Manoa Daycare in Cujubim to enhance local education infrastructure

Manoa was invited by the Municipal Department of Education to present its contributions to the municipality on the topic of education committed to social justice, the protection of biodiversity, sustainable socio-environmental development to guarantee quality of life on the planet, and the fight against inequalities and poverty.

• Presented project achievements at the 6th Municipal Education Conference and held stakeholder informational sessions
• Conducted formal feedback meetings with neighboring landowners regarding fire prevention and sustainable pasture management
• Held a 30-day public consultation period from Dec 20, 2024 to Jan 19, 2025

• Hosted 50 students from EMEF Brandão Vilela and EE Antônio Francisco Lisboa at CEFLOM for environmental education workshops
• Hosted FAO consultant Dr. César Sabogal for a 3-day field evaluation to document Manoa's long-term commercial viability as a sustainable forestry model

• Conducted REDD+ educational sessions for 31 Fazenda Manoa employees before audit field activities
• Delivered week-long occupational health, safety, and first-aid training in partnership with SESI
• Completed on-site verification audit field inspections covering forest boundaries, High Conservation Value (HCV) areas, and stakeholder interviews

This ended 30th September 2024

• During the monitored period, the project prevented the emission of 3,902,120 tCO2eq and avoided the deforestation of 3.569 hectares.

• Launched the second 6-year baseline period (Jan 01, 2023 – Dec 31, 2028) with updated deforestation baseline models
• Revalidated Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards under Gold Level criteria for Climate Change Adaptation and Exceptional Biodiversity

• Achieved dual VCS and CCB validation covering the 2013–2052 project crediting framework (audited by Rainforest Alliance)
• Successfully verified 541,077 tCO2e in net GHG emission reductions for the first monitoring period (Jan 01, 2013 – Dec 31, 2016)

• Completed forest carbon stock inventory surveys, establishing a baseline density of 532.9 tCO2e/ha
• Finalised the initial VCS Project Description document for validation review

• Initiated continuous political and community stakeholder engagement programs
• Inaugurated the Forestry Study Centre (CEFLOM) in Jul 2014 and hosted the 1st REDD+ Workshop
• Completed comprehensive socioeconomic, biodiversity, and baseline technical field studies across the 72,661-hectare property

• Initiated the official 40-year project crediting period running from Jan 01, 2013 to Dec 31, 2052
• Launched the first 10-year baseline period for greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting under the Avoided Unplanned Deforestation (AUD) framework