The year 2025 marks a historic moment for Brazil with the COP 30, where discussions will focus heavily on climate change. The most sensitive topics include deforestation, fires, and greenhouse gas emissions, with a special focus on the Amazon Rainforest and the Cerrado.
In the Cerrado, municipalities in Maranhão and Piauí—still considered agricultural frontiers—continue to have the highest rates of deforested areas. It was in this context that the FAPCEN team took part on Globo Rural’s reporting on a rural property certified by the Round Table on Responsible Soy (RTRS).
The objective was to demonstrate, in practice, how to fight against a critical problem that has generated great global concern: Certification. The goal was to demonstrate how internal procedures are carried out on a property to meet the requirements, understand the difficulties involved in achieving compliance with internationally mandated principles and criteria, and experience firsthand the logistical challenges, such as poor roads and long distances between hub cities and production areas.
FAPCEN presented concrete results that demonstrate the transformative potential of certification: regional recognition, legal certainty, strengthening of socio-environmental initiatives, and employee engagement—a unique management model that stands out as a benchmark for sustainable development in the Cerrado.
