BNDES Launches Second Phase of ProFloresta+ to Buy Restoration Carbon Credits

Overview

• BNDES announced the new phase at the Fórum Econômico da Transformação Ecológica Brasileira on Thursday, July 2, 2026, opening a public call for buyer interest and planning a competitive auction later this year.
• The bank says the scheme could mobilize up to R$6 billion in carbon‑credit contracts, restore as much as 60,000 hectares across all Brazilian biomes, and sequester about 19 million tonnes of CO2.
• The design shifts from a single‑anchor buyer model to a multi‑buyer competitive auction that invites firms from oil and gas, mining, steel, chemicals and other sectors to purchase high‑integrity restoration credits.
• BNDES will offer long‑term financing to winning restoration developers mainly through the Fundo Clima, and reports R$14 billion already committed to its forest strategy with a target to reach R$20 billion.
• Officials say the program aims to standardize public, auditable contracts to boost confidence in voluntary restoration credits, scale tree planting and rural jobs, and create a tested model to watch as the auction and supplier selection proceed.