Environmental preservation, protection of water resources, sustainable production to guarantee food security for the population are the main themes presented by the Acre Government delegation at the 31st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP31), taking place in Antalya, Turkey. Governor Mailza Assis (PP) traveled accompanied by secretaries and heads of bodies.
The event started this Monday (9) and continues until November 20. During the conference, Acre intends to present environmental projects, discuss alternatives to reconcile production and conservation and seek international financing for initiatives in the state of Acre.
In a video published on social media, upon arriving in Turkey, Mailza defended Acre's participation in the meeting and stated that the discussions involve issues that go beyond forest protection.
Still in the video, the governor also mentioned topics such as soil conservation and financing opportunities for public policies. "Acre needs to participate, our forest is standing and we need to develop our state", he says.
One of the projects presented by Acre at the opening of the conference involves the implementation of solar energy systems in isolated communities. The proposal seeks to attract investments to reduce dependence on thermoelectric plants fueled with diesel oil.
At the conference, the Secretary of the Environment, Leonardo Carvalho highlighted the situation of municipalities such as Jordão, where a ferry sank and spilled oil across the river, as well as Marechal Thaumaturgo, Porto Walter and Santa Rosa do Purus, in the interior of Acre, which do not have the National Interconnected System.
"We still have municipalities that use fossil fuel, we even had an incident in Jordão this year, and it ended up creating some disruption, all to keep the city with electricity. That's why we took advantage of the round table to say Acre is ready to receive investments," he said.
Another proposal that the government intends to present to potential investors is the forest concession of approximately 429.7 thousand hectares of state areas in Tarauacá, approximately 400km from Rio Branco. The project envisages the sustainable exploitation of forest resources in the region.
According to Carvalho, the idea is to generate jobs for isolated communities. The concession must be developed with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), the Brazilian Forest Service and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
"With this participation, we want to see projects for our isolated municipalities, so that we have clean, constant energy and with the guarantee that we have a quality service for the population. That's what we came to do here, discuss projects and bring benefits to the population", he adds.
Although the conference focuses on climate change, rural production is also part of Acre's programming. The government intends to present low-carbon agriculture and livestock initiatives, aiming to increase productivity in areas already open and prevent the spread of deforestation.
Among the actions mentioned are the ABC+ Plan, aimed at adopting low-carbon technologies in agriculture, and the Livestock + Efficient program. Strengthening production chains such as cocoa, Brazil nuts, rubber and coffee also appears among the strategies.
Participation occurs in a context in which the state government tries to associate the growth of agricultural production with the preservation of the forest, an argument that also appears in Mailza's defense of economic development.
Furthermore, the program also includes a panel dedicated to the indigenous peoples of Acre, with discussions about territory, identity and protagonism in the climate agenda. The proposal is to present initiatives developed in the villages and discuss adaptation measures to climate change.
With this, according to the proposal, the government also intends to highlight the participation of these communities in environmental conservation and forest maintenance. Among the indicators that the delegation intends to present at the conference is the reduction in deforestation.
According to a preliminary estimate from the Satellite Monitoring Project for Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (Prodes), from the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe), the state recorded 252 square kilometers of deforested area in the period 2025/2026.
The result represents a reduction of 22% compared to the previous period and approximately 70% compared to 2021/2022, when 840 square kilometers were recorded. Despite the projects, participation in COP31 does not mean that the resources are already guaranteed.
