Main assumptions for the various scenarios, including governance [illegal deforestation control (IDC) in the Amazon (Amz) and the Atlantic Forest (AtlF) biomes; FC, rigorous enforcement of the FC in the whole country, which includes IDC in all Brazil’s biomes, obligatory forest restoration, and compensation by the CRA], compliance with the SoyM, and different starting dates for the extension of the SoyM to the Cerrado.
Scenarios | Governance IDC | SoyM compliance | Starting date of the SoyM in the Cerrado | |
Amazon | Cerrado | |||
Baseline | Amz and AtlF | Full | No | – |
SoyM | Amz and AtlF | Full | Full | 2020 |
FC | Brazil | Full | No | – |
SoyM-15 | Amz and AtlF | Full | Full | 2015 |
SoyM-25 | Amz and AtlF | Full | Full | 2025 |