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We are delighted to have such strong partners join us in answering the call from the Ministers of Agriculture of the Americas to help build capacity in the region to access the climate finance that is so critical to enable agriculture to take even greater climate action. Through this Partnership, small and medium-sized producers in the region will have tools and support to access climate financing; and, the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean will be closer to fulfilling their international commitments in environmental matters, giving a signal to the world that here agriculture is moving steadily towards sustainability.

From AAPRESID we are keen on supporting initiatives that help our farmers to access carbon markets. This would mean an important step towards acknowledging the enormous effort they make every day to reduce their emissions and maximize carbon sequestration in their soils, through practices such as no-till, live and diverse agriculture. An effort that is not being recognized so far.

The agricultural sector across the LAC region holds the potential for attracting significant private investment through innovative climate finance mechanisms such as the voluntary carbon market. However, technical support is needed to enable local governments, farmers and landowners to participate and access benefits. This was VCMI’s original motivation behind supporting this project – we are delighted to see it now expand into a broader Partnership that can help implement and scale opportunities that have been identified.

The Partnership for Agricultural Carbon is an important step forward in offering tangible natural climate solutions and enhancing food security. We are delighted to see agriculture and forestry coming together– that is, agroforestry — through the Partnership.

Supporting smallholder farmers in their climate transition by linking them to the voluntary carbon market is Acorn’s priority in the LAC region. Together with our partners, we can promote climate smart agricultural practices such as agroforestry to combat climate change, food insecurity, and land degradation. We need all hands on deck and welcome the Partnership for Agricultural Carbon as a step in the right direction.

The agri-food sector of the Americas has enormous potential to simultaneously provide solutions to two of the greatest global challenges of our time: climate change and food security. Financing is key to being able to enhance these capabilities on the scale and timeframe that the world needs. At GPS we believe that the Platform is a great initiative to promote this objective.

We are proud to be a member of this Partnership. It holds great potential to raise the much-needed finance for transforming the agri-food sector in Latin America – a sector that has not been sufficiently tapped into in the global efforts to address climate change, enhance resilience, and deliver on Sustainable Development Goals. Today, only 4.3 percent of global climate finance is committed for the agri-food sector. We need orders of magnitude more finance to take meaningful action at scale – both globally and in the region. Carbon markets can make an important contribution to mobilizing funds for a much-needed transition towards a sustainable land sector. And this Partnership is a catalyst for that.

Gold Standard is proud to be part of this vital new partnership. By harnessing the power of carbon finance, we can unlock the potential of sustainable agriculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. This initiative not only addresses the urgent need for climate resilience and carbon reduction but also supports the livelihoods of local farmers, ensuring that the benefits of carbon markets reach those who need them the most.