What Permian Brasil does

Permian Brasil is a São Paulo-based, privately held forestry project developer and Brazilian subsidiary of UK-based Permian Global, founded in 2011 to protect and regenerate threatened tropical forests, principally in the Brazilian Amazon. The company's flagship is the Forest Conservation Project at the RESEX Rio Cautário in Rondônia, covering over 146,000 hectares in shared management with traditional extractivist communities; Permian Brasil also deploys complementary biodiversity monitoring, assisted natural regeneration, agroforestry restoration, and community engagement services. Core products are Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) — premium, corporate-grade carbon credits issued under the VCS standard with Triple Gold CCB (Climate, Community, Biodiversity) certification from Verra — sold through direct enterprise engagement to corporations seeking to complement their decarbonization strategies, alongside long-term Payment for Environmental Services (PSA) flows to community guardian families over 30–40 year horizons.

The company operates across the carbon value chain from project finance, design (PD), and inventory to commercialization, supported by a technology stack that includes 7 years of GIS/Remote Sensing capability, drones with thermal/multispectral cameras, camera traps, autonomous sound recorders, and land/river/air surveillance vehicles for fire detection and continuous area monitoring. Revenue mechanics are transaction-based, take-rate-style sale of certified VERs to corporate buyers, with revenues funding community PSA, employment, and socioeconomic programs. Customers are principally global corporations with net-zero commitments, partnered traditional communities receiving PSA, and government/public agencies co-managing protected areas. The team is small (~17–29 personnel) and multidisciplinary, combining Amazon forest science expertise with corporate operating backgrounds in supply chain, finance, legal, and communications.

Name

Permian Brasil

Legal name

Permian Brasil

Website

https://permianbrasil.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Permian Brasil is a São Paulo-based forestry project developer and subsidiary of Permian Global that develops and sells VCS-certified, Triple Gold CCB premium carbon credits from tropical forest conservation in the Brazilian Amazon to corporate decarbonization buyers, in partnership with traditional extractivist communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forest Carbon Credit Development

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153), Support Activities for Forestry (11531), Support Activities for Forestry (115310)

SIC

Forestry (800), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Avoided Conversion & Ecosystem Protection (REDD+, Blue Carbon Conservation) (EUABABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Carbon Sequestration & Forest Carbon Credits (AFAMAMAA), Forest Carbon Projects & Ecosystem Services (Carbon Credits, Biodiversity) (IMAMAAAJ), Carbon Forestry Project Development & Origination (Afforestation/Reforestation/IFM) (IMAMAJAD)

Keywords

• Forest carbon credits
• Verified emission reductions
• REDD+ project development
• Nature-based climate solutions
• Carbon credit verification

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) / Carbon Credits: Permian Brasil generates revenue through the creation and sale of Verified Emission Reductions (VERs), which are quantifiable emissions that would have been released into the atmosphere if deforestation and forest degradation had occurred without the project. Companies seeking to reduce their carbon emissions purchase these credits to offset emissions they have not yet been able to eliminate. Projects are verified against the VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and CCB (Climate, Community, Biodiversity) standards by Verra.
2. Payment for Environmental Services (PSA): Revenue sharing with traditional communities through monthly Payment for Environmental Services (PSA) for guardian families over 40 years, funded by carbon credit revenues generated by the project.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Permian Brasil develops and commercializes forest carbon projects in the Brazilian Amazon, generating Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) / carbon credits certified to VCS and Triple Gold CCB standards by Verra. The company finances and operates projects in threatened forest areas to avoid deforestation and degradation, selling the resulting premium carbon credits to private sector corporations seeking to complement their decarbonization strategies. Its flagship project is the RESEX Rio Cautário Forest Conservation Project in Rondônia, covering over 146,000 hectares in partnership with traditional extractivist communities.

Product overview

Permian Brasil operates as a forestry carbon project developer offering a portfolio of interconnected products and services focused on protecting and regenerating threatened tropical forests in the Brazilian Amazon. The core offerings include Forest Carbon Projects designed to VCS (Verified Carbon Standard) and CCB (Climate, Community, Biodiversity) Triple Gold standards, generating Verified Emission Reductions (VERs/Carbon Credits) for corporate decarbonization strategies. The company also implements the Rio Cautário Conservation Project, a specific 146,000+ hectare initiative in partnership with extractivist communities, combining biodiversity monitoring, fire prevention technology, and Payments for Environmental Services (PSA). Community Engagement Programs and Biodiversity Monitoring Services support the conservation work by empowering local populations and using technologies such as camera traps, drones, and remote sensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forest Carbon Projects (Projetos de Carbono Florestal) Conservation projects in areas where existing forests are at risk of land-use change or reduced carbon storage. These projects focus on protecting tropical forests before they are degraded or deforested, preventing business-as-usual emissions scenarios through avoided emissions.
• Verified Emission Reductions (VERs) / Carbon Credits Verified Emission Reductions generated through avoided deforestation and forest degradation. These carbon credits enable corporations to complement their decarbonization strategies by offsetting emissions they have not yet reduced.
• Nature-Based Climate Solutions (Soluções Climáticas Baseadas na Natureza) Actions to protect, sustainably manage, or restore natural ecosystems to safeguard the environment and services such as carbon storage in biomass. The company develops forest carbon projects in threatened Amazon areas to avoid emissions and reduce greenhouse gases.
• RESEX Rio Cautário Forest Conservation Project (Projeto de Conservação Florestal da Resex do Rio Cautário) Shared management conservation project developed in partnership with communities of the Rio Cautário State Extractivist Reserve in Rondônia, Brazil. Protects and restores over 146,000 hectares of Amazon forest through avoided deforestation, fire prevention, restoration of degraded areas, and Payments for Environmental Services (PSA) to local families.
• Community Engagement Programs (Programas de Engajamento Comunitário) Community involvement programs including Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (CLPI), stakeholder mapping, socioeconomic assessments, impact evaluations, and community engagement plans that empower local populations through sustainable livelihood development.
• Biodiversity Monitoring Programs (Programas de Monitoramento da Biodiversidade) Biodiversity conservation programs including High Conservation Value (HCV) species protection, camera traps, autonomous sound recorders, drones with thermal/multispectral cameras, and remote sensing technologies for ecosystem monitoring and protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 146,000 hectares of Amazon forest protected and more than 300 residents benefiting from the RESEX Rio Cautário project alone.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• UCBio 2026minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Permian Brasil is a supporter of UCBio 2026, one of Brazil's main events dedicated to biodiversity conservation, protected areas, and climate solutions for the Amazon and other Brazilian biomes. At the event, Permian Brasil operates a booth for experience exchange and will launch its Biodiversity Game inspired by the animals of RESEX Rio Cautário.
• Traditional Extractivist Communities of RESEX Rio CautáriocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Permian Brasil partners with traditional extractivist communities in the State Extractivist Reserve of Rio Cautário in Rondônia, Brazil. Communities are co-developers and co-managers of the forest conservation project. They receive PSA (Payment for Environmental Services) payments, employment, capacity building, and socioeconomic support. In return, communities are responsible for forest conservation, maintaining sustainable extractivism bases including chestnut collection, rubber extraction, copaíba oil extraction, and açaí and cassava cultivation.
• Permian GlobalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Permian Brasil is a subsidiary of Permian Global, established in 2011. Permian Global manages forest conservation projects worldwide, providing the institutional framework, global strategy, standards, and oversight for Permian Brasil's forest carbon projects. The relationship enables access to global best practices, international standards, and cross-border knowledge sharing across Permian's operations in multiple countries.
• Governments and Public AgenciescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermian Brasil works in partnership with governments, public agencies, civil society organizations, and the private sector for project development. The shared management model with the RESEX Rio Cautário involves government bodies, and projects contribute to public policy objectives including ODS alignment.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mombak: Mombak is a Brazilian company developing native species reforestation projects in the Amazon and Cerrado with associated high-quality carbon credits. Comparable in geography, customer base (corporate offtakers), and nature-based carbon credit model.
• Terra Global Capital: Terra Global Capital develops and finances REDD+ and other nature-based carbon projects globally, with a focus on tropical forests. Directly comparable as a forest carbon project developer serving corporate buyers with high-integrity REDD+ credits.
• Carbonext: Carbonext is a Brazilian carbon credit developer and platform focused on nature-based solutions in the Amazon and other biomes. Directly comparable to Permian Brasil as a Brazilian forest carbon project developer serving corporate decarbonization buyers.
• re.green: re.green is a Brazilian Amazon-focused reforestation and managed forestry company generating verified carbon credits at scale. Directly comparable as a Brazilian Amazon reforestation/forest carbon credit developer targeting corporate buyers.
• Biofílica Ambipar Environment: Biofílica is one of Brazil's largest native forest restoration companies, developing REDD+ and ARR projects and selling carbon credits to corporate buyers. Highly comparable business model, customer base, and Brazilian Amazon focus.

Emerging players

• Pachama: Pachama is a technology-enabled carbon credit marketplace connecting corporate buyers with forest carbon projects globally, including in Brazil. Comparable buyer/supplier overlap, though operating as a marketplace rather than a project developer.
• Sylvera: Sylvera provides independent ratings and data on voluntary carbon credits, including forest carbon projects. Comparable in being part of the integrity infrastructure around corporate forest credit purchases, though operates as an analytics/ratings provider rather than project developer.

Broad incumbents

• South Pole Group: South Pole is a large global climate solutions provider developing and brokering nature-based carbon projects across multiple regions. Comparable in serving corporate net-zero buyers with forest carbon credits, but operating at much larger scale across many geographies and asset types.
• Permian Global: Permian Global is the UK-based parent organization of Permian Brasil, running forest conservation projects across multiple continents. Highly comparable activity and standards, though operating globally rather than as a Brazil-specific subsidiary.

Regional players

• Forest Carbon Ltd: Forest Carbon is a UK-based company developing voluntary carbon credits through woodland creation and management projects. Comparable in business model and customer base, though focused on UK temperate forestry rather than tropical forests.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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