The objective of the present work was to study the influence of carbon credits on the financial viability of three forest projects. The analyzed projects were: heveiculture, eucalyptus and pinus for production of natural rubber, cellulose and resin, respectively. The Net Present Value (NPV), the Internal Return Rate (IRR), the Soil Expected Value (SEV) and the Equivalent Annual Value (EAV) were the indicators used in the financial evaluation, using a discount rate of 10% a year. The results of this work demonstrated that with this rate, the projects of eucalyptus and pinus were viable without additional resources from the CERs (Certificates of Emissions Reduced), and the inclusion of the carbon credits induced an increase in their financial viability. The heveiculture project was shown to be viable only with the Certificates of Carbon. The income coming from the sale of CERs increased the financial viability of the three projects considerably, even considering the CO2 ton at US$3,00. In case of ratification of the Kyoto Protocol, there will be an increment in the price paid for ton of CO2, which in turn will increase the contribution of CERs in forest projects.
Financial viability; carbon credits; Kyoto Protocol
