The objective of the present work was to analyze the economic viability of rubber -cocoa intercropping with and without carbon credits, considering the possibility of this activity to generate Certified Emission Reductions (CERs). The CERs quantification and the economic analysis were accomplished for a 34-year planning horizon, in which the implantation of rubber tree occurred in the first year and cocoa in fourth year of project. The intercropping estimated carbon stock was obtained from arboreal biomass data. The rubber -cocoa intercropping carbon stock was 106.91 tC/ha, which corresponded to 393 CERs/ha. The results lead to the following conclusion: the arboreal biomass carbon stock, particularly of the rubber trees, qualify the rubber-cocoa intercropping as a CERs generation promising activity, making the intercropping an option of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project, with potential for approval by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climatic Changes (UNFCCC).
Hevea brasiliensis; Theobroma cacao carbon project and economical viability
