O Código Florestal é o principal instrumento legal do Brasil para cumprir seus objetivos de redução de emissão de gases do efeito estufa. Contudo, ele precisa ser totalmente implementado. Uma análise divulgada pelo Observatório do Código Florestal na COP 21 detalha seus desafios e suas oportunidades.
Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies
Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies
Large-scale land governance and environmental monitoring are huge challenges for tropical countries with significant forest cover. In this discussion paper, we analyzed the conditions and achievements of the implementation of the Brazilian Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). CAR was an important breakthrough of the Native Vegetation Protection Law for environmental monitoring in Brazil.