Brazil launched the “Low-Carbon Agriculture” Plan and a special line of credit: the ABC Program. However, the program has been slow in getting off the ground. To understand why, the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM) conducted more than forty interviews with members of various producer, cooperative, association and industry groups, as well as the government.

Esse livro representa o esforço de um grupo de colaboradores que acredita que reduzir as emissões de gases de efeito estufa produzidos pelo desmatamento e por incêndios florestais, dentro dos parâmetros da UNFCCC, é uma urgente necessidade.