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Protection and Production THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY CAR

Protection and Production THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY CAR. Francisco J. B. Oliveira Filho. LAND USE AND OCCUPATION IN BRAZIL. Brasil: 851 M ha. 554 M ha - native vegetation. 198 M ha - pastures. 61 M ha - productive acreage. 38 M ha - urban areas. 65%. 7%. 5%. 23%.

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Protection and Production THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY CAR

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  1. Protection and Production THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY CAR Francisco J. B. Oliveira Filho

  2. LAND USE AND OCCUPATION IN BRAZIL Brasil: 851 M ha 554 M ha - native vegetation 198 M ha - pastures 61 M ha - productive acreage 38 M ha - urban areas 65% 7% 5% 23% Source: MMA/IBGE, 2014

  3. WHAT IS CAR? • Law 12.651/2012 – “New” Forest Code • The Rural Environmental Registry – CAR: • National level • Mandatory for all rural properties • Database for: • - control and monitoring; • - environmental and economic planning • - support to combat deforestation.

  4. PPA river Land available for Agricultural production Legal reserve Permanent Preservation Area and Legal Reserve POLICY FRAMEWORK • Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) are legally-mandated areas within rural properties that must be preserved: riparian vegetation, naturally flooded areas, headwaters, steep slopes, hill tops • Legal reserveis a legallymandated set-asidewithin a rural property. The legal reserve is established at 20-80%

  5. Legal Reserve (LR) 80% 20% 20% 20% 20%

  6. SICAR In 2018, CAR will be mandatory to access funding from the banking system

  7. SICAR - Settlement Forest Consolidated use Deforestation 2015 Forest

  8. CAR NUMBERS IN BRAZIL ~ 430M ha and ~ 4M properties

  9. http://www.car.gov.br/publico/imoveis/index

  10. SOME BENEFITS PRODUCERS ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES • Verify compliance with environmental rules • Lifting of sanctions (If any) • Access to Environmental Adjustment Programs • Certification of forest assets • Differentiate legal and illegal deforestation •   Monitoring and combating deforestation •   Licensing Support •   Formulation of Public Policies •   Better environmental management COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS Choose producers that comply with environmental regulations

  11. SoyMoratorium

  12. NEXT STEPS • IMPROVE INFORMATION ANALYSES • Implement the Analysis Module • Periodic dissemination of information • PUBLIC POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION: • Harmonizing agriculture and environment conservation • Payment for Environmental Services • Establishment of strategies towards conservation: • recovering priority areas • IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

  13. THANK YOU

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