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BRAZIL – THE SOYBEAN SECTOR IN THE BR-163 ROAD INFLUENCE AREA

BRAZIL – THE SOYBEAN SECTOR IN THE BR-163 ROAD INFLUENCE AREA. Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development. Second Review Meeting Geneva, September 21-22, 2005. Background (1). Original focus. Soybean sector in the context of Amazon Sustainable Development Plan (PAS).

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BRAZIL – THE SOYBEAN SECTOR IN THE BR-163 ROAD INFLUENCE AREA

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  1. BRAZIL – THE SOYBEAN SECTOR IN THE BR-163 ROAD INFLUENCE AREA Integrated Assessment and Planning for Sustainable Development Second Review Meeting Geneva, September 21-22, 2005

  2. Background (1) Original focus • Soybean sector in the context of Amazon Sustainable Development Plan (PAS). • New investment policy for the Amazon region, by the new federal government; • Soybean export investment interests, major economic changes in the region.

  3. Background (2) Original Focus - Objectives • Objectives: • Addressing sustainable agriculture, environmental management, poverty alleviation, and sustainable trade promotion. • Assessing the planning procedural and substantive aspects of the plan that take into account social, economic and environmental linkages and causalities. • Introducing legitimate participatory methods in the planning process and decision-making that involve all relevant stakeholders.

  4. Background (3) New Focus • Soybean sector in the BR-163 influence area • Creation of GTI-BR163 -Interministerial Group to formulate sustainable development plan • Clear political interest (government and private sector -PPP) • Urgency

  5. Background (4) New Focus - Objectives • Objectives: • Assess the economic, social and environmental impacts of the pavement of the BR163 highway in its influence area • Assess the soybean sector as the driving force of the economy in the region • Draw relevant policy recommendations • Why? • More Focused • Feasible

  6. Background (5) Key policy scenarios • Competitive globalisation scenario • Foster competitive integration in the globalised market • Strong governance • Distributivist scenario • Regulatory and incentive policies addressing social inequalities • Strong governance • Critical scenario • No policies to address reduction of negative impacts • Weak governance

  7. Background (6) Productive sector • Soybean sector for the scenario 1 - competitive globalisation • Main beneficiary of the pavement and other infrastructure investments in the region; • High international commodity demand; • Increasing competitiveness - technical capability of occupying degraded pastureland.

  8. Background (7) Key Methods • Review of existing aproaches and methods to address social, economic and environmental impacts - substantive aspects • New geography theoretical approach to examine territorial dynamics in the Amazon region (Becker) • Linkages of land grabbing, BR163 and agribusiness (Oliveira, Castro) • Linkages between deforestation and the BR3 highway (Nepstad, Fearnside) • Stakeholders mapping - planning process aspects.

  9. Background (8) Implementation Process • First National Workshop to launch the project and discuss key issues with stakeholders • Install the Steering Committee - MoE, MoNI, CDS, UNEP/Brazil • February’s Mid Term Review inputs • Methodological discussion - review priority areas, tools. • Terms of Reference and Consultant selection • Implementation

  10. Assessment framework

  11. Economic , Social, and Environmental effects

  12. Recommendations (1) - Policy making process • Gain IAP Project recognition as a valid exercise to help the improvement of the Sustainable BR163 planning process • Call attention to the institutional reforms needed for the success of the plan • Practical measures from the Sustainable BR163 planners to adopt the IAP Project recommendations • Establish transparent decision-making process

  13. Recommendations (2) - Policy making process • Improve indigenous peoples and local communities participation in public consultations • Improve coordination of the implementation and monitoring process, introducing IA as a regular method of assessment and monitoring tool

  14. Enabling conditions • 2nd National Workshop - call all key stakeholders to discuss and validate the recommendations (general guidelines) - National Project • High level talks to include the recommendation in the actual process of GTI members planning. • Initiate complementary study to select key social, economic and environmental indicators and elaborate a monitoring system, using the assessment framework proposed - Project + • When - this year

  15. Lessons learned (1) • A. Selection of the planning process - not too many and complex issues, with too many interministerial partnerships. Problem of focus • B. Good understanding of the IAP methodology, especially by the implementing institution, is crucial: previous exercise in the choice of tools, detailed procedures and approaches are key aspect to be observed before the implementation. • C. Selection of implementing institutions - clear compromise

  16. Lessons learned (2) • D. Academic excelency of the consultants can be innovative in tools and approaches, and produce good results • E. • F

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