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Strategies to ReduceDeforestation in Brazil

From controlling illegal deforestation to the challenge of

sustainable production in the country’s forests and savannas

Strategies to ReduceDeforestation in BrazilFrom controlling illegal deforestation to the challenge of sustainable production in the country’s forests and savannas

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Foreword

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Department for Policies against Deforestation

Ministry of Environment

Federal Republic of Brazil

Dilma Roussef

Michel Temer

Ministry of Environment (MMA)

Izabella Teixeira

Francisco Gaetani

Mauro Oliveira Pires

Juliana Ferreira Simões

Nazaré Soares

Research and writing:Coordination:Maps:Translation:Graphic Design:Printing:Contributors:

Cover Photos

Publication edited under the responsibility of the Department for Policies against Deforestation of the Brazilian Ministry of

Environment with support from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH of the Ministry

for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Summary

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Strategies to Reduce Deforestation in Brazil

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1. The deforestation issue in the Amazon and the Cerrado

illegal deforestation and promote the sustainable use of natural resources in the region

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2. The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm)

Close to 73% of the 24.7 million

live in cities

Deforestationin Legal Amazon

Source: Ministry of Environment

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2. The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon (PPCDAm)

Deforestation alerts with approximate estimates of the area affected and its location are emitted periodically by the Deter System in order for enforce-ment and compliance activities to be undertaken

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3. The advances in the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon over recent years

Operation against illegal deforesta-tion: measures adopted as of 2007 avoided uncontrolled deforestation

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3. The advances in the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon over recent years

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in the PPCDAm

Source: Ministry of Environment

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3. The advances in the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon over recent years

Image of clearcutting: suspension of authori-zations for new defor-

one of the measures adopted in 2007

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supporting the transition to a sustainable economy

public services delivery in priority municipalities in order to encour-age sustainable production

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3. The advances in the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon over recent years

Plan aims at consolidating sustainable markets for products originating from Brazilian socio-biodiversity

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Source: Ministry of Environment

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3. The advances in the Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Amazon over recent years

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4. The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation and Forest Fires in the Cerrado (PPCerrado)

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Combating illegal charcoal production using raw materials

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4. The Action Plan for Prevention and Control of Deforestation and Forest Fires in the Cerrado (PPCerrado)

ARPA

BNDES

CAR

COFA

Deter

ECLAC

Funbio

GEF

GIZ

Ibama

ICMBio

INPE

IPEA

MDA

MMA

MPF

PAS

PNMC

PPA

PPCDAm

PPCerrado

PPG-7

Prodes

SFB

UNFCCC