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.
Limits of Brazil’s Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation
Limits of Brazil’s Forest Code as a means to end illegal deforestation
While CAR land properties initially exhibited reductions in deforestation compared with unregistered landholdings, the difference diminished over time. Furthermore, only 6% of CAR landowners who were interviewed acted to restore illegally cleared portions of their properties, a key component of CAR and SICAR