The Sustainable Settlements Project (PAS –Projeto Assentamentos Sustentáveis in Portuguese) was initiated in 2012, with the support of the Amazon Fund and the FVPP (Live, Produce and Preserve Foundation in the Portuguese acronym), with the challenge of proposing and implementing a model that associates increased income for family farmers and reduced deforestation levels in Land Reform.
How forest data catalysed change in four successful case studies
How forest data catalysed change in four successful case studies
This paper presents four case studies in which forest data catalysed shifts in public policy and corporate activities. Brazil greatly reduced deforestation during the period between 2005 and 2014; Cameroon introduced a structured forest concessions regime; Viet Nam...