In November 14, 2017, the Ministry for Environment of Brazil and the Legal Amazon State Governors Forum, besides the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the Amazon Fund and the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), invited governments, private sector and civil society to discuss the challenges and the opportunities to achieve the Amazon sustainable development. This report summaries the participation of the Amazon-Bonn speakers.
Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies
Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies
Large-scale land governance and environmental monitoring are huge challenges for tropical countries with significant forest cover. In this discussion paper, we analyzed the conditions and achievements of the implementation of the Brazilian Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). CAR was an important breakthrough of the Native Vegetation Protection Law for environmental monitoring in Brazil.