Brazil's Forest Code – Assessment 2012-2016

21 de dezembro de 2016

dez 21, 2016

After almost five years, the Forest Code brought about important progress to land use regulation in rural estate properties. But there is an infinity of challenges ahead for Brazil to actually advance in the implementation of the Code.

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