IPAM has the objective to promote the recognition of indigenous peoples and lands as an asset for the country’s development and for the climate balance in public policies, guaranteeing their rights and, as a consequence, the protection of forest and water resources in the Amazon. This document shows the strategies and achieviments.
Land-use in Amazonia and the Cerrado of Brazil
Land-use in Amazonia and the Cerrado of Brazil
The total area and annual rate of native vegetation clearing is greatest in the Cerrado region followed by the Brazilian states of Pará, Mato Grosso, Maranhào and Rondônia. Amazonian forest clearing proceeds most quickly where abundant natural resources...