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1. MUNICIPALITIES AND POLICIES AGAINST DEFORESTATION IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON.

Author

SOUZA COSTA NEVES, ESTELA MARIA and WHATELY, MARUSSIA

Subjects
*FORESTS & forestry, *ENVIRONMENTAL degradation, *DESERTIFICATION, *CITIES & towns, *LOCAL government
Abstract

This article investigates to what extent have municipalities participated in the national policies that have addressed deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon under the Action Plan for Prevention and Control Plan of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (Plano de Prevenção e Controle do Desmatamento na Amazônia Legal – ppcdam). The study found that even though the design of the federal strategy relegated to municipalities the role of mere “locus” or territory for policy enforcement, in some situations local governments have assumed a leading role and empowered themselves as actors and agents in the fight against deforestation, as a response to the Brazilian federal “priority municipalities list” strategy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2016

2. Rainforest cover.

Subjects
*RAIN forests, *FOREST conservation laws, *FORESTS & forestry, *TRIBES, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy
Abstract

The article reports that the Brazilian state of Pará has announced legal protection for 15 million hectares of Amazonian rainforest. The seven newly protected zones include two which together support 54 percent of all Amazonian animal and plant species. The government aims to increase satellite and ground vigilance of the newly protected zone, and to increase support for "conservation stewardship" by tribes who live in the forests.

Published
2006
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3. Brazil: President Vetoes Major Parts of Bill to Open Up Forests.

Author

Romero, Simon

Subjects
*FORESTS & forestry, *DECISION making, *LEGISLATIVE bills, *ENVIRONMENTAL policy
Abstract

President Dilma Rousseff on Friday vetoed portions of Brazil's new Forest Code, a bill drafted to open big areas of protected forests to large-scale agriculture. The decision by Ms. Rousseff, which removes 12 articles from the bill, alters legislation sought by powerful agricultural groups. The bill had provoked outrage among environmentalists, some business leaders and cultural icons, especially over a provision that effectively granted amnesty to landowners who illegally deforested some areas. Responding to these concerns, Environment Minister Izabella Teixeira said the president's line-item vetoes ruled out amnesty. Still, Ms. Rousseff's action fell short of the expectations of environmental groups, which had wanted her to veto the entire bill. Details about the changes to the bill were sparse on Friday, with Brazil's powerful Agriculture and Livestock Confederation withholding comment. The official text of Ms. Rousseff's alterations, which include dozens of suggested changes to the bill in addition to the vetoed portions, is expected to be published on Monday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2012

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