Raul do Valle article (ISA), André Lima (IPAM) and Luis Fernando Pinto (Imaflora) in Folha de São Paulo highlights the problems in the implementation of the Forest Code.
Leia MaisUsing the newly released by the SFB data, the Atlas project - Geography of the Brazilian Agriculture for the first time generated an integrated national land base that made possible the development of more precise calculations on the APP and RL deficits at the level of rural properties. These new figures could serve as a basis for the development of state PRAs, as well as other actions and policies that interact and support the implementation of Law 12,651 / 2012 in the country.
Leia MaisRegistration for the first are open Open Government course for leaders in Climate, Forest and Agriculture promoted by Imaflora, with the support of CLUA (Climate and Land Use Alliance) and partnership of institutions Article 19 Data School, Open Knowledge Brazil, Public agenda, Climate Observatory, Observatory of the Forest Code, ICV (Center of Life Institute), Ministry of Transparency and Comptroller General of the Union (CGU) and OAS Fellowship Open Government in the Americas.
Leia MaisDespite recent advances and efforts in forest monitoring and the relative reduction in annual deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon [1] , the illegal logging remains a major environmental problem, generating social conflict, emissions of the greenhouse effect and environmental degradation . Another challenge, present in all regions of the country is to ensure that rural properties maintain and / or recover the areas, which by law, must have forest cover, such as river banks and hilltops. Currently 21 million hectares that should have forests, have other types of land use.
Leia MaisIMAFLORA, part of the Center's Forest Code, participated on Tuesday at 14 pm, the 29th, the table which will discuss "Open Government and Environment" during the "First National Meeting on Open Government," which is an initiative joint Institute, the NGO Article 19, the Center for Information and Coordination Point Br - NIC BR; Co: Lab / USP, the Open Knowledge Brazil, the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Comptroller General of the Union and the Government of São Paulo and INESC support.
Leia MaisThe Center's Forest Code (OCF) available to be freely downloaded the study Forest Code: contributions to the regulation of environmental compliance programs (PRAs) . The publication is part of the Sustainability Debate series "curated by IMAFLORA, part of the OCF, and ESALQ / USP.
Leia MaisPresentation by professor Ricardo Rodrigues Esalq the seminar “Three years of the Forest Code,” which took place in São Paulo […]
Leia MaisThe Center’s Forest Code calls for a discussion on the implementation of the Forest Law, the Rural Environmental Registry, the […]
Leia MaisImaflora, in partnership with the Institute of Forestry Research and Studies (IPEF), held on 17/03 Update Seminar on New Forestry […]
Leia MaisLuis Fernando Guedes Pinto This can be a simple and objective law, but sophisticated, creative and smart to deal with the state situation. However, the bill in final proceedings in the Assembly and presented in its second public hearing on November 25 plays only the minimum requirements of national law.
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