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While the 2025/26 Agricultural Plan allocated R$ 78.2 billion to PRONAF, a previous study indicated that approximately 85% of smallholders lack credit access. Simulations show that expanding ATER would most effectively increase access in the North and Northeast, while strengthening cooperatives would be most impactful in the Southeast and Midwest. The report warns that declining federal investments in ATER—dropping to approximately R$ 26.48 million by October 2025—compromise the program's ability to build climate resilience among vulnerable smallholders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There are stark regional disparities in PRONAF access, with the South region having significantly higher access rates than the North and Northeast. On average, municipal access in the South is roughly five times higher than in the North, with approximately 21% of smallholders in the South accessing the program compared to 5% in the Northeast and 4% in the North.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Access to technical assistance and rural extension (ATER) and membership in farmer cooperatives are key determinants of PRONAF access. These factors help bridge information gaps and facilitate the navigation of complex documentation requirements, such as the National Registry of Family Farming (CAF).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Counterfactual simulations indicate that the most effective pathway to increase PRONAF access in the North and Northeast is the expansion of ATER. In the Northeast, matching the South's ATER levels would increase access from 5.2% to 8.5%, a 63.5% gain. Conversely, in the Southeast and Midwest, strengthening cooperative membership is the more relevant factor for expanding access.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender inequalities persist in rural credit access; women manage 20% of smallholder properties but only about 13% of PRONAF loans are directed to properties managed by women. Women-led establishments access PRONAF 16 percentage points less frequently than those run by men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Federal funding for ATER has shown a downward trend, which limits the potential of PRONAF to support climate resilience. In the 2025/26 Agricultural Plan, only R$ 240 million was allocated to ATER, and actual expenditures dropped to approximately R$ 26.48 million by October 2025.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2025/26 Agricultural Plan allocated R$ 78.2 billion to PRONAF, including over R$ 8.26 billion in subsidies. However, a previous CPI/PUC-RIO study found that around 85% of smallholders still do not have access to credit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000084#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["smallholder","climate resilience","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["South","North","Northeast","Midwest","Southeast"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["counterfactual simulation","regional analysis","gender analysis","budgetary analysis"]},{"id":"clipolin-000800","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000800","title":"Quem Fica de Fora do Pronaf?","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"report","language":"pt","date_published":"2026-03","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Quem-Fica-de-Fora-do-Pronaf.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report analyzes inequalities in access to Pronaf credit among Brazilian family farmers, identifying technical assistance (ATER) and cooperatives as key drivers of access. It highlights a stark regional divide, with the South region having significantly higher access than the North and Northeast. The study argues that credit alone is insufficient for climate adaptation and calls for increased investment in ATER, which has seen a downward trend in federal spending, to ensure a just and sustainable agricultural transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a significant regional disparity in access to Pronaf credit; in the South region, an average of 21% of family farmers in each municipality access the program, compared to approximately 5% in the Northeast and 4% in the North.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Technical assistance and rural extension (ATER) and membership in cooperatives are the primary determinants for increasing Pronaf access. ATER is the most relevant factor for the North and Northeast regions, while cooperatives are most impactful in the Southeast and Center-West.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Gender inequalities persist in credit access; only about 13% of Pronaf loans were directed to properties managed by women, despite women leading 20% of family properties. On average, female-led rural establishments access Pronaf 16 percentage points less than those led by men.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Federal spending on ATER has shown a downward trend in real terms. For the 2025/2026 Harvest Plan, only R$ 240 million was allocated to ATER, a value lower than in previous years.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Access to Pronaf is hindered by extensive documentation requirements, including the Family Agriculture Registry (CAF), environmental registries (CAR), and land ownership documents, which can disadvantage farmers with little history of banking.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The government allocated R$ 78.2 billion to Pronaf in the 2025/2026 Harvest Plan, with over R$ 8.26 billion in subsidies, yet this funding is spatially concentrated and fails to reach a large portion of family farmers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000800#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate resilience","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":["South","North","Northeast","Southeast","Center-West"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","counterfactual simulation","policy assessment"]},{"id":"clipolin-000743","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000743","title":"Áreas protegidas, embora críticas, não são suficientes para desacelerar o desmatamento na Amazônia","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"pt","date_published":"2020-05","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PB-Areas-Protegidas-2.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document evaluates the impact of protected areas—including conservation units and indigenous lands—on deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. It finds that while these areas effectively shield the forests within their boundaries, they often shift deforestation activities to unprotected regions, resulting in a negligible impact on total deforestation rates. The authors recommend integrating territorial protection with broader, coordinated conservation policies to prevent this displacement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Protected areas in the Brazilian Amazon are effective at reducing deforestation locally, acting as a shield for critical areas, but they have an insignificant impact on the overall aggregate levels of deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The implementation of protected areas appears to divert deforestation from protected zones to unprotected regions rather than eliminating it.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A counterfactual analysis conducted by CPI/PUC-Rio indicates that without protected territories, total deforestation between 2007 and 2014 would have differed by only 43,801 hectares, representing approximately 1% of the actual area deforested.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Under the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm), Brazil shifted its allocation strategy for protected areas to include current and future deforestation risks, specifically targeting the 'Arc of Deforestation' (Arco do Desmatamento).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Between 2004 and 2014, Brazil significantly expanded its protected territories in the Amazon: conservation units nearly doubled to 113 million hectares, and indigenous lands increased by 10 million hectares to reach a total of 107 million hectares.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000743#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","biodiversity","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","counterfactual simulation","policy evaluation"]},{"id":"clipolin-000960","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000960","title":"DETERring Deforestation in the Amazon: Environmental Monitoring and Law Enforcement","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2019-11","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WP003-DETERing-Deforestation-in-the-Amazon.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that environmental monitoring and law enforcement effectively reduced deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Using DETER cloud coverage as an instrumental variable to address endogeneity, the authors estimate that reducing monitoring and law enforcement by half would increase municipal deforestation by approximately 44%. The analysis indicates that these efforts did not cause deforestation to leak into neighboring areas and did not negatively impact local agricultural production; in fact, agricultural outcomes improved. A cost-benefit analysis suggests the strategy was cost-effective, with a break-even price of USD 0.69/tCO2, significantly below prevailing carbon prices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Environmental monitoring and law enforcement were effective in curbing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon from 2006 through 2016.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The impact of enforcement is sizable: a 50% reduction in monitoring and law enforcement is estimated to increase municipal deforestation by 44%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The DETER system's inability to detect land cover beneath clouds creates a valid instrumental variable, as years with higher cloud coverage saw significantly lower law enforcement activity, proxied by the number of fines issued.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Local enforcement efforts did not lead to the displacement of illegal deforestation into neighboring municipalities; instead, evidence suggests positive regional spillovers (contagion).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental law enforcement did not harm local agricultural production; rather, both the value and quantity of production improved in municipalities with a greater law enforcement presence.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A cost-benefit analysis indicates that the monitoring and enforcement strategy was cost-effective, with a break-even price of USD 0.69/tCO2, which is well below current carbon pricing initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The use of near-real-time satellite monitoring increased the probability of catching offenders 'red-handed,' allowing for more binding penalties such as the seizure and destruction of expensive capital equipment.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000960#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon sink","greenhouse gas emissions","climate finance","land grabbing"],"geography_discussed":["Paraná"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["instrumental variable approach","two-stage least squares (2SLS)","cost-benefit analysis","counterfactual simulation"]},{"id":"clipolin-000959","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000959","title":"The Forest Awakens: Amazon Regeneration and Policy Spillover","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2019-10","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WP002-The-Forest-Awakens.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The research analyzes the relationship between satellite-based law enforcement (DETER) and the growth of secondary vegetation in the Brazilian Amazon from 2004 to 2014. 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The study suggests that improving monitoring systems to detect secondary vegetation could further increase forest cover.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Secondary vegetation in the Brazilian Amazon grew by more than 70% between 2004 and 2014, increasing from less than 10 million hectares to more than 17 million hectares.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Environmental law enforcement targeting primary forest loss had a positive spillover effect on tropical regeneration; specifically, increasing the intensity of enforcement in a pixel's neighborhood by one standard deviation increased the regenerated area in that pixel by 6% of the sample mean.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The spillover effect of law enforcement on regeneration is most significant within a 20km radius of a cell, but becomes insignificant beyond that distance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The results support the 'deterrence channel' over the 'displacement channel', suggesting that stricter enforcement inhibits illegal activity and leads to the abandonment of deforested lands, allowing natural regrowth.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Counterfactual simulations indicate that improving the monitoring system to detect all deforestation patches recorded by the measuring system (PRODES) could increase secondary vegetation cover in the benchmark sample by approximately 280 thousand hectares.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The expansion of secondary vegetation occurred primarily over pasture areas; 65% of cells in the baseline sample with regeneration expansion greater than 10% saw a reduction in pasture area, while cropland saw reductions in only a tiny fraction of cells.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The spillover effect is most pronounced in areas with moderate levels of deforestation; in areas with very high deforestation, land use is too consolidated for regrowth, and in areas with very low deforestation, there is insufficient cleared land for the forest to grow back into.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000959#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon sequestration","land use"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["spatial analysis","counterfactual simulation","econometric modeling"]},{"id":"clipolin-000958","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000958","title":"The Deforestation Menace: Do Protected Territories Actually Shield Forests?","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2018-09","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/WP001-The-Deforestation-Menace.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The research finds that protected territories in the Brazilian Amazon effectively shield the vegetation within their boundaries from advancing deforestation, particularly in high-risk contexts. 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Using a difference-in-differences approach and 2SLS estimation, the authors estimate that total deforested area from 2009 to 2011 was approximately 60% smaller than it would have been without the policy. The results indicate that cattle ranching is highly dependent on official credit and that credit constraints in the region lead to reduced expansion at the extensive margin. 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The author estimates that this land conversion saved 5,300 square kilometers of forest, representing nearly 15% of the region's total deforestation during the study period.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000790#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The conversion of pasture to cropland in the Tapajós basin from 2002 to 2012 reduced deforestation by 5,300 square kilometers, which is approximately 15% of the total deforestation observed in the region during that timeframe.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000790#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The reduction in deforestation is explained by a model where crop cultivation is more intensive in capital and labor than cattle ranching; shifting land use toward crops increases input prices, forcing low-productivity cattle ranchers to exit the sector.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000790#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The local environmental benefits of cropland expansion are primarily concentrated in municipalities along the agricultural frontier in central Mato Grosso, specifically Nova Mutum, Sorriso, Sinop, and Vera.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000790#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The local positive environmental externalities identified in the study are estimated to mitigate between 40% and 90% of the negative spillover effects (indirect land-use change) reported in other literature.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000790#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","land use"],"geography_discussed":["Brazil","Mato Grosso","Nova Mutum","Sorriso","Sinop","Vera"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["econometric analysis","theoretical modeling","counterfactual simulation"]},{"id":"clipolin-000455","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000455","title":"Deforestation Slowdown in the Brazilian Amazon: Prices or Policies?","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2015-03","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Deforestation-Slowdown-in-the-Brazilian-Amazon-Prices-or-Policies-Technical-Paper.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that while agricultural prices drive deforestation, conservation policies implemented in 2004 and 2008 significantly curbed forest loss. Counterfactual simulations estimate that these policies avoided approximately 73,000 square kilometers of deforestation from 2005 to 2009, equivalent to 2.7 billion tonnes of stored carbon dioxide. The analysis indicates that the deforestation slowdown did not result in a major downturn for the local agricultural sector or municipal GDP per capita.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Conservation policies introduced in 2004 and 2008 were effective in reducing deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon, avoiding approximately 73,000 square kilometers of forest clearings between 2005 and 2009.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The avoided deforestation is estimated to be equivalent to a store of 2.7 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide, with a calculated monetary value of USD 13.2 billion based on a price of 5 USD/tCO2.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agricultural output prices are significant drivers of deforestation; specifically, a one standard deviation increase in the crop price index leads to a 0.31 standard deviation increase in municipal deforestation.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Crop prices exhibit a specific timing relationship with deforestation, where clearings are positively associated with price variations occurring before the sowing season (specifically January through September of the previous year).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Cattle prices show a complex dynamic: current price variations are negatively associated with deforestation, while lagged prices are positively associated, consistent with cattle ranching cycles.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 2004 and 2008 policy turning points—including the PPCDAm, the creation of protected areas, and conditional rural credit—reduced deforestation more significantly in municipalities with tighter land constraints.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The reduction in deforestation did not cause a significant negative impact on local development, with no negative effects found on population trends or municipal GDP per capita.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The agricultural sector did not experience a major downturn during the deforestation slowdown, although the 2004 policy turning point was associated with a 2.1 percentage point decline in the ratio of sowed to municipal area.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000455#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["deforestation","carbon dioxide emissions","carbon sink","land-use change","agricultural production"],"geography_discussed":["Amazonas","Mato Grosso","Pará","Rondônia","Brazil"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["counterfactual simulation","fixed-effects model","cost-benefit analysis","panel data analysis"]},{"id":"clipolin-000670","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000670","title":"Misreporting in the Deployment of Wind Power: Evidence from Brazil","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2014-05","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Misreporting-in-Wind-Power-Contracts-Technical-Paper.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The research analyzes wind power contracts under Brazil's PROINFA feed-in tariff scheme, finding that a nonlinear payment structure led wind farms to systematically misreport capacity factors (CFs). By comparing reported and realized CFs for 41 operational projects, the authors demonstrate that reported values clustered around price schedule cutoffs, while realized values did not. This misreporting resulted in wind farms being contracted for 14% more energy than delivered and 12% of first-year payments being over-payments. The paper concludes that a simple 1% interest rate penalty on overpayments would have effectively eliminated the incentive to misreport.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The PROINFA feed-in tariff used a nonlinear payment schedule where wind farms reporting capacity factors (CFs) below 32.4% received R$204.3 per MWh, while those above 41.9% received R$180.2 per MWh, with a downward sloping price curve in between.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is evidence of systematic misreporting of capacity factors, as reported CFs clustered around the price schedule cutoffs, whereas realized CFs followed a smooth distribution without such bunching.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Misreporting led to significant production and financial discrepancies: contracted wind farms were expected to produce 14% more MWh than they actually delivered, and 12% of total first-year payments were over-payments for energy not delivered.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The average estimated capacity factor for the analyzed projects was 35.4%, which was systematically higher than the average realized capacity factor of 31.1%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A counterfactual simulation suggests that replacing the nonlinear price schedule with a constant unit price (R$192) would have increased the gap between expected and actual energy output from 14% to 28.5%.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The study finds that implementing an interest rate penalty of 1% on overpayments would practically eliminate the incentives for wind farms to misreport their capacity factors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"clipolin-000670#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["wind power","renewable energy","feed-in tariff"],"geography_discussed":["Ceará","Rio Grande do Sul","Santa Catarina"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["empirical analysis","counterfactual simulation","principal-agent modeling"]},{"id":"clipolin-000471","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/clipolin-000471","title":"Apakah kredit mempengaruhi deforestasi? Bukti dari Kebijakan Kredit Pedesaan di Amazon, Brazil","publisher":{"name":"Climate Policy Initiative","organization":"climate-policy-initiative"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"id","date_published":"2013-01","source_url":"https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Does-Credit-Affect-Deforestation-Executive-Summary-Bahasa.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that Resolution 3.545, which conditioned rural credit on environmental compliance, significantly reduced deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon Biome. 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