O Código Florestal em Foco: Governança, Implementação e Soluções para o CAR e o Sicar

This briefing examines the implementation of Brazil's Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and its technological platform (Sicar). It highlights a 2024 shift toward shared governance between the SFB and MGI and the migration of data to Dataprev. While automation tools like 'Análise Dinamizada' and 'CAR Digital' are increasing efficiency, only 3.3% of registries nationwide have completed the full analysis cycle due to data quality issues and technical constraints.

• The CAR and Sicar are distinct but interdependent instruments: the CAR serves as the national database of environmental information for rural properties, while the Sicar is the technological platform that stores and operationalizes that data.
• Governance of the Sicar transitioned in 2024 to a shared management model between the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) and the Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services (MGI), with the database migrating to the public IT company Dataprev to improve stability and scalability.
• The CAR is a critical pillar of the Forest Code in two dimensions: individually, it acts as an environmental 'X-ray' of a property required for credit and legal regularisation; collectively, it is a multifunctional database for monitoring deforestation and planning environmental policies.
• While all Brazilian states have begun analyzing CAR data, there is a significant gap between the start and completion of the process: over 1.1 million registries (approximately 15%) have undergone some form of analysis, but only about 3.3% have been fully concluded and homologated.
• Automation tools are essential for scaling CAR analysis, with three primary models in use: 'Análise Dinamizada' (SFB-developed remote sensing), 'CAR Digital' (Mato Grosso's model of creating new registries from high-resolution maps), and 'CAR 2.0' (a geospatial intelligence tool for environmental compliance assessment).
• Implementation of CAR analysis faces several systemic barriers, including poor quality of self-declared data, lack of dedicated technical staff in states, insufficient reference cartographic bases, and technical difficulties in integrating Sicar with other public databases like Incra's Sigef.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (2024). O Código Florestal em Foco: Governança, Implementação e Soluções para o CAR e o Sicar. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/o-codigo-florestal-em-foco-governanca-implementacao-e-solucoes-para-o-car-e-o-sicar/

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. O Código Florestal em Foco: Governança, Implementação e Soluções para o CAR e o Sicar. 2024. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/o-codigo-florestal-em-foco-governanca-implementacao-e-solucoes-para-o-car-e-o-sicar/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiative2024cdigo, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{O Código Florestal em Foco: Governança, Implementação e Soluções para o CAR e o Sicar}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2024}, month = dec, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/pt-br/publication/o-codigo-florestal-em-foco-governanca-implementacao-e-solucoes-para-o-car-e-o-sicar/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }