GLOSSARY OF LAND TENURE CATEGORIES OF THE AMAZON BIOME

The document defines various land tenure categories in the Amazon biome, distinguishing between public, private, and protected areas, as well as specific designations for indigenous lands, quilombola areas, and rural settlements.

• The land tenure framework distinguishes between different types of public lands, including 'undesignated public forest' (public owned forest with unassigned use), 'public area' (registered in INCRA systems but without a specific purpose), and 'unregistered area' (territory not in the database, likely public).
• Private rural properties are categorized by size based on fiscal modules: small properties are under 4 modules, medium properties are between 4 and 15, and large properties exceed 15 modules.
• Indigenous lands are classified as federal assets based on their demarcation stage, divided into 'homologated' (declared, homologated, or regularized) and 'non-homologated' (delimited or under study).
• Conservation units are split into two primary types: 'Full Protection', which is exclusively for nature conservation, and 'Sustainable Use', which reconciles conservation with the sustainable use of resources.
• The document clarifies that the National Rural Environmental Registry System (SICAR) is an environmental record and is self-declaratory, rather than a formal land registry.

APA

Climate Policy Initiative (n.d.). GLOSSARY OF LAND TENURE CATEGORIES OF THE AMAZON BIOME. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INS-Glossary-Land-tenure-categories-Amazon-Biome.pdf

Chicago

Climate Policy Initiative. GLOSSARY OF LAND TENURE CATEGORIES OF THE AMAZON BIOME. n.d. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INS-Glossary-Land-tenure-categories-Amazon-Biome.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatepolicyinitiativendglossary, author = {{Climate Policy Initiative}}, title = {{GLOSSARY OF LAND TENURE CATEGORIES OF THE AMAZON BIOME}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/INS-Glossary-Land-tenure-categories-Amazon-Biome.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }