Estimativas sobre áreas desmatadas ilegalmente e ‘anistiadas’ pelo novo Código Florestal podem ser menores do que indicam estudos

The briefing by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and NAPC/PUC-Rio challenges an Imaflora study's estimate that the new Forest Code 'amnesticized' 41 million hectares of Legal Reserve and Permanent Preservation Areas (APP). CPI argues that because certain provisions in Articles 13 and 15 of the new code repeated rules from the previous 1965 Forest Code, the actual amnesty is likely no more than 29 million hectares, with small producers (properties under 4 fiscal modules) being the primary beneficiaries via Article 67.

• An Imaflora study estimated that the new Forest Code (Law 12.651/2012) 'amnesticized' a total of 41 million hectares, consisting of 36.5 million hectares of Legal Reserve and 4.5 million hectares of Permanent Preservation Areas (APP).
• CPI/NAPC researchers found that the 41 million hectare estimate is likely too high because Articles 13 and 15 of the new code repeat rules that existed in the previous Forest Code (Law 4.771/65) since 1997 and 1999, respectively.
• Adjusting for existing rules, the total 'amnesty' provided by the new Forest Code is estimated to be at most 29 million hectares.
• Small producers owning properties smaller than 4 fiscal modules are the largest beneficiaries of this amnesty, accounting for nearly 70% of the liability due to Article 67 of the law.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Lopes, C. L. (2017). Estimativas sobre áreas desmatadas ilegalmente e ‘anistiadas’ pelo novo Código Florestal podem ser menores do que indicam estudos. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Nota-Técnica_Estimativas-sobre-áreas-desmatadas-ilegalmente-e-anistiadas-pelo-novo-Código-Florestal-podem-ser-menores-do-que-indicam-estudos.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Cristina Leme Lopes. Estimativas sobre áreas desmatadas ilegalmente e ‘anistiadas’ pelo novo Código Florestal podem ser menores do que indicam estudos. Climate Policy Initiative, 2017. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Nota-Técnica_Estimativas-sobre-áreas-desmatadas-ilegalmente-e-anistiadas-pelo-novo-Código-Florestal-podem-ser-menores-do-que-indicam-estudos.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2017estimativas, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme}, title = {{Estimativas sobre áreas desmatadas ilegalmente e ‘anistiadas’ pelo novo Código Florestal podem ser menores do que indicam estudos}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2017}, month = sep, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Nota-Técnica_Estimativas-sobre-áreas-desmatadas-ilegalmente-e-anistiadas-pelo-novo-Código-Florestal-podem-ser-menores-do-que-indicam-estudos.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }