ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?

The report provides a detailed 'radiography' of how Brazilian states are implementing the 2012 Forest Code. It identifies the analysis and validation of the CAR as the primary bottleneck and notes that while some states like Espírito Santo, Mato Grosso, and Pará have made significant progress, others remain severely delayed in regulating and operationalizing the PRA. The document also highlights the role of the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) in developing technological tools to scale these processes.

• The analysis and validation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) remains the primary bottleneck in the implementation of the Forest Code across most states.
• Espírito Santo is the most advanced state in the CAR validation phase, having validated approximately 72% of its registries, totaling around 70,000.
• Mato Grosso and Pará significantly increased their monthly CAR analysis rates in 2020 by hiring specialized teams; Mato Grosso rose from 300 to 5,500 analyses per month, and Pará reached 3,500 per month.
• Only six states have effectively implemented the PRA with operational systems, signed commitment terms, and active monitoring of restoration projects.
• Six states are identified as the most susceptible to the potential implementation of a Federal PRA due to a lack of state-level regulation: Amapá, Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, and Sergipe.
• The Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) is developing a 'dynamic analysis' module and an Environmental Regularization Module (MRA) to be available to states in 2021 to increase the scale and efficiency of CAR and PRA processing.
• There is a significant gap between the number of validated CARs with environmental liabilities and the number of producers who actually sign a commitment term to regularize them; for example, in Rondônia, only 113 out of 2,397 properties with liabilities have signed terms.
• The application of Article 68 of the Forest Code regarding the percentage of Legal Reserve based on the law in force at the time of suppression is complex and subject to judicial dispute, notably in São Paulo where a case is pending before the Supreme Federal Court (STF).

APA

Chiavari, J., Lopes, C. L., & de Araujo, J. N. (2020). ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Onde-estamos-na-implementacao-do-Codigo-Florestal-radiografia-do-CAR-e-do-PRA-nos-estados-brasileiros.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, Cristina Leme Lopes, and Julia Nardi de Araujo. ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative, 2020. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Onde-estamos-na-implementacao-do-Codigo-Florestal-radiografia-do-CAR-e-do-PRA-nos-estados-brasileiros.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2020onde, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Lopes, Cristina Leme and de Araujo, Julia Nardi}, title = {{ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2020}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Onde-estamos-na-implementacao-do-Codigo-Florestal-radiografia-do-CAR-e-do-PRA-nos-estados-brasileiros.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }