ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL?

This 2021 report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a comprehensive analysis of the implementation of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012) across Brazilian states. It focuses on the progress of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA), identifying significant bottlenecks in the analysis and validation of registries and the low rate of producer adherence to regularization programs. The report highlights disparities between states, noting that while registration is advanced nationwide, the transition to actual environmental recovery remains a major challenge.

• The registration phase of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) is highly advanced across all Brazilian states, with some areas reporting registration rates exceeding 100% based on 2006 census data. Roraima notably doubled its number of registrations in the last year.
• The analysis and validation of CAR data represent the primary bottleneck in implementing the Forest Code. While some states like Espírito Santo have validated approximately 72% of their registries, others face high re-analysis rates and communication failures with landowners. In Rondônia, a single registry may require over 10 analyses before validation.
• The 'dynamic analysis' (análise dinamizada) tool, developed by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB), was implemented in 2021 in Amapá, Amazonas, Distrito Federal, Paraná, and Rio de Janeiro. In Amapá, approximately 2,000 registries (25% of the state's total) have used the tool, with 1,800 receiving automatic corrections.
• There is a significant gap between CAR validation and actual adherence to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA). In Rondônia, only 5% of validated registries with environmental liabilities have signed a Commitment Term (TC). In Acre, this figure is approximately 60%, while in Mato Grosso and Pará, it is around 20%.
• State-level regulation of the PRA is uneven; 15 states have edited regulations, while nine remain significantly delayed: Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Paraíba, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Roraima, Sergipe, and Tocantins.
• Acre, Mato Grosso, Pará, and Rondônia are identified as the most advanced states in the overall implementation of the Forest Code. Mato Grosso leads in absolute numbers with 51,000 registries starting analysis and 6,158 validated, while Pará showed the highest growth in 2021, increasing analyzed registries by 272%.
• Legal uncertainty regarding the application of the Forest Code in the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) and the interpretation of Article 68 (regarding the percentage of Legal Reserve based on the law in force at the time of suppression) hinders the validation of registries in several states.
• The Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) is critical for providing IT infrastructure, including the SICAR system and the upcoming Environmental Regularization Module (MRA), which aims to allow the regularization of liabilities created both before and after July 22, 2008.
• Financial incentives are being introduced to encourage CAR validation, such as the 2020/21 Harvest Plan (Plano Safra), which increases the credit limit by 10% for producers with a validated CAR.

APA

Chiavari, J., Lopes, C. L., & de Araujo, J. N. (2021). ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, Cristina Leme Lopes, and Julia Nardi de Araujo. ONDE ESTAMOS NA IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO CÓDIGO FLORESTAL? Climate Policy Initiative, 2021. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2021onde, 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 = {2021}, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/REL-WEB-Onde-Estamos-2021.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }