COMENTÁRIOS DA NATURAL JUSTICE SOBRE O ANTEPROJECTO DA LEI DE FLORETAS: VERSÃO SUBMETIDAA CONSULTA PUBLICA

Natural Justice provides a critical analysis of Mozambique's draft Forest Act, arguing that the document functions as an economic instrument for exploitation rather than a tool for environmental protection. The organization highlights significant gaps in the draft, including the lack of distinction between native and planted forests, the absence of sustainable forest management concepts, and insufficient protections for community rights and biodiversity.

• The draft Forest Act is criticized for being an economic instrument that legalizes exploitation and environmental degradation rather than protecting forests, failing to recognize the socio-economic and environmental importance of natural forests.
• The document fails to distinguish between native and planted forests, which Natural Justice warns could allow loggers to clear native forests to plant fast-growing trees for the carbon market, endangering indigenous species.
• The draft lacks the concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), which is essential for balancing socio-economic needs with environmental protection; without it, the law is viewed as a tool for legalizing tree felling.
• The draft is criticized for failing to protect the cultural, spiritual, and social functions of forests, including their role as sites for ancestral rituals, traditional medicine, and markers of land ownership.
• Public consultation for the draft law was deemed deficient because it was conducted primarily in Portuguese, excluding many small communities who do not speak the language, and provided insufficient time for review.
• The law is noted for ignoring institutional corruption, which Natural Justice states has undermined natural resource conservation in Mozambique by allowing illegal contracts and the capture of state officials and the judiciary.

APA

Natural Justice (2022). COMENTÁRIOS DA NATURAL JUSTICE SOBRE O ANTEPROJECTO DA LEI DE FLORETAS: VERSÃO SUBMETIDAA CONSULTA PUBLICA. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Comentarios-ao-Anteprojecto-da-Lei-de-Florestas.docx-1_portguese.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. COMENTÁRIOS DA NATURAL JUSTICE SOBRE O ANTEPROJECTO DA LEI DE FLORETAS: VERSÃO SUBMETIDAA CONSULTA PUBLICA. 2022. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Comentarios-ao-Anteprojecto-da-Lei-de-Florestas.docx-1_portguese.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{naturaljustice2022comentrios, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{COMENTÁRIOS DA NATURAL JUSTICE SOBRE O ANTEPROJECTO DA LEI DE FLORETAS: VERSÃO SUBMETIDAA CONSULTA PUBLICA}}, publisher = {Natural Justice}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Comentarios-ao-Anteprojecto-da-Lei-de-Florestas.docx-1_portguese.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }