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Getting Greener by Going Black: The Priority Municipalities in Brazil
The report evaluates the 'Priority Municipalities' (MPs) policy in Brazil, which blacklisted municipalities with high deforestation rates to target law enforcement. The study finds that the policy significantly reduced deforestation in the Amazon, avoiding the clearing of 11,359 km2 of forest between 2008 and 2011. This reduction was primarily driven by increased monitoring and law enforcement, such as a 10% increase in fines, while having no negative impact on agricultural GDP, crop production, or credit concessions.
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