{"id":1312,"date":"2012-03-21T11:26:29","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T18:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatepolicyinitiative.org\/?post_type=cpi_pr&p=1312"},"modified":"2025-04-07T21:44:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T21:44:55","slug":"government-policies-responsible-for-half-of-the-reduction-in-deforestation-in-the-brazilian-amazon","status":"publish","type":"cpi_pr","link":"https:\/\/www.climatepolicyinitiative.org\/pt-br\/press-release\/government-policies-responsible-for-half-of-the-reduction-in-deforestation-in-the-brazilian-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Policies Responsible for Half of the Reduction in Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \u2013 Approximately half of the deforestation that was avoided in the Brazilian Amazon during 2005-2009 was the result of government conservation policies, according to analysis by Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Rio. CPI\u2019s analysis isolated the effects of agricultural prices and other potential drivers of forest clearings to estimate the contribution of policies to the slowdown of deforestation in the Legal Amazon. Results showed that policies introduced in the second half of the 2000s helped avoid 62,000 km2<\/sup> of deforested area between 2005 and 2009, equivalent to an avoided loss of approximately 620 million tons of stored CO2<\/sub>, which is valued at USD 3.1 billion at current prices.<\/p>\n

Government policies to reduce deforestation included the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm), introduced in 2004 to coordinate efforts among federal, state, and municipal governments, and civil organizations. Such collaboration resulted in the implementation of innovative remote-sensing monitoring and the regular production of georeferenced digital maps, important tools for enforcement activities. In addition, starting in the mid-2000s, the government significantly increased protected land. In 2008, Presidential Decree 6.321 took effect, allowing government agencies to single out municipalities with very high deforestation rates for heightened monitoring and more stringent regulations. New credit policies introduced in 2008 made rural credit dependent on proof of the borrower\u2019s compliance with deforestation legislation and the legitimacy of land claims.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur study illustrates the importance of conservation policies in reducing deforestation in the Amazon,\u201d said Juliano Assun\u00e7\u00e3o, director of CPI Rio and professor at the Department of Economics at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio). \u201cOur next step is to determine which policies were the most effective.\u201d In 2012, CPI Rio plans to analyze the effect of specific policies and programs, including the change in rural credit requirements, the strengthening of enforcement and monitoring operations, and the increase in protected land.<\/p>\n

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is a global policy effectiveness analysis and advisory organization.\u00a0 Its mission is to assess, diagnose, and support nations\u2019 efforts to achieve low-carbon growth.\u00a0 CPI is an independent, not-for-profit organization with headquarters in San Francisco and regional offices are in Berlin, Beijing, Rio de Janeiro, and Venice. In Rio, CPI partners with PUC-Rio, one of Brazil\u2019s leading universities.<\/p>\n

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