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Climate Law and Governance

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Climate Law and Governance is a program from CPI Brazil, focusing on land use, conservation, agriculture, and infrastructure. This program is led by lawyers, with expertise in environmental law, sustainability, energy, and regulation. The Climate Law and Governance agenda conducts a juridical analysis of legal policies and instruments, monitors and evaluates its implementation, and proposes recommendations to promote the environmental agenda in Brazil.

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Where Does Brazil Stand with the Implementation of the Forest Code? A Snapshot of CAR and PRA in Brazilian States – 2024 Edition

The report presents an unprecedented overview of the implementation of the Forest Code in Brazilian states, featuring updated 2024 data.

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Restoring Brazil’s Public Lands: Exploring Public-Private Partnership Options

CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazon 2030 identify the potential of the public-private partnership models for Brazilian administrative law in order to promote the restoration of degraded public lands.

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The Bioeconomy in the Lula Administration: Regulatory and Institutional Advances

CPI/PUC-Rio and Amazon 2030 map and analyze Brazil’s regulatory frameworks and governance structures related to the bioeconomy, with a focus on the post-2023 period.

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Developing a Legal and Regulatory Framework for Low Carbon Transition of Indian economy on the path to Net Zero

While India has ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and net-zero targets, it lacks a legal framework to achieve economy-wide net-zero targets. Despite policies like the National Action Plan for Climate Change, India lacks formal climate legislation. Recent sectoral laws promote renewable energy but lack a comprehensive focus on emission reduction. To address this, a net-zero bill has been introduced in the Indian parliament. A potential solution involves consolidating existing laws under a comprehensive Climate/Environment Act and redefining institutions to align with low-carbon objectives.

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Governance of Forest Concessions in the Amazon: Opportunities for Improvement Based on Evidence in Pará

Analysis of the evolution of forest concessions in the Amazon allows for the recommendation of new governance structure for concessions in the Amazon region.

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Innovative Mechanisms for Forest Compensation in Brazilian MATOPIBA

The new CPI/PUC-Rio publication analyzes the main modalities of forest compensation in Brazilian MATOPIBA, identifying state and federal policies.

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