The Amazon is an important biome not only for Brazil, but for the whole world. Many illegal actions have compromised it in the past. The Brazilian government has therefore been promoting campaigns and implementing actions to protect and strengthen its forests.pic.twitter.com/rjybS0wCgs
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But Brazil wants more: by 2020, the aim is to reach an 80% reduction in the rate of deforestation. Read more about this commitment:https://bit.ly/2RaXt4S
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The National Policy on Climate Change also established a 40% reduction target for 2020 for the Cerrado region. Data collected in 2017 indicates a reduction of 53% in the same comparison as for the Amazon region, thus exceeding by 13% the target established in the Policy.
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Data on deforestation rates in the Cerrado shows reductions of 43% in 2016 and 38% in 2017 in relation to 2015.
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Since May 2018 Brazil also counts on Sinaflor (Sistema Nacional de Controle da Origem dos Produtos Florestais), the National System for Control of the Origin of Forest Products.pic.twitter.com/VTjKbzFpwg
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The objective of this platform is to promote the integration of vegetation suppression data and sustainable management plan authorizations.
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With Sinaflor, Brazil has an overview of forest product flows within the national territory. Data on wood exploitation is available to all citizens on the Ibama portal - Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources.
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Fires need to be controlled, be they in farms or forests. In Brazil, a bill has been proposed to define procedures on combating fire and fire management. The measure will take into account norms laid down in the Brazilian Forest Code.pic.twitter.com/MNVSFnVYg4
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