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Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies

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  • Roitman, Iris
  • Cardoso Galli Vieira, Ludgero
  • Baiocchi Jacobson, Tamiel Khan
  • da Cunha Bustamante, Mercedes Maria
  • Silva Marcondes, Nívea Jorgia
  • Cury, Kátia
  • Silva Estevam, Luciana
  • da Costa Ribeiro, Rômulo José
  • Ribeiro, Vivian
  • Stabile, Marcelo C.C.
  • de Miranda Filho, Reinaldo José
  • Avila, Mário Lúcio

Abstract

Large-scale land governance and environmental monitoring are huge challenges for tropical countries with significant forest cover. In this discussion paper, we analyzed the conditions and achievements of the implementation of the Brazilian Rural Environmental Registry (CAR). CAR was an important breakthrough of the Native Vegetation Protection Law for environmental monitoring in Brazil. CAR is the mandatory and self-declaratory registry for rural properties. Owners must provide georeferenced delimitation of their property’s boundaries and legally protected areas, such as Areas of Permanent Preservation and Legal Reserves. We used the example of the State of Mato Grosso (transition between the two largest biomes in Brazil – Amazon and Cerrado) to discuss how CAR and its national information system (called SICAR) provide important inputs for land-use, environmental, economic, territorial, and food security policies. Future policies should include increasing investments and coordination between different sectors to integrate CAR and conservation efforts with agricultural production and sustainable management.

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  • Roitman, Iris & Cardoso Galli Vieira, Ludgero & Baiocchi Jacobson, Tamiel Khan & da Cunha Bustamante, Mercedes Maria & Silva Marcondes, Nívea Jorgia & Cury, Kátia & Silva Estevam, Luciana & da Costa R, 2018. "Rural Environmental Registry: An innovative model for land-use and environmental policies," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 76(C), pages 95-102.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:lauspo:v:76:y:2018:i:c:p:95-102
    DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.04.037
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