Exploitation of Brazilians

I have not been able to find a lot of recent information on replanting the Amazon.  In 2003 the Brazilian government signed an agreement with the World Bank and created the Amazon Region Protected Areas program with an objective of setting up “a core system to anchor bio-diversity protection for the Amazon.  Also, in 2004 Brazil had plans to be replanting the same quantity of forest as it destroys by the year 2007.  At that time millions of dollars were allocated to help combat deforestation.  The government was supposed to have help provided by private enterprises and multiple programs that had been established to prevent deforestation.  Also, in 2006 Brazil proposed a new way of providing incentives to prevent the deforestation of native forests which included an international loan fund.  Finally, up until a decade ago, private landowners were allowed to deforest 50% of their land. Legislation recently amended the figure to 20% but many ranchers have not replanted at all and I have not found any information on programs that have been established to enforce the new legislation.  This is because Brazil views management of the Amazon as a domestic matter and therefore remains suspicious of foreign involvement.  “Brazil sees itself as an emerging agricultural and industrial power, and global warming could have a disastrous impact on those aspirations.” Due to international climate changes that are beginning to affect them, Brazil is now willing to discuss issues such market-based programs to curb the carbon emissions that result from massive deforestation in the Amazon.  In June of 2007, the first climate change law in Brazil was announced.  It allowed compensation for “environmental services,” including payments to farmers and river dwellers for avoiding deforestation.

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