Seite 1 Integrated Task Forces – a Scalable Approach for Improving Tenure Security and Environmental Compliance in the Amazon Anselm Duchrow Taiguara Alencar (Presenter) GIZ Brazil Presented at the Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2015: Linking Land Tenure and Use for Shared Prosperity Washington DC - March 23-27, 2015

Seite 2 Structure: -The Amazon: Historical Context and Deforestation -Land Tenure and Environmental Compliance – “two sides of the same coin” -The New Brazilian Forest Code and Terra Legal Program – two ambitious policies - Mutirões Integrados – the Integrated Task Forces

Seite 3 -More than 50% of Brazilian territory -Almost 5 million km² -1970s: Colonization slogans: -“Integrate not to give it away” -“Land without men for men without land” -Highways have dictated the process -Public Federal Lands (Glebas)

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Seite 11 The Amazon: Historical Context and Deforestation

Seite 12 Amazon: Deforestation Rate

Seite 13 Land Tenure and Environmental Compliance Terra Legal Program Ministry of Agrarian Development -Coverage: Public Federal Lands (Glebas) of Legal Amazon (113 million hectares) -Since Goal: 160,000 small and medium land parcels geo-referenced with land titles -Results in December 2014: 107,809 geo-referenced parcels and 18,731 land titles Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) -Ministry of Environment -Originated in late 1990s, -Compulsory since Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) and Legal Reserve – integral to CAR -CAR is compulsory for all Brazilian rural land parcels (national goal: 5.5 million parcels registered) -Results in March 2015: 616,000 parcels registered -After the CAR: Programs for Environmental Regularization (PRA) -Two ambitious and innovative Brazilian policies -“Two sides of the same coin”

Seite 14 Land Tenure and Environmental Compliance: Difficulties Terra Legal Program -Inadequacies in geo- referencing, software and database resources and procedures -Inconsistencies in matching geographical data with existing tenure documents - Remote areas and lack of communication with target communities -Iliteracy of target communites Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) - Inconsistencies in analysis and validation of the registers -Inconsistencies between the CAR database and official land tenure database (including Terra Legal) -Lack of plans and programs for vegetation regeneration -Inadequate monitoring.

Seite 15 Databases Inconsistencies

Seite 16 Mutirões Integrados: The Integrated Task Forces -Objective: to overcome the implementation problems of both the environmental and land tenure regularization policies -All stakeholders involved (federal ministries, the state, environmental authorities, local government, civil society) -More effective and efficient -“Sweep Methodology”

Seite 17 Steps Pre-requisits Preparations for Field Work Field Work (“Mutirão” ) Follow up - Glebas assigned - Coordinating group in place - Inter-institutional arrangements settled - Identification and classification of all tenure and CAR documents - Organizing logistics - Mobilization of all stakeholders in the field - Introductory events for the public - Procedures of title emission and CAR registration - Legal and geospatial data queries - Organizing and monitoring of rehabilitation projects (PRADA)

Seite 18 Positive Outcomes Reduction of costs for geospatial mapping Cross-checked information between the tenure and environmental administration. Contribution to harmonize registration processes by notaries and integration of environmental and land tenure cadasters Strong incentive to comply with environmental obligations. Monitoring and enforcement of environmental laws Resolution of land conflicts “on the spot”. The coordinated institutional work creates trust in regions where there is often a lack of state presence.

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Seite 20 Upscaling challenges Establishing consistent attendence benchmarks for all land owners and small scale rural producers Increasing the number of technicians involved in field work Outsourcing services “Roll-out” to all 9 Amazon States Work in serious conflict areas Support for economic activities for increased production and prosperity for small and medium land owners with properly registered properties. Perspectives

Seite 21 Thank You ! Anselm Duchrow – Taiguara Alencar –