1. Protection and Production THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY CAR
Francisco J. B. Oliveira Filho 1

2. LAND USE AND OCCUPATION
IN BRAZIL
Brasil: 851 M ha
554 M ha - native vegetation
198 M ha - pastures
61 M ha - productive acreage
38 M ha - urban areas
65% 7% 5%
23%
Source: MMA/IBGE, 2014

3. Law 12.651/2012 – “New” Forest Code
WHAT IS CAR?
Law /2012 – “New” Forest Code
The Rural Environmental Registry – CAR:
National level
Mandatory for all rural properties
Database for:
- control and monitoring;
- environmental and economic planning
- support to combat deforestation. 3

4. Permanent Preservation Area
and Legal Reserve
POLICY FRAMEWORK
Legal reserve
PPA
river
Land available for
Agricultural production
Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs) are legally-mandated areas within rural properties that must be preserved: riparian vegetation, naturally flooded areas, headwaters, steep slopes, hill tops
Legal reserve is a legally mandated set-aside within a rural property. The legal reserve is established at 20-80%

5. Legal Reserve (LR)
80%
20%
20%
20%
20%

6. SICAR In 2018, CAR will be mandatory to access funding
from the banking system

7. SICAR - Settlement
Forest
Consolidated use
Deforestation 2015
Forest

8. CAR NUMBERS IN BRAZIL
~ 430M ha and ~ 4M properties

10. ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS
SOME BENEFITS
PRODUCERS
ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCIES
Verify compliance with environmental rules
Lifting of sanctions (If any)
Access to Environmental Adjustment Programs
Certification of forest assets
Differentiate legal and illegal deforestation
  Monitoring and combating deforestation
  Licensing Support
  Formulation of Public Policies
  Better environmental management
COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS
Choose producers that comply with environmental regulations 10

11. Soy Moratorium

12. NEXT STEPS IMPROVE INFORMATION ANALYSES Implement the Analysis Module
Periodic dissemination of information
PUBLIC POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION:
Harmonizing agriculture and environment conservation
Payment for Environmental Services
Establishment of strategies towards conservation:
recovering priority areas
IMPLEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE

13. THANK YOU