I actually just did a huge project on Brazil, focusing on their environmental policy and such. I'm glad to see they're doing away with the amnesty, but honestly, that was one of the least problematic elements of the new Code. And of course the Cerrado is still almost completely unprotected.
The amnesty (which in my opinion was actually very problematic) wasn't the only thing to get vetoed but I'm not finding the full list online in English. More info will be publish on Monday, I definitely wanna read everything. A total veto, knowing out Congress, would probably turn out to be a mess IMO.
As for the Cerrado, I do think more than 35% of preservation should be required but at this point I fell like giving up, people don't seem to understand its value =(. I live in an area where the Cerrado meets the Atlantic Forest and it's ridiculous how much of both of them are gone or threatened. But I wouldn't go as far as saying it's "almost completely unprotected" either. Oh well, maybe I'm just completely ignorant on what other countries are doing regarding their laws on deforestation.
It's a very delicate, controversial thing. Between our pathetic Congress, our need to grow and distribute wealth/development and the obnoxious foreigner NGOs pursuing their own special interests thinking they understand and care so much about our
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As for the Cerrado, I do think more than 35% of preservation should be required but at this point I fell like giving up, people don't seem to understand its value =(. I live in an area where the Cerrado meets the Atlantic Forest and it's ridiculous how much of both of them are gone or threatened. But I wouldn't go as far as saying it's "almost completely unprotected" either. Oh well, maybe I'm just completely ignorant on what other countries are doing regarding their laws on deforestation.
It's a very delicate, controversial thing. Between our pathetic Congress, our need to grow and distribute wealth/development and the obnoxious foreigner NGOs pursuing their own special interests thinking they understand and care so much about our ( ... )
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