1. The Brazilian Forest Code
Rules and obligations
Brasilia
March, 2017

2. The new Forest Code – Three main obligations:
Law # / 2012
The new Forest Code – Three main obligations:
1st Rural Environmental Registraty – CAR
Electronic registry that has all relevant information from the environmental characteristics for all rural property in the Rural

3. 2nd Permanent Preservation Areas – APP
Law # / 2012
2nd Permanent Preservation Areas – APP
Sensitive areas that must be preserved due to their location, such as surrounding rivers, hilltops and very steep areas

4. Law # / 2012
3st Legal Reserve
The maintenance of a percentage of natural vegetation of the property - varies according to the region in which a property is located

5. Law # of 2012
Transition
Rules

6. Law # 12.651 of 2012 Transition rules
Adjustment process:
1. Registration in Rural Environmental Registry – CAR
2. Adhesion to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) – specific rules for each Brazilian State
3. Specifying how to adapt in a project - PRADA
4. Signing a commitment term
5. Implementing and monitoraring
6. The environmental suitability of the rural property to the Law

7. Law # 12.651 of 2012 Transition rules
Project for Recovery of Degraded and Altered Land - PRADA:
Specifying how to adapt Legal Reserve or Permanent Preservation Area deficits in a project

8. Permanent Preservation Areas - APP
Regularization of Permanent Preservation Areas
Re-planting native species and, if it´s a small property, the owner should mix that with exotic commercial species that can reach up to 50% of the total amount planted Properties of maximum sizes defined by region - ranging from 20 to 440 hectares
Natural Regeneration by the isolation of the area, provided that this viability is technically identified

9. Regularização do déficit de Reserva Legal
Legal Reserve
Regularização do déficit de Reserva Legal
Re-planting native species and the owner should mix that with exotic commercial species that can reach up to 50% of the total amount planted
Natural Regeneration
Regularization of
Legal
Reserve
Using of land on another property held by the same owner
Leasing an area on another property
Compensation
Donation to the Public Agency an area inside a Protected Area
Forest Reserve Credits (CRA

10. Law # 12.651 / 2012 Transition rules
Legal Reserve Compensation
Limitations:
• Clear cut (deforestation) had to be done prior to the compensation cannot be used for deforesting new areas;
• It should be done in areas which are in the same biome; and located in the same State or in
prioritized areas in other States.

11. Law # 12.651 / 2012 Transition rules
Legal Reserve Compensation
Forest Reserve Credits (CRA) are instruments to allow Legal Reserve offsetting among rural properties.
Legal Reserve Surplus
Productive Area
Legal Reserve
Legal Reserve Deficit

12. Reserva Legal
Donation of lands to the Public Agency in Protected Areas
The Legal Reserve can be offset by the acquisition of properties inside Protected Areas, with the payment to the former owner, and the donation to the State.
Compensation

13. Legal Reserve Exchange
Online platform

14. Law # 12.651 / 2012 Transition rules
Adjustment process:
1. Registration in Rural Environmental Registry – CAR
2. Adhesion to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA) – specific rules for each Brazilian State
3. Specifying how to adapt in a project
4. Signing a commitment term
5. Implementing and monitoring
6. The environmental suitability of the rural property to the Law

15. Specific date defined by each State
Law # of 2012
Transition rules
Ajustment process – Deadlines
December 31, 2017
Register in the CAR
Properties with liabilities must adhere to the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA)
Specific date defined by each State
The Period for owners to sign the Term of Commitment, after registering in CAR and getting the public analysis
May 28, 2032
Every rural producer has to be in conformity with the Forest Code all over Brazil

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