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Partnerships for Innovations to Protect the Amazon Rainforest The task of eliminating illegal deforestation and conserving native vegetation is a huge challenge. The complexity only increases when we look at the Amazon, where 95% of deforestation is illegal. The Amazon biome is a conservation priority and plays a central role in water regulation, combating climate change and conserving biological and socio-biodiversity. Illegal deforestation greatly affects the performance of the Amazon in the region and worldwide. The main instrument applied by Brazil to fulfill its environmental commitments for the biome is the Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon – PPCDAm, with an emphasis on improving intersectoral and intergovernmental cooperation to combat deforestation. Objective Brazil is implementing innovative solutions and approaches to combat deforestation, contributing to the conservation of the Amazon and therefore to global climate protection. Currently the project cooperates with its partners in the following areas: Develop a strategy with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) to involve key public actors in the implementation of the PPCDAm, together with a system to monitor the progress of its implementation to provide transparency to civil society and enable evidence-based decision-making by the government. Work closely with IBAMA, the Brazilian agency responsible for controlling deforestation and enforcing environmental legislation, to make environmental monitoring and control processes more effective and efficient through organizational consultancy that maps the agencys sanctioning process and develops suggestions for improvements. Develop the Federal Volunteer Strategy for Integrated Fire Management (MIF) in partnership with relevant institutions and organizations, as well as representatives of civil society and community fire departments. |
