Brazil
Decree No. 9.578 consolidating executive regulations on Climate Change
The decree was amended on November 28, 2019, by the then government.
Documents
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expansion of forest planting by 3 million hectares
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expansion of biological nitrogen fixation in 5.5 million hectares of cultivated areas, replacing the use of nitrogen fertilizers
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expansion of the practice of no-till straw by 8 million hectares
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expansion of crop-livestock-forestry system by 4 million hectares
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reduce projected 2020 CO2 emissions by 1,168-1,259 million tonnes
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recovery of 15 million hectares of degraded pastures
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40% reduction in annual deforestation rates in the Cerrado Biome in relation to the average of the period 1999-2008
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80% reduction in annual deforestation rates in Amazon in relation to the average of the period 1996-2005
Related litigation cases
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PSB et al. v. Brazil (on Climate fund)
On June 5, 2020, four political parties filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality for Omission, before the Federal Supreme Court to challenge the Federal Union's alleged failure to adopt administrative measures concerning the Climate Fund. The National Climate Change Fund (Fundo Clima), create...