Ten relevant questions for applying biodiversity offsetting in the Pantanal wetland DOI Creative Commons
Reinaldo Lourival, Fábio de Oliveira Roque, Fábio Bolzan

et al.

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract In Brazil, biodiversity offsetting operates in an ad hoc manner while equivalence has mainly been overlooked by public policies. Despite being mandatory since 1965s Forest Code (Law 4.771), we fail to have a robust framework. The revision of the forest code 2012 ( i.e ., Native Vegetation Protection Law—NVPL—Law n° 12,651/2012), maintained obligation for landowners set aside biome‐specific percentage their native vegetation preservation. Known as Legal Reserves, these set‐asides are precondition compliance with NVPL's regularization procedure called CAR (Rural Environmental Cadaster). enthusiasm about opportunities following NVPL enactment 2012, uncertainties around its implementation remains. Here, formulated 10 questions that discuss and illustrate how can be applied maintain wetland integrity, economic fairness conservation Pantanal Upper Paraguay River basin (UPRB). aim is stimulate policies research opportunities. We provided examples integrating floodplain highland at UPRB, analyze spatial deficits, require harmonized legislation between Mato Grosso do Sul states Brazil.

Language: Английский

Ten relevant questions for applying biodiversity offsetting in the Pantanal wetland DOI Creative Commons
Reinaldo Lourival, Fábio de Oliveira Roque, Fábio Bolzan

et al.

Conservation Science and Practice, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 3, 2025

Abstract In Brazil, biodiversity offsetting operates in an ad hoc manner while equivalence has mainly been overlooked by public policies. Despite being mandatory since 1965s Forest Code (Law 4.771), we fail to have a robust framework. The revision of the forest code 2012 ( i.e ., Native Vegetation Protection Law—NVPL—Law n° 12,651/2012), maintained obligation for landowners set aside biome‐specific percentage their native vegetation preservation. Known as Legal Reserves, these set‐asides are precondition compliance with NVPL's regularization procedure called CAR (Rural Environmental Cadaster). enthusiasm about opportunities following NVPL enactment 2012, uncertainties around its implementation remains. Here, formulated 10 questions that discuss and illustrate how can be applied maintain wetland integrity, economic fairness conservation Pantanal Upper Paraguay River basin (UPRB). aim is stimulate policies research opportunities. We provided examples integrating floodplain highland at UPRB, analyze spatial deficits, require harmonized legislation between Mato Grosso do Sul states Brazil.

Language: Английский

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