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Under President Jair Bolsonaro, deforestation rates have increased by most measures in Brazil.
But recent statements from Bolsonaro and members of his government have indicated that the policies that lead to this deforestation may be changing. Ana Mano at Reuters reported that Brazil’s Agriculture Minister, Tereza Cristina Dias, announced a plan to pay certain farmers to preserve forest and savannah to not farm, in other words.
In this new announcement, farmers would be paid to preserve environments in the forest and grasslands beyond what is currently required by the various state laws. Those state laws do have limits on how much undeveloped land farmers are permitted to clear, but this proposal, which Mano reports is being finalized, would incentivize farmers to go beyond those limits and protect more land.
(Adds details, quote)By Ana ManoSAO PAULO, June 1 (Reuters) - The Brazilian government is finalizing legislation that will allow farmers to get paid to preserve undeveloped rainforests and savannah, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said during an online event on Tuesday.Dias said the new rules would allow farmers to get paid if they decide not to clear land for
The Brazilian government is finalizinglegislation that will allow farmers to get paid to preserve undeveloped rainforests and savannah, Agriculture Minister Tereza Cristina Dias said during an online event on Tuesday.