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</a><h1><b>Lula Unveils Plan to Legalize Indigenous Lands, Halt Illegal
Amazon Deforestation by
2030</b></h1>
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</a>Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made major moves to
reverse the environmental course set by his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro,
including unveiling a plan to halt illegal deforestation in the Amazon
and to set aside huge amounts of the rainforest for government
protection.<br><br>
“Brazil will once again become a global reference in sustainability,
tackling climate change, and achieving targets for carbon emission
reduction and zero deforestation,” Lula said on Monday.<br>
Called the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in
the Amazon (PPCDAm), the plan will coordinate policy across more than a
dozen Brazilian ministries. It calls for ending illegal deforestation by
2030 and achieving net zero deforestation, meaning just as much forest is
being replanted as is cut down.<br><br>
It will use satellite images to track criminal activity as well as to
regularize land titles, and will create a rural registry to monitor
correct forest management. It also aims to help degraded forests recover
and increase the growth of native vegetation to undo some of the damage
done by deforestation, which is driven in large part by cattle
ranching.<br><br>
The Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) also announced that it would
begin tying future lines of credit to Brazilian meat producers, including
meatpackers and slaughterhouses, to environmental monitoring
requirements. By the end of 2025, Brazilian meat companies that purchase
cattle from Brazilian Amazon supplies will have to create a “traceability
and monitoring system” for connections to illegal deforestation and the
use of land in protected areas. <br><br>
Febraban President Isaac Sidney said on Tuesday that banks “are at the
center of [Brazil’s] supply chain” and that the move “will encourage
actions to foster an increasingly sustainable economy.”<br>
The financial sector “is aware of the need to advance in managing and
mitigating social, environmental, and climate risks in business dealings
with their clients, while also directing more resources towards financing
the transition to the Green Economy,” he said.<br><br>
Lula also announced that an Amazon reserve would be increased by 4,400
acres, and that another 140 million acres of public lands without special
protection would be allocated - an area roughly the size of France.<br>
In late April, Lula announced the creation of six new indigenous
reserves, banning mining and most farming operations there. The areas
cover some 1.5 million acres of the Amazon. Environment Minister Marina
Silva said on Monday the government would begin the process of study
toward creating more conservation units.<br><br>
In addition, Lula also announced that Brazil, the world’s fifth-largest
emitter of greenhouse gases, would commit to reducing carbon emissions by
37% by 2025 and 43% by 2030. The commitment is a substantial increase
from the levels set by Bolsonaro, who retreated from prior
commitments.<br>
Roughly half of Brazil’s carbon emissions come from deforestation, which
often uses a crude “slash and burn” method that pours carbon dioxide into
the atmosphere. One recent estimate found that 800 million trees were
felled in two years to make way for cattle ranching. <br><br>
The 77-year-old left-wing president returned to office in January 2023
after defeating Bolsonaro in the presidential election. Lula was
previously president from 2003 to 2010, part of the wave of left-wing
governments that swept Latin America in what was called a “Pink Tide.”
Since returning to office, Lula has set about reversing course on many of
the right-wing Bolsonaro’s policies, including on the environment, and
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<u>pushing new efforts</a></u> to build economic and political systems
not centered on Europe and North America.<br>
The Amazon represents half of the planet’s remaining rainforest, and 60%
of it sits inside Brazil’s borders. Scientists have said that preserving
the dense forest is key to efforts to combat climate change and keep the
planet from warming to a level that could be dangerous to humans.<br>
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