Against the backdrop of international financial and economic crisis, Brazil has maintained and grown its economy. Despite a downturn in growth since 2011, it has become the sixth largest economy in the world. The Workers’ Party, holding federal office since 2003 with President Dilma Roussef, continues to drive income redistribution and develop the country’s domestic market with the aim of eradicating poverty, and pursue a strong export presence notably in agrifoods and ores.

When it comes to environmental challenges, notably in the Amazon, this policy signals greater impetus given to development measures (mining, revision of the Forest Code to make it less conservationist) and infrastructure building (notably hydroelectricity). However, even though clearing continues to slow with stronger government control, the dead end in the international climate negotiations and notably the negotiations on REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation) is tending to call into question Brazil’s strategic decision to be a model student when it comes to conservation. Developing the forest economy as a way to consolidate protected areas is still a challenge.

In the Brazilian Amazon, where pressure on forest resources is high, GRET supports sustainable forest management and stabilizing agricultural systems in pioneer front zones with real benefits for local populations. In 2012, GRET notably launched a new project addressing forest policies in Amapá State.

• FGEF Project Identification Mission in Brazil

  
  Brazil | 01/01/2007 - 31/12/2008

  GRET was tasked with conducting the « MAPA FGEF Project Identification in Brazil » study. This study must examine the appropriateness and feasibility of an observatory project to monitor and manage biodiversity in the Tijuca national park. It ...

  
  
• Floresta Viva |

  Promoting Sustainable Forest Development Through the Production and Sale of Wood in the State of Amazonas

  
  Brazil | 01/01/2005 - 31/12/2009

  The objective of this project is to promote the sustainable development of forests in the State of Amazonas by producing and selling wood from small-scale community and individual forest developments. It relies on the structuring of local committees ...

  
  

• Supporting Small Family Farming and Agrifood Commodity Chain Development in Brazil

  
  Brazil | 01/01/2003 - 31/12/2005

  In the framework of a family farming support project in Brazil whose objectives are better insertion of small family farming in market logics, increased value added for products through quality certification, and diversification towards more elaborate processed food ...

  
  

• Trans-Amazonian Agro-Ecology Project

  
  Brazil | 01/01/2000 - 31/12/2000

  Sustainable development of family farming and preservation of the Amazon Forest. The goal of this project is preparing an alternative sustainable agroforestry development proposal with the active participation and adhesion of local small farmers’ organisa  ...

  
  

• Etude sur un programme de formation pour le mutiroes de logement et la création de micro-enreprises au Brésil (en)

  
  Brazil | 01/01/1992 - 31/12/1992
  
  

• Etude sur les pratiques d’approvisionnement en eau Municipe de Pintadas (en)

  
  Brazil | 01/01/1992 - 31/12/1992
  
  

• Communitech (en)

  
  Brazil | 01/01/1987 - 31/12/1987
  
  

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  ONG et Politiques Publiques – L’accompagnement d’un programme public de gestion forestière, Etat de l’Amazonas, Brésil

  
  Jean-François Kibler | Gret | 2012/07 | Études et travaux en ligne | 33
  

  Les politiques nationales sectorielles sont le maillon faible des questions du développement, entre plaidoyers internationaux d’une part et projets de terrain d’autre part. Face à ce constat, le Gret s’intéresse à l’appui que peut proposer une ONG à ...

  
  

Institutions publiques et collectivités locales
Institut forestier de l’Amapá / Service forestier brésilien / Institut de l’environnement du Brésil (Ibama).

Opérateurs / ONG / Bureaux d’étude
Commission pastorale de la terre / IEB / Institut de l’Homme et de l’environnement en Amazonie (Imazon) / Institut de conservation et de développement durable de l’Amazonas (Idesam) / Institut pacte amazonien (IPA) / Conservation International

Organisations professionnelles, groupements, organisations paysannes
Association pour le développement de l’agriculture familiale du Haut Xingu (Adafax)

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