Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural ResourcesThe Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Portuguese: Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA) is a government agency under the administration of the BrazilianMinistry of the Environment. IBAMA was created in 1988 by President José Sarney. IBAMA supports anti-deforestation of the Amazon, and implements laws against deforestation where the government ceases to implement.
Protected areas of BrazilProtected areas of Brazil included various classes of area according to the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC), a formal, unified system for federal, state and municipal parks created in 2000. Types of protected areaProtected areas, also called conservation units, are divided into different categories according to their goals. These are defined by Law No. 9.985 of 18 July 2000, which established the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC).
International Union for Conservation of NatureThe International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Founded in 1948, IUCN has become the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it. It is involved in data gathering and analysis, research, field projects, advocacy, and education.
Brazilian Forest CodeThe Brazilian Forest Code is a piece of legislation passed in 1965. There has been controversy over the code, mostly centered on legal requirement for landowners in the Brazilian Amazon to maintain 80% of forests as legal reserves. This particular requirement has never been effectively implemented and implementation has again been delayed by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva until June 2011. The original law, passed in 1965, required only 50%.
Private natural heritage reserve (Brazil)A private natural heritage reserve (Portuguese: Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural – RPPN) is a type of preservation area in Brazil, where the land is owned privately and may be used for research, education, eco-tourism or recreation. However, any such use must be compatible with the goals of preserving the environment and maintaining biodiversity.
Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity ConservationThe Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, ICMBio) is a government agency under the administration of the BrazilianMinistry of the Environment. It is named after the environmental activist Chico Mendes. Its function is to protect, manage, and administrate protected areas within the country's territory. ICMBio is headquartered in Brasília.
Amazon rainforestLarge rainforest in South AmericaThe Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle, Amazonia, or simply the Amazon, is a moist broadleaftropical rainforest in the Amazon biome that covers most of the Amazon basin of South America. This basin encompasses 7 million km (2.7 million sq mi), of which 6 million km (2.3 million sq mi) are covered by the rainforest. This region includes territory belonging to nine nations and 3,344 indigenous territories.
Dilma RousseffPersonal detailsBornDilma Vana Rousseff (1947-12-14) 14 December 1947Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilPartyWorkers' Party (2001–present)Other politicalaffiliationsDemocratic Labour Party (1979–2001)SpousesCláudio Galeno Linhares(m. 1967; sep. 1969)Carlos Paixão de Araújo(m. 1969; div.
Portuguese languagePortuguese (endonym: português) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family, written in the Latin script. With approximately 267 million native speakers, it is the fifth-most spoken native language in the world, and the most widely spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere.
Biological reserve (Brazil)A biological reserve (Portuguese: Reserva biológica, Rebio) in Brazil is a legally defined type of protected area of Brazil, a conservation unit that aims for full preservation of biota and other natural attributes without human interference. It may be visited only with prior approval of the responsible agency, and only for research or educational purposes.Provisional measureA provisional measure (Portuguese: medida provisória) is a legal act in Brazil through which the President of Brazil can, "in important and urgent cases", enact laws effective for a maximum of 60 days without approval by the National Congress. Upon enacting one, the President is required to immediately submit it to Congress for approval or rejection.
Amapá National ForestThe Amapá National Forest (Portuguese: Floresta Nacional do Amapá) is a national forest in the state of Amapá, Brazil. It supports sustainable exploitation of the natural resources in an area of Amazon rainforest in the Guiana Shield. LocationThe Amapá National Forest is divided between the municipalities of Pracuúba (52.85%), Ferreira Gomes (44.07%) and Amapá (3.08%) in the state of Amapá. It has an area of 460,352.61 hectares (1,137,556.1 acres).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.