The Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Caatinga (PPCaatinga) is expected to be implemented until the end of the semester, as determined by the new minister of the Environment, Izabella Teixeira. The urgency is justified by the need to control, as soon as possible, the deforestation in the biome, the only exclusively Brazilian, rich in biodiversity, but that has already lost 45% of its forest cover.
The monitoring of the Caatinga shows that 0.33% of its biomass is annually transformed into charcoal to be used as a source of energy in the region where the biome is present as well as in others. This situation, which shows a growing demand of charcoal, leads to deforestation levels comparable only to those of the Amazon when the prevention programs began to be implemented in the forest.
Considered one of the most vulnerable to climate change, the biome is one of the planet's regions that will be most affected by global warming. Estimates indicate that one third of the economy of the Northeast, where 80% of the biome is, may disappear. Therefore, the Brazilian government included the region in the reduction of CO2 emissions program, established by the National Policy on Climate Change - signed by President Lula in 2009.
Recent data on the situation of the Caatinga were discussed this week in a meeting with representatives of the Ministries of Planning, Trade and Industry, Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, IBAMA, ICMBio and MMA, to set a model to the PPCaatinga. This model will define the goals, how to achieve them, the stages of implementation and the source of the funds that will be applied.
The Ministry of the Environment intends to release the preliminary stage of the PPCaatinga until April 28, when it is celebrated the Caatinga's Day.
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