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Minc and Tarso propose environmental fund of R$ 500 million

11/2/2010

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The environment minister, Carlos Minc, and Justice, Tarso Genro, signed on Tuesday (9) a bill that would create the Environmental Protection Fund.

With funds from fines and other funds (such as climate change and public security), it will be used to support police and state environmental agencies to combat deforestation in the Amazon, Cerrado and Caatinga.

Minc estimated that each year, the fund makes available about R$ 500 million.

The goal, according to Minc, is to approve the bill in Congress "as soon as possible" to "institutionalize" the financing of the actions to combat deforestation.

The project also consolidates the Interministerial Commission for Environmental Crimes and Violations.

This is a group composed of representatives of the Ministries of Justice and Environment, Federal Police and Federal Road, IBAMA and the Chico Mendes Institute for policymaking and implementation plans for the fund.

"How can we have an official target with the UN if we have strong resources and police [to combat deforestation]," he asked Minc.



Source: Portal do Jornal Folha de S. Paulo


 
RENAN RAMALHO
Folha de S.
Paulo, Brasilia

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