Output 1.2. State land use licensing processes stimulate appropriate measures to reduce LD
The strengthening of state and municipal environmental agencies to enable them to promote prevention, adaptation, mitigation and rehabilitation of degraded land through licensing of land use requires specialization and extension of technical staff so that there are qualified human resources to implement SLM.
To strengthen the state in procurement processes related to land use, a set of actions is required. The first is to further analyze procurement procedures and formalities that the state follows for this purpose, identifying gaps and good practices. Based on this the project would support discussions about the licensing bottlenecks among different local, state and federal authorities (ADEMA/SEMARH, IBAMA/MMA, the Public Attorneys, INCRA). This discussion will contribute to an analysis of state environmental legislation in the light of the new Forest Code and the state of public initiatives mentioned in Output 1.1. For this purpose, an interagency advisory group will be created to guide the analysis as well as promoting new instruments for more appropriate state environmental laws.
In order to support environmental regularization of rural properties through CAR and PRA, technical assistance will be provided to develop a program for institutional strengthening of the state for the use of planning tools. There will also be support to SEMARH in the implementation of the Environmental Regularization Program (PRA). Since farmers need to be registered in the CAR in order to access finance, training of SEMARH about CAR will include links to LD and SLM monitoring and oversight, using satellite imagery and equipment provided via the MMA. Considering the environmental liabilities of rural properties in ASDs and specifically with regard to registration of Legal Reserves (LR) and maintenance of Areas of Permanent Preservation (APPs), inter-institutional coordination of actions will be developed regarding the organization of technical procedures for regularization of properties identified as strategic for the enhancement of environmental recovery actions. In this context, an in-depth analysis will be undertaken to identify best approaches for implementation of the CAR in the municipalities of Alto Sertão and an action plan developed for this implementation. Technical training of government and NGO staff will be provided to improve implementation of CAR.
As deforestation for livestock expansion is a serious problem in the ASDs in Sergipe and a key driver of land degradation, the project will focus on promoting integrated management of natural resources which will link livestock activities with forest management. A training program will be designed for public managers from various relevant federal, state and local agencies to strengthen their knowledge on SLM processes and procedures for licensing. Emphasis will be placed on sustainable use of forests and will include specific topics, for example, sustainable management, reclamation plans; conservation of the species that have repercussions on individual and collective actions for the recovery of areas of native vegetation .
