@article{fdi:010064561, title = {{D}eforestation control policies in {B}razil : sovereignty versus the market}, author = {{A}ubertin, {C}atherine}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}fter achieving a 76% reduction in the annual rate of deforestation in the {A}mazon using command and control policies, the {B}razilian government developed a national {REDD}+ strategy, which it has since merged with its reform of the {F}orest {C}ode. {T}his is an important political, economic and environmental step in view of the amounts of land, carbon and money involved. {T}his article addresses {B}razil's insistence on sovereignty over its forest resources and questions the capacity of carbon markets to assist in conservation. {W}e start by describing the success of {B}razil's efforts to halt deforestation. {W}e then identify player strategies in the '{S}overeignty versus the market' debate surrounding the implementation of {REDD}+. {F}inally, we discuss whether the markets for land- and forest-based environmental services encouraged by the {F}orest {C}ode have the potential to contribute to further reductions in deforestation.}, keywords = {{FORET} {DENSE} ; {DEFORESTATION} ; {CONSERVATION} {DE} {LA} {NATURE} ; {PROTECTION} {DE} {L}'{ECOSYSTEME} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {ETAT} ; {LEGISLATION} ; {SURVEILLANCE} ; {CARBONE} ; {MARCHE} ; {FINANCEMENT} ; {POLITIQUE} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {SERVICE} {ENVIRONNEMENTAL} ; {AIRE} {PROTEGEE} ; {BRESIL} ; {AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{F}orests, {T}rees and {L}ivelihoods}, volume = {24}, numero = {3}, pages = {147--162 [en ligne]}, ISSN = {1472-8028}, year = {2015}, DOI = {10.1080/14728028.2015.1017540}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010064561}, }