Cadastro Ambiental rural (CAR): Dimensão territorial das áreas destinadas à preservação da vegetação nativa nos imóveis rurais
Rural Environmental Registry (CAR): Territorial dimension of areas intended for the conservation of native vegetation in rural properties
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Software linked to a Strategic Territorial Intelligence System (SITE) on land use and occupation in Brazil. Its focus is the analysis of the territorial dimension of areas destined to the conservation of native vegetation in Brazilian rural properties on a homogeneous and unified basis, based on data from the National Rural Environmental Registry System (SiCAR). The possible analyzes from the system show Brazilian farmers’ contribution to the environment and the sustainability of agricultural activities. It is capable of qualifying, quantifying and mapping the areas destined for the preservation of native vegetation in rural properties in different spatial sections (nationwide, per states, microregions, etc.).
Beneficiaries
Public and private managers, associations, cooperatives, and agribusiness representations
Geographical coverage
National territory
Economic and social benefits
It provides a numerical, graphic and cartographic overview of occupation by agricultural activities in Brazil and of the conservation of native vegetation by farmers. It allows various government sectors and agribusiness stakeholders to assess Brazilian agricultural production based on data related to the preservation of the environment in Brazil and its relationship with the rural world.
Where to find:
Disponível em: http://www.embrapa.br/car
Product: Software Launch year: 2017
Country: Brazil Region: Central-West, Northeast, Southeast State: Distrito Federal, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Alagoas, Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe, Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, Tocantins, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina Biome: Amazon Rainforest, Cerrado, Atlantic Rainforest, Caatinga, Pampa, Pantanal
Responsible Unit: Embrapa Territorial
