Federal Government receives document with proposals from the agricultural sector for COP27

The Federal Government received this Tuesday (18) a document from the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA) with proposals from the agricultural sector for the 27th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP27), which will take place from November 6th to 8th. , in Egypt.

The document was delivered to the ministers of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (Mapa), Marcos Montes; of the Environment (MMA), Joaquim Leite; and Foreign Affairs (MRE), Carlos França. The delivery took place during the Pre COP27 event - Brazilian Agriculture in the Paris Agreement, held by CNA.

Minister Marcos Montes highlighted that COP27 will be an important moment for Brazil to present the sustainable production that it has been adopting since the implementation of the Forest Code, one of the strictest environmental laws in the world and which determines, for example, the preservation of native vegetation in rural properties. According to the minister, Brazilian agriculture is part of the solution to combat climate change and food insecurity on the planet, by combining a production model based on technology, with environmental balance and social inclusion.

“With the Forest Code and the technology we implemented in Brazil, we increased production. We have made the link between technology and food production,” he said. “The COP is an opportunity for us to show that we are producing. We have a team working hard, focused on sustainability, to show, very clearly, that Brazil is the country that produces the most and protects the most environmentally,” he added.

CNA

In the document, the CNA highlights international financing and the adaptation of production systems to future challenges as priorities for the sector.

The president of CNA, João Martins, highlighted that Brazilian rural producers have adopted decarbonizing practices in recent years and are able to present technologies to the world that meet the demand for sustainable production.

“Although some countries have regressed in their emission targets due to the search for food and energy security, Brazil has not retreated at all from its obligations. On the contrary, we expanded our production sustainably during this period. This scenario places Brazil as a major provider of environmental and climate solutions,” he stated.

At COP26, some of the commitments made by the country, with regard to agriculture, are reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2050, eliminating illegal deforestation by 2028 and restoring and reforesting 18 million hectares of forests for use multiple until 2030.