This Decree creates the Sectorial Plan for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for Consolidating a Low Carbon Economy in Agriculture of the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Plano ABC/RS). This Decree, considering the State Policy on Climate Change (PGMC), created by State Law No. 13.594 of 30 December 2010 creates the above mentioned Sectorial Plan, aiming at promoting the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture, improving efficiency in the use of natural resources, increasing the resilience of productive systems and rural communities. The specific objectives of the ABC/RS Plan are: fulfill the commitments aimed to reduce the emission of GHG voluntarily assumed by Brazil, within the framework of international climate agreements and provided for in the legislation; ensure the continuous and sustained improvement of management in the various sectors of the State; encourage the adoption of Sustainable Production Systems ensuring the reduction of GHG emissions and increase the income of producers (especially with the expansion of the following technologies: a) recovery of degraded pastures; b) integration of Crop-Livestock-Forest (iLPF) and agroforestry systems (SAFs); c) Direct Planting System (SPD); d) Biological Nitrogen Fixation (BNF); and e) Planted forests). Encourage the use of animal waste for the generation of biogas and organic compost; encourage the study and application of techniques for adapting plants, productive systems and rural communities to the new atmospheric warming scenarios; and promote efforts to reduce deforestation due to the increasing of livestock activity.
البرازيل · 2013-08-26