National Plan on Climate Change (PNMC). Country/Territory Brazil Document type Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock, Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Climate change Emissions Emissions trading Environmental planning Agricultural development Business/industry/corporations Desertification Energy conservation/energy production Monitoring Protection forest Protection of habitats Risk assessment/management Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil rehabilitation Research Afforestation/reforestation Forest management/forest conservation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Animal health Animal production Cattle Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes 2008-2013 Abstract The overall objective of the National Plan on Climate Change is to identify, plan and coordinate actions and measures that may be undertaken to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions generated in Brazil. In addition, it aims at designing necessary measures to adapt society to the environmental impacts caused by the climate change. Mitigation and adaptation measures and the development of research aim at the achievement of the following specific objectives: Encourage increased efficiency in the performance of economic sectors in the search for consistency of best practice. Seek to maintain a high level of renewable energy. Promote the sustainable increase of the biofuels in the national transport and also work towards the structuring of an international market for sustainable biofuels. Seek sustained reduction of deforestation rates, in its four-year average, in all biomes, until zero illegal deforestation is achieved. Eliminate the loss of forest cover area in Brazil by 2015. Strengthen intersectoral actions aimed at reducing the vulnerabilities of populations. To seek to identify the environmental impacts of climate change and to foster the development of scientific research. Full text English/Portuguese References - Legislation Implements Decree No. 6.263 instituting the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change (CIM). Legislation | Brazil | 2007 Keyword: Institution, Climate change Source: FAO, FAOLEX