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It is also responsible for promoting the use of sustainable natural resources and applying sustainable development within the formulation and implementation of national policies. [10] Environmental licensing is a legal obligation before any potentially damaging and polluting activities take place in any part of Brazil’s territory.
Natural vegetation map of Brazil, 1977. The "Paraná pine" (Araucaria angustifolia) is a conifer but not a pine, pines are not native to the Southern Hemisphere. Brazil, which is named after reddish dyewood , has long been famous for the wealth of its tropical forests. [1]
Deforestation in Brazil is a major issue; the country once had the highest rate of deforestation in the world. By far the most deforestation comes from cattle ranchers that clear rainforest (sometimes illegally, sometimes legally), so as to make room for sowing grass and giving their cattle the ability to graze on this location.
In 2019, Brazil's figures were as follows: it was the world's largest producer of niobium (88.9 thousand tons); [2] the 2nd largest world producer of tantalum (430 tons); [3] the 2nd largest world producer of iron ore (405 million tons); [4] the 4th largest world producer of manganese (1.74 million tons); [5] the 4th largest world producer of bauxite (34 million tons); [6] the 4th largest ...
Water resources management is a key element of Brazil's strategy to promote sustainable growth and a more equitable and inclusive society. Brazil's achievements over the past 70 years have been closely linked to the development of hydraulic infrastructure for hydroelectric power generation and just recently to the development of irrigation infrastructure, especially in the Northeast region.
The SNUC law also recognises ecological corridors as portions of natural or semi-natural ecosystems linking protected areas that allow gene flow and movement of biota, recolonization of degraded areas and maintenance of viable populations larger than would be possible with individual units. The federal Ecological Corridor Project has its roots ...
There were 15.894 billion barrels of proven oil reserves and 517 billion cubic meters of proven natural gas reserves in 2023; [90] in 2018, Brazil had the world's 14th largest reserve. [91] The most important basin is Santos , where 74.08% of crude oil and 75.34% of natural gas were extracted in 2023.
Brazil is a developing country with an upper-middle income mixed market economy that is rich in natural resources. [258] It has the largest national economy in Latin America, the eighth largest economy in the world by nominal GDP, and the eighth largest by PPP.