Action wants Caatinga and Cerrado to be recognized as heritage

The initiative wants to raise awareness among politicians, environmental actors, managers and civil society for the approval of PEC 504 so that biomes caatinga e Cerrado are recognized as National Heritage and defended by the Federal Constitution. A Amazon, Atlantic forest and the Pantanal They are already considered Brazilian Heritage Sites.  

The only exclusive biome in Brazil, the Caatinga is not considered national heritage

Even though it is exclusive to Brazil, the Caatinga is not considered national heritage and, increasingly, appears at the top of deforestation lists.

The Proposed Amendment to the Constitution was created in 1995 and today it is ready to be voted on in the Chamber of Deputies and only needs to be put on the voting agenda.  

Constitutional recognition as heritage brings a series of guarantees to protect the two biomes, as explained by Valéria Santos, coordinator of the Pastoral Commissions of Terra do Cerrado.  

The Director of Combating Desertification at Secretaria National Council of Traditional Peoples and Communities and Sustainable Rural Development, linked to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Alexandre Pires, spoke of the importance of this national movement to protect not only the biomes themselves, but also the communities located in these regions. 

A public hearing is scheduled for this Tuesday (12) in the Chamber of Deputies to debate the approval of PEC 504.  

And Brasília also hosts this week, between the 13th and 16th of September, the tenth Meeting and Fair of the Peoples of the Cerrado, which will have the PEC as one of the discussion points.  

From the site campapacerrado.org.br It is possible to find out all the details and also how to collaborate with environmental action to defend the Cerrado and Caatinga. 

(With Brazil Agency)

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