{"id":34372,"date":"2021-12-16T14:55:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T14:55:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/?post_type=noticia&p=34372"},"modified":"2021-12-23T14:12:31","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T14:12:31","slug":"oecd-report-shows-environmental-challenges-for-brazil-to-join-the-organization","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/conectas.org\/en\/noticias\/oecd-report-shows-environmental-challenges-for-brazil-to-join-the-organization\/","title":"OECD report shows environmental challenges for Brazil to join the organization","content":"

\u201cBrazil\u00b4s green future is underway\u201d, the environment minister, Joaquim Leite announced at COP-26, in November, highlighting the objective to reduce pollutant gas emissions by 50%, by 2030 and to end illegal deforestation by 2028. Two days after his speech, the National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) revealed that Brazil has registered a new record for areas of deforestation. <\/span><\/p>\n

The published figures show that in October, 877 km2 of Legal Amaz\u00f4nia were on deforestation alert. This is 5% greater than in the same month in 2020, the highest level for the period, since data started being published, in 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n

The gap between the government\u00b4s discourse and their practices reveals some of the difficulties Brazil is having in walking the path towards its entry into the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) \u2014 a desire formulated by the country in 2017. <\/span><\/p>\n

The OECD is made up of 36 countries and assists in the development of its member-countries, fostering actions aimed at financial stability and improving social indicators. In practice, being part of the organisation is like receiving a \u2018seal of quality\u00b4 for the economy which increases the chances of attracting investors, for example. It is no coincidence that Jair Bolsonaro\u00b4s government are focusing on this in terms of foreign policy. <\/span><\/p>\n

However, in order to be accepted as a full member, Brazil will have to demonstrate the capacity to comply with the organisation\u00b4s best practices for governance. <\/span><\/p>\n

In July, the <\/span>OECD Environment Policy Committee published a report, which has been translated into Portuguese by Conectas<\/span><\/a>, showing the degree of Brazil\u00b4s alignment with some of its legal instruments. Although the country has not yet started the entry process, the document will serve as the basis for future proceedings. It is an evaluation of what the country has been doing since 2015, when the organisation published another report with recommendations for Brazil. <\/span><\/p>\n