Brazil
Decree 10.431/2020 and associated documents promoting a low carbon development in the agriculture sector
Art.2 states that it is incumbent upon CENABC to notably 1) accompany the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Sectorial Plan for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low Carbon Economy in Agriculture - ABC Program, 2) monitor and evaluate the results achieved with the promotion of agricultural production systems that are resilient, productive, competitive and adapted to climate change, in its various editions, 3) support and guide the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply regarding issues related to the Brazilian agricultural sector's confrontation with climate change.
Art. 7 states that CENABC's internal regulations will be prepared by the General Coordination of Climate Change of the Department of Sustainable Production and Irrigation of the Secretariat of Innovation, Rural Development and Irrigation of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.
The ABC Program was approved by resolution 3.896/2010.
The Sectorial Plan for Consolidation of a Low-Carbon Economy in Agriculture - National ABC Plan was approved by interministerial ordinance MAPA/MDA 984/2013.
Ordinance MAPA 230/2015 establishes the National Executive Commission of the Sectorial Plan for the Consolidation of a Low-Carbon Economy in Agriculture - CENABC, of a permanent nature and of a technical-consultative nature, with the objective of promoting the articulation of public and private bodies and entities to implement, monitor, monitor, evaluate and review both the Sectorial Plan for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change for the Consolidation of a Low-Carbon Economy in Agriculture (ABC Plan), part of the National Policy on Climate Change and the Plan on Climate Change, regarding the ABC State Plans.