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Intro -- Preface -- Foreword -- Table of contents -- Reader's guide -- General notes -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Brazil's continued development depends on the sustainable use of environmental resources -- Progress in reducing Amazon deforestation has been impressive -- Near...

Recommendations on greening the economy in the context of sustainable development (cont.) -- 4. Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity -- Brazil's biodiversity: state, trends and pressures -- Figure 3. Expanding protected areas has helped reduce deforestation in the Amazon -- Improving the...

2.4. Population, urbanisation and quality of life -- Figure 1.4. Life satisfaction in Brazil is high, but some constraints remain -- 3. Transition to an energy-efficient and low-carbon economy -- 3.1. Energy use in Brazil -- Figure 1.5. Renewables make up an increasingly large share of the energy su...

Figure 1.B1. GHG emissions and intensity -- Figure 1.B2. CO2 emissions and intensity -- Figure 1.B3. SOx emissions and intensity -- Figure 1.B4. NOx emissions and intensity -- Figure 1.B5. PM2.5 emissions and pollution -- Annex 1.C. Waste and resource management data -- Figure 1.C1. Waste generation...

Box 2.5. Selected environmental licensing regulations -- 4.2. Environmental impact assessment -- 4.3. Land use planning -- 5. Environmental compliance assurance -- 5.1. Promotion of compliance and green practices -- Table 2.6. Environment-related resolutions and circulars of the Brazilian Central Ba...

Figure 3.4. Revenue from vehicle taxes grew with the vehicle fleet.