ANALYSIS OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY (CAR) IN FEDERAL SETTLEMENTS OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL

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https://doi.org/10.14393/RCG2610475265

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Forest Code, Rural Settlements, Environmental Regularization, CAR Overlap, Geoprocessing

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the adequacy of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) in Federal Settlements of Maranhão, in accordance with the Federal Law nº 12,651/2012, highlighting the importance of this instrument in environmental regularization. The records were analyzed using geoprocessing tools and compared with data from SICAR, MapBiomas, INPE, MMA and IBGE. The research reveals that from the 699 federal projects registered in the Rural Environmental Registration System (SiCAR), 19.55% overlap, being theAmazon biome the largest area overlapping, followed by the Cerrado biome and to a lesser extent, the Caatinga, which compromises the effectiveness of the CAR and highlights the need for legal mechanisms to resolve inconsistencies. Based on the results, discussed the implications of environmental regularization and the need for more robust policies to face the challenges met by settlements, aiming for sustainable development and the protection of local biodiversity.

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Author Biographies

  • Diliane Diniz Simões, Universidade Federal de Lavras

    Possui bacharel em Engenharia Florestal pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (2020) mestrado em Tecnologias e Inovações Ambientais, pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (2022) e atualmente é estudante de doutorado em Engenharia Florestal pela Universidade Federal de Lavras.

  • Luís Antônio Coimbra Borges, Universidade Federal de Lavras

    Possui bacharel em Engenharia Florestal pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (2003) mestrado em Engenharia Florestal, pela Universidade Federal de Lavras  (2005) e doutorado em Engenharia Florestal também pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (2008). Foi analista ambiental do SFB/MMA (2009) e atualmente é professor associado III da UFLA, lotado no Departamento de Ciências Florestais.

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2025-04-07

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SIMÕES, Diliane Diniz; BORGES, Luís Antônio Coimbra. ANALYSIS OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL REGISTRY (CAR) IN FEDERAL SETTLEMENTS OF MARANHÃO, BRAZIL. Caminhos de Geografia, Uberlândia, v. 26, n. 104, p. 221–238, 2025. DOI: 10.14393/RCG2610475265. Disponível em: https://seer.ufu.br/index.php/caminhosdegeografia/article/view/75265. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.