THE RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CADASTRE (CAR) AS A TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REGULARIZATION IN LAND REFORM SETTLEMENTS Lucas Abreu Barroso ǻ”razilǼ Federal University of Espírito Santo and University of Itaúna barroso_la@terra.com.br Guilherme Viana de Alencar ǻ”razilǼ ”razilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources ǻI”“M“Ǽ in the State of Espírito Santo “”STR“CTDZ ŘŖŗŚ marks the śŖ th anniversary of the Land Statute ǻLaw n. Ś,śŖŚ / ŗşŜŚǼ. Enacted at the beginning of the military dictatorship, the Land Statute was the formula found to contain the pressure coming from rural areas which demanded a government policy based on Land Reform. “lthough designed primarily to distribute land in the Northern Region, after the re- democratization in ŗşŞś, peasant movements were present in the five regions of the country, showing that the struggle for land happened nationwide. “ccording to the National Institute for Settlement and “grarian Reform, by ŘŖŗř, in ”razil ŗ,ŘŞŞ,ŚŚŚ families were settled in the North, Northeast, Midwest, Southeast and South regions, incorporating an area of ŞŞ.ŗşŝ.ŗŚŝha into the land reform program. The most serious problem resulting from this model of land occupation was uncontrolled deforestation in the settlements with the aim of converting land use to agriculture and livestock activities, which meant a drastic increase in the national rate of deforestation. In this context, the National Institute for Settlement and “grarian Reform created the Combat Plan and “lternatives to Illegal Deforestation in the Settlements of the Legal “mazon, called Green Settlements Program, which together with the Resolutions of the National Council for the Environment, of ŘŖŖŜ and ŘŖŗř, established procedures for environmental licensing in agrarian reform settlements, and had a goal to stop deforestation in those areas. With the publication of the new Forest Code ǻLaw n. ŗŘ,Ŝśŗ / ŘŖŗŘǼ the Rural Environmental Cadastre was created, representing another tool to control deforestation, especially those occurring in the areas of rural settlements. Through this registration, settlers will be able to obtain the regularization of areas consolidated until July ŘŘ, ŘŖŖŞ, the date of the enactment of Decree n. ŜśŗŚ, which deals with administrative infractions and sanctions related to the environment and the procedure to ascertain them. CONTENTSDZ ŗ The legislative-conceptual pathway of the small family-owned agrarian property. Ř The Land Statute and family propertyDZ the basis for land reform. ř Environmental impacts caused by rural settlements. Ś The Rural Environmental Cadastre ǻC“RǼ and environmental regularization in agrarian reform settlements. ś Conclusion. Ŝ References.