
Is there any current laws related to the natural resources in the Amazon Rain forest?
Yes, but the big companies exploiting it don't give a damn.
Brazil has a number of laws on the books that theoretically should slow Amazon deforestation and encourage sustainable use of forest resources. The problem is, IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency, is woefully under funded -- in 2003, the entire budget for environmental law enforcement in Brazil was $9.5 million. $9.5 million to police Earth's 5th largest country (roughly the size of Australia, Spain, and Germany combined) having the world's biggest expanse of tropical wilderness. Basically, Brazil's government doesn't care, either, because they're just concerned with making money - not very concerned with conserving the rain forest. that $9.5 million represents a total of 0.59% of the country's GDP.
Between the lack of resources, rampant corruption (just want to make money), and questions as to whether IBAMA even has any legal authority to enforce the law, the agency only collects 6.5% of the fines it imposes.
IBAMA estimates that 80% of all logging in the Amazon is illegal, but there's relatively little it can do about it. To effectively enforce existing environmental law, IBAMA is need more resources, in manpower and material - and leeway to enforce laws. Brazil is little more than a large 3rd World country. Corruption is everywhere. I mean, I get fed up with the US Federal Government, but my congressmen/women look like saints compared to people in other world governments (yes, even developed European governments).
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