Natural resources and agriculture: A study in the city of Balsas from the rural environmental registry data

The Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) is a mandatory electronic record for all Brazilian rural properties, this record is intended to monitor and inspect natural resources mainly related to vegetation and water resources. The data is available for download on public websites. This work used the CAR...

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Autores: Maltez, Marcos Antônio Pereira da Fonseca, Silva , Leonardo França da, Melo, Mateus Lauar de, Collares, Maria Fernanda Antunes, Souza , Maria Angela de, Oliveira, Victor Crespo de, Maciel , Fabiane de Fátima, Vicente, Bianca Moreira, Rezende , Bruna Nogueira
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositorio:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/14784
Acceso en línea:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14784
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CAR
Balsas/MA
Geoprocesamiento.
Geoprocessing.
Geoprocessamento.
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Sumario:The Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) is a mandatory electronic record for all Brazilian rural properties, this record is intended to monitor and inspect natural resources mainly related to vegetation and water resources. The data is available for download on public websites. This work used the CAR data to analyze the environmental situation of the municipality of Balsas in the south of Maranhão, having as classes of analysis the preserved vegetation, the rural properties and the registered springs. The methodology applied in the work was partly built by EMBRAPA, and allowed to present the data of the municipality in a mapped, quantified and qualified way. The municipality of Balsas has a total of 2,272 registered properties, contains 39.5% of its preserved vegetation and a total of 345 springs. From the results of this research, it can be inferred that the municipality complies with the requirements of environmental legislation.