At 15:55 31/10/97 -0500, you wrote: >Just got a letter today, which pretty much sums up the situation in >Brazil... Dear Jon and dear friends, The letter bellow does not sums up nothing. First of all, I do not know this guy and his family. Second, he lives about 4,000km from his property. Third, if he wants tax exemption for keeping the area, he can do that provided he register the area as a Natural Private Reserve. He will be able to manage part of the property and the remaining area will have to be kept untouched. You can direct him my e-mail if he wants to know something about RPPN (Reservas Privadas do Patrimonio Natural - Natural Private Reserves). His letter is very simplistic and reduces the problem of non-productive land to lands with forests. Besides, if he files a management plan with due authorities, his property will immediatelly be considered productive and escape the heavy taxes of improductive areas and agrarian reform. Anyway, if his property is in a densely populated area, his problem is not the law, but pressures from local poor population. regards, Erich > >geneise@aol.com > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >------ > >"...my family owns about 5200 hectares of untouched Amazon rainforest, >located in Para, approximately 06S 53W. It is wholly, officially and >legally owned, though it has never been altered in any way. Local studies >indicate its rich life, both natural and human native inhabitants. We >take great pride in this conservation, but circumstances have made it >impossible for us to maintain them this way. > >Recently, the Brazilian government passed stern laws against >non-productive land, in order to address the agrarian reform program. >Unfortunately, our Para lands fall under this catagorization; we will >shortly be liable for huge taxes if we do not "develop" it! Natuarally, >we do not wish to do this, but neither can we pay the levied taxes. A >host of lumber companies have already shown interest in buying these >lands, however; they have already bought many nearby plots, and have >already contacted us with an official offer...[The letter continues, >asking if we could steer them to any reputable organizations that might >be interested in purchasing the land, and keeping it pristine...stating >that NGO's are tax-exempt in Brazil.]..." > >Frank Pendle >Rua Aires Saldanha 60/903-Copacabana >Rio De Janeiro >RJ Brazil 22060-030 >tel- +5521 522-0328 >fax- +5521 521-6664 > ********************************************************************* Raquel Schaitza Tradutora Publica e Interprete Simultānea Tel/fax: (041) 244-7257 Erich Schaitza Engenheiro Florestal Tel: (041) 766-1313 Fax: (041) 766-1276 e-mail alternativo: erich@florestas.cnpf.embrapa.br **********************************************************************
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