Forest Code regulates how much land should be maintained as native forest . Congress approved updates last month that were slammed by environmentalists . Former environment minister and presidential candidate Marina Silva has been a loud critic of the bill . The new rules would allow logging on about half of the remaining acreage in national forests and other public lands — a move that could open up more than 1 million acres to timber sales over 10 years
Forest Code regulates how much land should be maintained as native forest . Congress approved updates last month that were slammed by environmentalists . The new rules would allow logging on about half of the remaining acreage in national forests and other public lands — a move that could open up more than 1 million acres to timber sales over 10 years