Activity under preparation Support to the AMAZON FUND for Brazil Replicating the Amazon Fund¿s intervention logic, the Overall Objective of this action is to halt deforestation and ensure sustainable development in the Brazilian Amazon under principles of environmental and social sustainability with a view to mitigate climate change and to adapt to the effects of climate change on forests and people's livelihoods. The Specific Objectives are aligned to the 'Action Axes' of the Amazon Fund (www.amazonfund.gov.br) as established in Decree No. 6527/2008 and subsequent amendments as follows:1.To increase the use of sustainable production practices to enhance forest preservation by companies and local communities;2.To increase human activitie's compliance with environmental legislation;3.To improve land-use planning and governance in the Brazilian Amazon;4.To increase the use of economic instruments, science, technology and innovation in the restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity.