Act No. 10.688 amending Forestry Act No. 9.519. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Timber extraction/logging Protection of species Forest management/forest conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Act enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Forestry Act amends Forestry Act No. 9.519. Amendments concern the prohibition of logging certain tree species within the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Authorization may be issued by the Government for primitive and Atlantic forest logging. Full text Portuguese References - Legislation Amends Law No. 9.519 creating the Forest Code of the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Legislation | Brazil | 1992 Keyword: Framework law, Classification/declassification, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Forest management/forest conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Research, Registration, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Protection forest, Protection of environment, Protection of habitats, Protection of species, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX