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Decree No. 10.239 creating the National Council of the Legal Amazon.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2020 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Institution Climate change Forest management/forest conservation Governance Forestry protection measures Inspection Integrated management Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Decree creates the National Council of the Legal Amazon. It establishes composition and duties of the above mentioned Council, as a collegiate body responsible for coordinating and monitoring the implementation of public policies related to the Legal Amazon. In particular, the Council is entitled to perform the following activities: coordinate and integrate governmental actions related to the Legal Amazon; propose policies and initiatives related to the preservation, protection and sustainable development of the Legal Amazon; articulate actions for the implementation of public policies related to the Legal Amazon, in order to meet situations that require special measures or of an emergency nature; propose normative acts of the Federal Government related to the Legal Amazon; monitor the implementation of public policies aimed at social inclusion in the Legal Amazon; ensure the improvement and integration of environmental protection systems; support scientific research and technological development; manage measures for spatial planning; coordinate actions for the prevention of illegal activities; monitor sustainable development action for the achievement of adaptation and mitigation of climate change; etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Decree No 11.367 creating the Permanent Interministerial Commission for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation, reestablishing the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Legal Amazon (PPCDAm) and dealing with the Action Plans for the Prevention and Control of Deforestation in the Cerrado, in the Atlantic Forest, in the Caatinga, in the Pampa and in the Pantanal regions.

Legislation | Brazil | 2023

Keyword: Institution, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Monitoring, Inspection, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Afforestation/reforestation, Early warning system, Research, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Zoning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX