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Decree No. 10.906 creating the Special Regional Protected Area of Pantanal.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Mato Grosso do Sul
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area Authorization/permit Ecosystem preservation Cultural heritage
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, consisting of 13 articles, creates the Special Regional Protected Area of Pantanal. It includes contiguous biotic, aesthetic and cultural private and public lands, which protection is of relevant environmental interest. It establishes conditions to be satisfied in order to exploit natural resources through concession issued by the Institute of Environment of Pantanal, based on development territorial projects aimed at the improvement of the economic aspects of the area and at the same time at the preservation of the environmental and ecological standards. It also contribute to the environment preservation; proposal and implementation of sustainable actions aimed at the maintenance of the normal balance between mankind and natural actions;

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