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Decree No. 1.282 regulating articles 15, and 19-21 of New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1994
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Timber extraction/logging Afforestation/reforestation Authorization/permit
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 date of publication.
Abstract

This Decree regulates articles 15, and 19-21 of New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771). It consists of 27 articles concerning the requirements to be satisfied for forests' exploitation and management. It defines protected areas, listing all involved States, prohibiting forest exploitation (such as forests in which native people live, primordial forests of Amazon river basin, etc.). This Decree also specifies other types of exploitation of forests. This Decree prescribes, under the competence of Brazilian Institute for Environment - Ibama, controls, fees and sanction for offenders.

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References - Legislation

Implements

New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).

Legislation | Brazil | 1965

Keyword: Basic legislation, Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Order No. 48 regulating Decree No. 1.282 of 19 October 1994.

Legislation | Brazil | 1995

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Public forest, Forest species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Decree No. 5.975 regulating Forestry Code of 1965 and Law No. 10.650 of 2003 on Sustainable Forest Management, and amending other provisions.

Legislation | Brazil | 2006 (2008)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Protected area, Timber extraction/logging, Afforestation/reforestation, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX