Decree No. 32.463 establishing the primary and native forest exploitation. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Regulation Date 1991 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Timber extraction/logging Protected area Offences/penalties 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 establishes the primary and native forest exploitation. It consists of 9 articles establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform a sustainable exploitation of the said forests. The forest exploitation must be performed by authorization of the State Forest Institution (IEF), by guaranteeing the preservation of the local ecosystem and forest protected areas. Full text Portuguese