Decree No. 36.636 delimiting the Atlantic forest area. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio Grande do Sul Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Zoning Ecosystem preservation 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 delimits the Atlantic forest areas within the State of Rio Grande do Sul. It consists of 4 articles specifying the geographical borders of the aforementioned protected forest area in order to implement Forestry Act No. 9.519. Full text Portuguese Website www.sema.rs.gov.br References - Legislation Implements 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