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Decree No. 37.931 regulating within the Federal District, Law No. 12.651 of 25 May 2012, on additional rules for the operation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Programme for Environmental Regularization of Rural Properties (PRA/DF).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Distrito Federal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Land & soil
Keyword
Registration Traditional rights/customary rights Soil conservation/soil improvement Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Agricultural land Land tenure Land-use planning Soil rehabilitation
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 regulates within the Federal District, Law No. 12.651 of 25 May 2012, on additional rules for the operation of the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) and the Programme for Environmental Regularization of Rural Properties (PRA/DF). PRA/DF is a public programme to encourage the conservation, restoration, rehabilitation and sustainable use of native vegetation in the Cerrado Biome, the adoption of appropriate agricultural practices for soil and water conservation, as well as support for the environmental regularization of properties rural areas pursuant to Federal Law No. 12.651 with the following instruments: I - Rural Environmental Registry - CAR; II - Environmental Regularization Commitment Term - TCRA; III - the simplified proposal for rehabilitation of degraded or altered areas; IV - Rehabilitation Project for Degraded and Altered Areas - PRADA; V - Incentives and policies to support the environmental regularization of rural properties dealt with in Chapter V.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.sinj.df.gov.br