Decree No. 38.182 establishing the Protected Areas Management System. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Minas Gerais Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Protected area Institution 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 Protected Areas Management System. It consists of 13 articles creating the aforesaid System, whose main objectives are: to guarantee the ecosystem preservation within the protected areas, to perform a sustainable exploitation and to manage of the said areas. Composition, duties and competencies of an Advisory Council entitled to plan and manage these protected areas are specified in the text. Full text Portuguese