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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.

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