Decree No. 4.722 establishing tree cutting requirements for the species Swietenia macrophylla King. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Protection forest Protection of species 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, consisting of 4 articles, establishes the tree cutting requirements to be satisfied for the species Swietenia macrophylla King. It regulates timber cutting requirements of this tree species and specifies that its exploitation within native, primitive or regenerated forests is permitted only under strict conditions of sustainable management, as established by Decree No. 4.593. Full text Portuguese Website wwwt.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Amended by Decree No. 6.472 amending Decree No. 4.722 and prohibiting the cutting of tree species Swietenia macrophylla King. Legislation | Brazil | 2008 Keyword: Protection forest, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX