Decree No. 4.864 amending the National Forestry Programme - PNF. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2003 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures 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 amends the National Forestry Programme - PNF. Amendments deal with selected measures for the implementation of the National Forestry Programme, established by Law No. 6.938, and the Forestry Code established by Law No. 4.771 The mentioned Programme will estimulate the descentralization of the implementation of actions in the involved sectors. This Decree will apply on the following regions: Amazones; Cerrado and Pantanal; Caatinga; and Atlantic Forest and "Campos Sulinos" for the sustainable exploitation of native and reforested forests. Composition, duties and competencies of the institution CONAFLOR are established in the text. Full text Portuguese Website wwwt.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 3.420 creating the National Forestry Programme (PNF). Legislation | Brazil | 2000 (2006) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Institution, Biodiversity Source: FAO, FAOLEX