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Decree No. 563 establishing the Tropical Forest Protection Programme.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Subsidy/incentive Institution Forest management/forest conservation
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 date of publication.
Abstract

This Decree establishes the Tropical Forest Protection Programme, whose main objective is the implementation of a sustainable development of the Brazilian tropical forests. It consists of 12 articles defining the competent authority entitled to carry out controls and to manage tropical forests, including issuing financial assistance to this sector.

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