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. Full text Portuguese