Decree No. 62.913 providing for the Ecological and Economic Zoning of the Northern Coastal Sector. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision São Paulo Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Fisheries, Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Coastal zone management Land-use planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Biodiversity Harbour Navigation Zoning Tourism Urban land Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Aquaculture Mariculture Management/conservation Protection of environment Protection of habitats 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 five Chpaters divided into 77 articles and one Annex, provides for the Ecological and Economic Zoning of the Northern Coastal Sector. It establishes the norms of use and occupation of the soil and the related natural resources management to be observed in each of the zones and subareas involved. This Ecological and Economic Zoning covers the Municipalities of: Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, Ilhabela and São Sebastião. The Ecological and Economic Zoning referred to in State Law No. 10.019 of 3 July 1998, is officially mapped by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). This Zoning encompasses terrestrial, marine and transitional ecosystems, and due to their special characteristics, transitional ecosystems may have their own norms, guidelines and goals established either in the Terrestrial Zoning (ZT), in the Marine Zoning (ZM), or both. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.sp.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 10.019 establishing the State Coastal Management Plan. Legislation | Brazil | 1998 Keyword: Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, Offences/penalties, Basic legislation, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX