Decree No. 6.660 regulating Law No. 11.428 on the use and protection of native forest in the Atlantic Forest biome. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forestry protection measures Protection forest Afforestation/reforestation Planting material/seeds Protection of species Plant protection Plant variety 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 15 Chapters divided into 51 articles, regulates Law No. 11.428 on the use and protection of native forest in the Atlantic Forest biome. The map of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), referred to in art. 2 of Law No. 11,428, includes the a long series of native forests and related ecosystems and native vegetation of coastal and oceanic islands. This Decree regulates the potential exploitation with or without commercial purpose of species of native forests and plants, including requirements to obtain a forest exploitation licence and obligation of reforestation of deforested native forest and plant areas. Full text Portuguese Website www.normasbrasil.com.br References - Legislation Implements Law No. 11.428 on the use and protection of Atlantic Forest Biome. Legislation | Brazil | 2006 (2012) Keyword: Basic legislation, Policy/planning, Plant protection, Protection forest, Public forest, Classification/declassification, Special fund, Biodiversity, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree No. 750 prohibiting primordial Atlantic forest exploitation. Legislation | Brazil | 1993 Keyword: Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Afforestation/reforestation, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Endangered species, Protection of species Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Law No. 16.589 amending Law No. 14.675 on the Environmental Code within the State of Santa Catarina. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Environmental planning, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Order SEMA No. 46 regulating the harvest of leaves (branches) and fruits of the Butia catarinensis (butiá-da-praia) in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. Legislation | Brazil | 2014 Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Forest species, Forestry protection measures, Protection forest, Afforestation/reforestation, Biodiversity, Planting material/seeds, Protection of species, Plant protection, Plant variety Source: FAO, FAOLEX