Decree No. 7.008 creating the "Arco Verde" Programme for Amazone forests control and protection. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Amazonas Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Environmental planning Environmental standards Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Forest fires Protection forest Protected area 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 composed of 10 articles, creates the "Arco Verde" Programme for the Legal Amazon forests control and protection (as mentioned by art. 3A of Decree of 3 July 2003). This Programme aims at the promotion of sustainable productive models within the municipalities considered as priority, in order to control and reduce the deforestation in the Legal Amazon. This Programme will be implemented by Federal Government organs, entitled to execute actions aimed to the maintenance of the environmental quality standards, land regulation, technical assistance and rural extension, research on agriculture, livestock, fisheries and aquaculture. Full text Portuguese Website www.agricultura.gov.br