Decree No. 7.378 amending Decree No. 4.297 on Ecologic-Economical Zoning of Brazil. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Amazonas Document type Regulation Date 2010 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Zoning Ecological production/organic production Ecosystem preservation Indigenous peoples Environmental planning Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning 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 17 articles, a glossary and tables, amends article 13b of Decree No 4.297, which establishes criteria for the Ecologic-Economical Zoning of Brazil (ZEE) as instrument of the National Policy of the Environment. The Decree approves the Ecologic-Economical Macro-zoning of the Legal Amazones, as instrument of management for elaboration and implementation of public policies of development, territorial and environmental planning. The Macro-zoning ZEE of Legal Amazones aims to guarantee the sustainable Regional development, showing productive and management strategies within the environmental sector. Full text Portuguese Website www.agricultura.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 4.297 ruling on Ecologic-Economical Zoning of Brazil. Legislation | Brazil | 2002 Keyword: Zoning, Ecological production/organic production, Ecosystem preservation, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX