Decree No. 8.972 creating the National Policy for the Recovery of Native Vegetation.

Subject

Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems

Keyword

Plant protection Protected area Protection forest Public forest Right of use Traditional rights/customary rights Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires Forestry protection measures Family farming Authorization/permit Protection of species Policy/planning Management/conservation Wild flora Zoning Biodiversity

Geographical area

Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN FAO, 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 9 articles, creates the National Policy for the Recovery of Native Vegetation -Proveg. It establishes its objectives and guidelines, and defines its governance. Proveg has the following objectives: I - articulate, integrate and promote policies, programmes and actions that encourage the recovery of forests and other forms of native vegetation; and II - to promote the environmental regularization of Brazilian rural properties, under the terms of Law 12.651 of 25 May 2012, in a total area of at least twelve million hectares, until 31 December 2030. Proveg will be implemented by the Federal Executive Branch in cooperation with states, municipalities, the Federal District, civil society and private organizations.

Full text

Portuguese

Website

www.planalto.gov.br

References - Legislation

Implements

Law No. 12.651 on the protection of Native Forests.

Legislation | Brazil | 2012 (2023)

Keyword: Framework law, Plant protection, Protected area, Protection forest, Public forest, Right of use, Traditional rights/customary rights, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Family farming, Authorization/permit, Protection of species, Sustainable development, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Land tenure, Land-use planning, Freshwater pollution, Water conservation zone, Pollution control, Management/conservation, Wild flora, Zoning, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX