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Decree No. 9.414 establishing the National Survey and Interpretation Programme of Brazilian Soils.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Land-use planning Cadastre/land registration Survey/mapping Monitoring Environmental planning Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings 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 ist publication.
Abstract

This Decree establishes the National Survey and Interpretation Programme of Brazilian Soils (PronaSolos), under the coordination of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply, with the support of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa). PronaSolos has the following objectives: define the priority areas and the work agenda for the execution of soil surveys in geographic scales equal to 1: 100,000 or more detailed; carry out the soil surveys and their interpretations; structure and implement the national public information system on soils; organize the data obtained in soil surveys in the above mentioned system; and implement innovations in soil survey and related topics. The execution of the objectives of PronaSolos will be done in a cooperative manner between the federal and state, district and municipal bodies, civil society and the private sector.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.planalto.gov.br