Decree No. 9.452 ruling on “Tamoios” Protected Area. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Rio de Janeiro Document type Regulation Date 1982 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area National parks Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Monitoring Institution 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 9 articles, creates the Protected Area of Tamoios (APA-TAMOIOS),in the municipality of Angra dos Reis. The aim is to grant environmental protection, landscape preservation as well as geo-hydrological and ecosystem conservation. The protected area shall be composed of a continental part and of an insular one. The Decree requires the Commission for Environmental Control (CECA) to monitor infractions to this Decree. Full text Portuguese Website www.governo.rj.gov.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 20.172 instituting the managing plan for Tamoios Environmental Protection Area (APA). Legislation | Brazil | 1994 Keyword: Protected area, Policy/planning, National parks, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Monitoring, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX