Law No. 10.019 establishing the State Coastal Management Plan. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision São Paulo Document type Legislation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário Oficial No. 126, version 108, 4 July 1998. Subject Land & soil, Sea Keyword Coastal zone management Land-use planning Offences/penalties Basic legislation Management/conservation Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of publication. Abstract This Law establishes the State Coastal Management Plan, sets its objectives and guidelines and defines the instruments for its preparation, approval and execution. It consists of 6 chapters establishing: Definition (chap. 1); Objectives (chap. 2); Goals (chap. 3); Management System and Instruments (chaps. 4 and 5) and General Provisions (chap. 6). It covers all ecosystems and natural resources existing on the land, transition and sea segments. The Action and Management Plan is the combination of integrated sectoral projects consistent with the guidelines established in the ecological economic zoning process, prepared by the Coordination Group consisting of the State, Municipalities and organized Civil Society. The general objective of the State Coastal Management Plan is to define and rationalize the use of natural resources in the Coastal Zone by means of appropriate instruments, with a view to improving the quality of life of the local populations and protecting the coastal ecosystems, under conditions that ensure environmental quality, in accordance with specific objectives. Sanctions for illegal activity are established in the text. Full text English References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 62.913 providing for the Ecological and Economic Zoning of the Northern Coastal Sector. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Biodiversity, Harbour, Navigation, Zoning, Tourism, Urban land, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Aquaculture, Mariculture, Management/conservation, Protection of environment, Protection of habitats Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 15.688 amending Law No. 10.019 on the State Coastal Management Plan. Legislation | Brazil | 2015 Keyword: Coastal zone management, Land-use planning, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Harbour, Navigation, Zoning, Tourism, Urban land, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX