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Law No. 12.377 amending Law No. 10.431 and Law No. 11.612 on Biodiversity Protection and Water Resources.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Bahia
Document type
Legislation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Environment gen., Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Environmental planning Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes Pollution control Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Freshwater resources management Sustainable use Agricultural development 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 day of its publication.
Abstract

This Law amends Law No. 10.431 on the State Policy on Environment and Biodiversity Protection. Amendments deal with the requirements of the State Plan for Environment (PEMA) and for Biodiversity Protection (PEPB) which will define needed institutional mechanisms for an integrated sustainable management of environment, aiming at: protecting the local biodiversity, ecosystems and habitats of the State, developing mechanisms of integration for environmental policies with socio-economic policies; developing baselines for designing and structuring policies for the sustainable management of biomass of the State of Bahia; developing baselines to establish environmental quality parameters.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.seia.ba.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 10.431 creating the State Policy on Environment and Biodiversity Protection.

Legislation | Brazil | 2006

Keyword: Biodiversity, Environmental planning, Protection of habitats, Ecosystem preservation, Environmental standards, Ecofriendly products/ecofriendly processes, Pollution control, Sustainable development, Indigenous peoples, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment, Agricultural development, Management/conservation, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Law No. 11.612 creating the State Policy on Water Resources and the Water Management System.

Legislation | Brazil | 2009

Keyword: Basic legislation, Freshwater pollution, Freshwater resources management, Policy/planning, Water rights, Groundwater, Sustainable development, Institution, Pollution control, Indigenous peoples

Source: FAO, FAOLEX