Law No. 12.512 creating the Support Programmes for the Environmental Conservation and for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Legislation Date 2011 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen. Keyword Agricultural development Farming Policy/planning Social protection Family farming Environmental planning Protection of habitats Ecosystem preservation 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, consisting of 4 Chapters, creates the Programmes for the Environmental Conservation and for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities. The Programme for the Environmental Conservation aims at promoting the conservation of Regional ecosystem, through its management and sustainable use. The implementation of this Programme will be under the Ministry of Environment. The beneficiaries of this Programme should be extremely poor families with livelihoods in the following areas: National forests, Extraction reserves, and Federal Sustainable development. The Programme for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities aims at stimulating productive works and sustainable revenue generating activities, promoting the food and nutritional security and of beneficiaries and promote the active participation of stakeholders. The implementation of this Programme will be under the Ministry of the Agricultural and Social Development. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Law No. 11.326 establishing the guidelines for the formulation of the National Policy for Family Farming and Rural Family Units. Legislation | Brazil | 2006 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Policy/planning, Family farming Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 10.836 creating the Family Support Programme Bolsa Família. Legislation | Brazil | 2004 (2013) Keyword: Policy/planning, Poverty, Social protection, Procedural matters Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Decree No. 7.644 regulating the Programme for the Promotion of Rural Productive Activities. Legislation | Brazil | 2011 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Policy/planning, Agroecology Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 7.775 regulating the Programme for Food Acquisition (PAA). Legislation | Brazil | 2012 (2019) Keyword: Credit, Agricultural development, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Family farming, Biodiversity, Agroecology, Cooperative/producer organization, Farming, Food security, Right to food, School feeding, Human rights Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree No. 9.221 regulating Law 12.512 on the Programme to Promote Rural Productive Activities. Legislation | Brazil | 2017 Keyword: Policy/planning, Agricultural development, Farming, Agroecology, Rural employment, Institution, Food security Source: FAO, FAOLEX