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Law No. 13.579 defining mangroves protected and rehabilitation areas within the Hydrographic Basin Billings - APRM-B.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
São Paulo
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Wetlands Ecosystem preservation Protected area Sustainable development Basin/catchment/watershed Inland waters Zoning
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 14 Chapters and 3 Annexes, defines mangroves protected and rehabilitation areas within the Hydrographical Basin Billings - APRM-B, located within the Water Resources Management Unit of Alto Tietê. It establishes protecting measures in order to preserve this important Regional mangroves ecosystem for the supply of local populations, according to Law No. 9.866 on mangrove protection. This Law aims at: implementing the participatory management of APRM-B; guaranteeing and improving the Hydrographical Basin Reservoir Billings in quality and quantity as producer of water for the Urban Region of São Paulo; keeping the balance of local ecosystem through the environmental management; supplying potable water; implementing sanitation measures; collecting and processing water discharges; promoting the environmental sustainability; establishing the conditions and the basic instruments for guaranteeing the water production for supply the population with the objectives of promoting the preservation, rehabilitation and conservation of mangroves of the above mentioned Basin. Annexes show the geographical limits of the protected areas.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.soleis.adv.br

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Decree No. 55.342 regulating Law No. 13.579 on mangroves protected and rehabilitation areas within the Hydrographic Basin Billings - APRM-B.

Legislation | Brazil | 2010

Keyword: Wetlands, Ecosystem preservation, Protected area, Pollution control, Water supply, Potable water, Basin/catchment/watershed, Freshwater pollution, Inland waters, Zoning, Protection of habitats

Source: FAO, FAOLEX