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Law No. 13.787 creating the State System of Nature Conservation Unit (SEUC).

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Pernambuco
Document type
Legislation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Ecosystem preservation Offences/penalties Subsidy/incentive Sustainable use
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 69 articles divided into 10 Chapters, creates the State System of Nature Conservation Unit (SEUC) within the State of Pernambuco. It establishes authorized forestry activities, criteria and norms for the creation, settlement and management of related Forestry Units and provides for the support and incentives to this System, and regulates offences and penalties for forestry illegal activities. SEUC has the following objectives: contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and genetic resources in the state territory and in jurisdictional waters; protect endemic, rare and endangered species at the state level; protect native species of relevant economic, social or cultural value; contribute to the preservation and restoration of the diversity of state natural ecosystems; promote the use of the principles and practices of nature conservation in the process of sustainable state development; protect natural and altered landscapes of remarkable scenic beauty; protect the relevant geological, speleological, archaeological, paleontological and, when applicable, historical and cultural characteristics; protect and recover water and soil resources; restore degraded ecosystems, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.cprh.pe.gov.br

References - Legislation

Amends

Law No. 11.206 establishing the Forestry Policy of the State of Pernambuco.

Legislation | Brazil | 1995 (2015)

Keyword: Public forest, Forest management/forest conservation, Timber, Monitoring, Environmental planning, Environmental standards, Forestry protection measures, Timber extraction/logging, Protection forest, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Authorization/permit, Standards, Protection of environment

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Decree No. 46.052 establishing as an Environmental Protection Area (APA) the marine area between the Maracaípe River estuary, in the municipality of Ipojuca, and the boundaries of the APA of Guadalupe and the APA Costa dos Corais, within the municipality of Tamandaré, on the South Coast of the State of Pernambuco.

Legislation | Brazil | 2018

Keyword: Marine protected areas, Biodiversity, Artisanal fishing, Fishery management and conservation, Protected fishing area, Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Protection of habitats, Tourism, Inland waters, Endangered species, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX