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Law No. 15.652 amending Law No. 11.206 on the Policy on Forestry of the State of Pernambuco.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Territorial subdivision
Pernambuco
Document type
Legislation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Environmental planning Forestry protection measures Timber extraction/logging Protection forest Afforestation/reforestation Authorization/permit Policy/planning
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. 11.206 on the Policy on Forestry of the State of Pernambuco. Amendments deal with legal and administrative proceedings, in particular, it prohibits the partial or total removal of the permanent plant conservation, except when it is necessary to perform the following activities: carry out civil works, plans or public service projects of social interest or low environmental impact; environmental studies defined and approved by the competent environmental authority through environmental licensing. The removal of vegetation should ideally be replaced with the preservation of similar plant ecosystem and to ensure the evolution and the occurrence of ecological processes, prior to the completion of the work.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.normasbrasil.com.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