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