Law No. 1.693 creating the Programme of Agro-Forestry Centres PQA and establishing criteria for forestry land concession and use. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Acre Document type Legislation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry Keyword Agricultural development Agro-forestry Family farming Farming Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation 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 articles, creates the State Programme of Agro-Forestry Centres PQA and establishes criteria for forestry and public land concession and use within the agro-forestry centres in order to implement the Sustainable Development Policy of the State of Acre. This Law aims at granting agro-forestry lands to poor rural families through the use of Agro-forestry System (SAFS). It also lists all the agro-forestry centres within the State of Acre. Full text Portuguese Website www.aleac.net References - Legislation Amended by Law No. 2.141 amending Law No. 1.693 on the Programme of Agro-Forestry Centres PQA. Legislation | Brazil | 2009 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agro-forestry, Land-use planning, Concession, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Law No. 3.207 amending Law No. 1.693 on the Programme of Agro-Forestry Centres (PQA) and authorizing the Executive Branch to grant the right to use public rural lands located in the agroforestry areas to implement the State Sustainable Development Policy. Legislation | Brazil | 2016 Keyword: Agricultural development, Agro-forestry, Concession, Research, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX