Law No. 1.904 creating the Ecological and Economic Zone of the State of Acre. Country/Territory Brazil Territorial subdivision Acre Document type Legislation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Sustainable development Family farming Farming Zoning Agricultural development Environmental planning Environmental standards Land-use planning Indigenous peoples Policy/planning Standards Protection of environment Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Agroecology Ecosystem preservation 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 43 articles divided into five Chapters, creates the Ecological and Economic Zone of the State of Acre. This Ecological and Economic Zone aims at orienting the planning, management, activities and decisions made by the public, private power and civil society, related to land use and settlement, considering the potentialities and limitations of natural, biotic and socio-economic sectors, and at the practical implementation of sustainable development. Full text Portuguese Website www.al.ac.leg.br References - Legislation Implemented by Decree No. 7.734 regulating the Rural Environmental Registry (CAR) within the State of Acre. Legislation | Brazil | 2014 Keyword: Access-to-information, Classification/declassification, Data collection/reporting, Registration, Environmental planning, Policy/planning, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Law No. 2.693 amending Law No. 1.904 on the Ecological and Economic Zone of the State of Acre. Legislation | Brazil | 2013 Keyword: Zoning, Agricultural development, Environmental planning, Land-use planning, Registration, Policy/planning, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX