Order No. 9 identifying priority areas for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Brazilian Biodiversity. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diario Oficial da Uniao Nº 17, 24 January 2007, p. 55. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Zoning Policy/planning Plant protection Protected area Biodiversity Classification/declassification Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of its publication. Abstract This Order is composed of six articles. It identifies priority areas for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Brazilian Biodiversity. The areas, classified according to their biological importance, shall be administrated at Federal Government level. The Ministry for Environment will establish an integrated database on national biodiversity. Full text Portuguese Website www.ibama.gov.br