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Resolution CONAMA No. 317 regulating Resolution CONAMA No. 278 preventing the logging and the exploitation of Atlantic Forest flora species threatened with extinction.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Forestry protection measures Authorization/permit Forest management/forest conservation Ecosystem preservation Biodiversity Forest species Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protection forest Protection of habitats Wild flora Endangered species Protection of species
Geographical area
Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution regulates Resolution CONAMA No. 278 preventing the logging and the exploitation of Atlantic Forestry flora species threatened with extinction. It establishes that the criteria necessary for genetic conservation and sustainability of the exploitation of endangered species of flora in the Atlantic Forest should be embodied in State Conservation and Use Plans based on technical and scientific studies. These Plans will be elaborated according to the ecosystem and will contemplate at least the following aspects: Diagnosis of forest remnants of ecosystems, with priority being given to endangered and endemic species of flora and fauna; Typological characterization of forest formations, considering species threatened with extinction; identification of priority areas for conservation; Zoning for conservation, recovery and sustainable use of forest resources, including specific technical and scientific criteria for species threatened with extinction; Criteria and norms by species for conservation, conversion and selective exploitation contemplating.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.mma.gov.br

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Resolution CONAMA No. 278 establishing provisions to prevent the logging and the exploitation of Atlantic Forest flora species threatened with extinction.

Legislation | Brazil | 2001 (2002)

Keyword: Protection forest, Authorization/permit, Forest management/forest conservation, Ecosystem preservation, Biodiversity, Forest species, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Protection of habitats, Wild flora, Endangered species, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX