Resolution CONAMA No. 429 providing for the methodology used for the recovery of Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs). Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Forestry protection measures Afforestation/reforestation Agro-forestry Forest management/forest conservation Plant protection Protected area Protection forest Protection of habitats 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, consisting of 9 articles divided into four Chapters, provides for the methodology used for the recuperation of Permanent Preservation Areas (APPs). The recuperation of Permanent Preservation Areas, considered to be in the social interest, according to the Forestry Code, must follow the methodology provisioned by this Resolution. The voluntary recuperation of a Permanent Preservation Area containing native species of the ecosystem where it is located, follows the specific recuperation methodology, other applicable standards and does not require the approval of an environmental authority. The recovery of Permanent Preservation Areas can be achieved through the following methods: I – induction of the natural regeneration of native species; II –planting of native species; and III – joint planting of native species and induction of the natural regeneration of native species. The Resolution is divided as follows: General provisions (Chap. I); Definition (Chap. II); Methodologies for the recuperation of Permanent Preservation Areas (Chap. III); Final Provisions (Chap. IV). Full text Portuguese Website www.mma.gov.br References - Legislation Implements Resolution No. 369 ruling on special causes for vegetation suppression in Permanent Reserve Areas. Legislation | Brazil | 2006 Keyword: Plant protection, Protected area, Research Source: FAO, FAOLEX