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Resolution CONAMA No. 9 defining “remaining corridors” as transit areas for fauna.

Country/Territory
Brazil
Document type
Regulation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Protected area 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 date of publication.
Abstract

This Resolution, consisting of 5 articles, establishes that forests growing between the primordial forests must be considered the same protected areas in order to preserve endangered flora and fauna. It defines that a corridor between forest remains is characterized as the strip of vegetation cover that exists between forest remains of primary vegetation in a medium or advanced stage of regeneration that is able to form a habitat or as a transit area for fauna living in the remains. Corridors between forest remains are composed by: a) neighbouring forests in all of their extension and legally defined river margin strips; b) existing strips of vegetation cover that allow for the interconnection of remains, in particular in relation to conservation units and permanent preservation areas.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.terravista.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree No. 750 prohibiting primordial Atlantic forest exploitation.

Legislation | Brazil | 1993

Keyword: Protected area, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Afforestation/reforestation, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Protection of habitats, Endangered species, Protection of species

Source: FAO, FAOLEX