Decree No. 2.959 establishing measures to be applied to combat forest fires. País/Territorio Brasil Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1999 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Bosques, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Medidas de protección forestal Incendios forestales Servicio forestal/oficiales forestales Auditoría ambiental Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the date of publication. Resumen This Decree establishes protective measures to be applied within Amazones for the control, prevention and environmental education in order to avoid and to combat forest fires. It consists of 7 articles establishing the Programme on Forest Fires Prevention and Control within Amazones, which is aimed to: localize and carry out research on areas with high risk of fires on the bases of controls and weather reports; to control forest fire authorization; to aware rural producers of forest fire risk; to train specialized personnel to combat big extension fires, etc. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.senado.gov.br