Decree No. 5.377 approving the National Policy of Marine Resources (PNRM). País/Territorio Brasil Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2005 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Energía, Recursos minerales, Mar, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Producción de energía hidroeléctrica Gas natural Hidrocarburos Erosión Exploración Ordenación/conservación Conservación del ecosistema ZEE-Zona Económica Exclusiva Mar territorial Plataforma continental Principio contaminador-pagador Control de la contaminación Principio de cautela Biodiversidad Zona marítima Área marina 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 its publication in the O.J. Resumen This Decree, composed of 2 articles and one Annex, approves the National Policy for Marine Resources (PNRM). The PNRM aims at providing guidelines to a sustainable development of activities including the use and exploitation of all marine resources (alive, mineral and energy resources) within Territorial Sea, Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf. The PNRM provides the basic principles such as, for instance, polluter pays principle, precautionary principle, and biodiversity protection principle. Moreover, it indicates the binding documents and provisions to be followed, the Policy objectives, as well as the implementation strategy. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.senado.gov.br