Decree No. 8.750 creating the National Council of Traditional People and Communities. País/Territorio Brasil Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2016 (2023) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Institución Conocimientos tradicionales/ conocimiento indígena Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Patrimonio cultural Desarrollo sostenible 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 day of its publication. Resumen This Decree, consisting of 5 Chapters, creates the National Council of Traditional People and Communities. It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Council (CNPCT), collegiate body of advisory nature, part of the structure of the Ministry of Social Development and Fight against Hunger. This Council CNPCT is entitled to: promote the sustainable development of traditional peoples and communities, in order to recognize, strengthen and ensure their rights, including for territorial, environmental, economic, cultural, traditional and ancestral knowledge and practices, their forms of organization and institutions; to propose National Conferences for Traditional Peoples and Communities, their preparatory steps and parameters for composition, organization and operation; to ensure the compliance with the conventions, agreements and international treaties ratified by the Brazilian government and other legislation related to the rights of traditional peoples and communities; to act on behalf of traditional communities in discussions and implementation processes and regulatory conventions, agreements and international treaties ratified by the Brazilian government and other; to coordinate and monitor the implementation and regulation of the National Policy for the Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities - PNPCT and the National Sustainable Development of Traditional Peoples and Communities Plan, in collaboration with the competent bodies for its implementation, etc. The Decree is divided as follows: Nature and competence (Chap. I); Composition (Chap. II); Structure (Chap. III); Final Provisions (Chap. V). Texto completo Portugués Página web www.planalto.gov.br Referencias - Legislación Revoca Decree ruling on the National Commission for Sustainable Development of Traditional Communities. Legislación | Brasil | 2006 Palabra clave: Institución Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX