Decree No. 98.914 on the creation of Natural Heritage Private Protected Areas. País/Territorio Brasil Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 1990 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Autorización/permiso Conservación del ecosistema Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Zona protegida 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, composed of 12 articles and 1 Annex, regulates the creation, at the owner’s initiative, of Natural Heritage Private Protected Areas ("Reservas Particulares do Patrimônio Natural"). It establishes the competence of the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA), to authorize the creation of any of the above mentioned private protected areas. It defines the procedures necessary for the owner to ask for the recognition of part of or the entire property as a Natural Heritage Private Protected Area. It also specifies the duties and responsibilities for the owner, the legal regime applicable to those protected areas and the monitoring competences of IBAMA. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.lei.adv.br