Law No. 13.550 providing for the use and protection of native vegetation of the Cerrado Biome in the State. País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial São Paulo Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2009 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Bosques, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas Palabra clave Protección vegetal Zona protegida Bosques de protección Bosques demaniales Derecho de uso Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes Incendios forestales Medidas de protección forestal Autorización/permiso Protecíon de las especies Ordenación/conservación Flora silvestre Zonificación Biodiversidad Área geográphica Amazona, Americas, América Latina y el Caribe, Atlántico Norte, América del Sur, Atlántico Sur Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen The Law, consisting of 11 articles, establishes that the conservation, protection, regeneration and use of the Cerrado Biome within the State shall also comply with the provisions of the environmental legislation in force, in particular Federal Law No. 4.771 of 15 September 1965 on the Forest Code. Only native vegetation shall have their use and suppression regulated by this law, which shall not apply to the areas occupied by pastures formed by exotic species, by agricultural crops and by planted forests, subject to the provisions of the federal legislation. This Law prohibits the suppression of vegetation in any of area of the Cerrado Biome when it shelters flora and fauna endangered species included in the following categories as defined by International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN): a) regionally extinct (RE); b) critically endangered (CR); c) endangered; d) vulnerable (VU); it functions as a protection of springs and recharge of aquifers; it forms corridors between primary or secondary vegetation at an advanced stage of regeneration; it is located in an enclosure area of an integral protection conservation unit and presents a protective function of the biota of the protected area as defined in the management plan; it possesses exceptional landscape value, recognized by the Public Power; it is located in priority areas for the preservation and creation of conservation units determined by official scientific studies or acts of the public power in specific regulations. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.imprensaoficial.com.br Referencias - Legislación Enmendado porr Law No. 16.924 amending Law No. 13.550 on the use and protection of native vegetation of the Cerrado Biome in the State. Legislación | Brasil | 2019 Palabra clave: Protección vegetal, Zona protegida, Bosques de protección, Bosques demaniales, Derecho de uso, Ordenación forestal/conservación de montes, Incendios forestales, Medidas de protección forestal, Autorización/permiso, Protecíon de las especies, Ordenación/conservación, Flora silvestre, Zonificación, Biodiversidad Fuente: FAO, FAOLEX