Law No. 5.858 establishing the State Policy and System on Environment. País/Territorio Brasil Subdivisión territorial Sergipe Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2006 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Planificación ambiental Control de la contaminación Investigación Desarrollo sostenible Conservación del ecosistema Protección del hábitat Política/planificación 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 30 days after its publication. Resumen This Law, consisting of 9 Chapters, divided into 114 articles, establishes the State Policy and System on Environment within the State of Sergipe. The objectives of this Policy are: to preserve, protect, improve and rehabilitate an adequate level of environmental quality for living, aiming at guaranteeing the socio-economic development conditions and the dignity of human beings, through the following activities: governmental actions maintaining the ecological balance, considering the environment as a public natural heritage to be protected; rational use of natural resources; planning and control over the use of natural resources; protection of ecosystems through the preservation of representative areas; control and zoning for the potentially polluting, harmful and dangerous activities; incentives to research and new technologies oriented to a rational use and protection of natural resources, etc. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.al.se.gov.br