Decree No. 563 establishing the Tropical Forest Protection Programme. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Règlement Date 1992 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts Mot clé Mesures de protection des forêts Subvention/incitation Institution Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the date of publication. Résumé This Decree establishes the Tropical Forest Protection Programme, whose main objective is the implementation of a sustainable development of the Brazilian tropical forests. It consists of 12 articles defining the competent authority entitled to carry out controls and to manage tropical forests, including issuing financial assistance to this sector. Texte intégral Portugais