Decree No. 838 regulating Law No. 771 on State Policy on Forestry sector. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale Tocantins Type du document Règlement Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts Mot clé Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Aire protégée Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Préservation de l'écosystème Mesures de protection des forêts Autorisation/permis 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 day of its publication. Résumé This Decree, consisting of 17 Chapters, regulates Law No. 771 on State Policy on Forestry sector within the State of Tocantins. It defines existing forests and other plants within the territory of the State, recognized as useful for the environment and establishes that these forests are owned by all the local inhabitants, observing the ownership right with the limitations established by enforced legislation. All forestry activities will be monitored by competent State environmental authorities, who will issue forestry authorization to perform any related activity, in order to create mechanisms aiming at: guaranteeing the conservation of local ecosystems; controlling and protecting the exploitation of native forests, the use and consumption of forestry products and Sub-products; developing actions aiming at responding to the demand in forestry products; etc. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.al.to.gov.br Références - Législation Implemente Law No. 771 establishing State Policy on Forestry sector. Législation | Brésil | 1995 Mot clé: Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Aire protégée, Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière, Préservation de l'écosystème, Mesures de protection des forêts, Biodiversité, Autorisation/permis Source: FAO, FAOLEX