Law No. 13.550 providing for the use and protection of native vegetation of the Cerrado Biome in the State. Pays/Territoire Brésil Sous-division territoriale São Paulo Type du document Législation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Protection des végétaux Aire protégée Forêt de protection Forêt publique Droit d'usage Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Feux de forêts Mesures de protection des forêts Autorisation/permis Protection des espèces Gestion/conservation Flore sauvage Zonage Biodiversité Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, Atlantique Nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique Sud Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé 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. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.imprensaoficial.com.br Références - Législation Amendé par Law No. 16.924 amending Law No. 13.550 on the use and protection of native vegetation of the Cerrado Biome in the State. Législation | Brésil | 2019 Mot clé: Protection des végétaux, Aire protégée, Forêt de protection, Forêt publique, Droit d'usage, Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts, Feux de forêts, Mesures de protection des forêts, Autorisation/permis, Protection des espèces, Gestion/conservation, Flore sauvage, Zonage, Biodiversité Source: FAO, FAOLEX