Resolution CONAMA No. 249 establishing Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Development Policy of the Atlantic Forest. Pays/Territoire Brésil Type du document Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Forêts, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Planification environnementale Forêt de protection Utilisation durable Gestion forestière/conservation des forêts Préservation de l'écosystème Biodiversité Protection de l'habitat Flore sauvage Aire géographique Amazone, Amériques, Amérique latine et Caraïbes, AMERIQUE LATINE ET CARAIBES FAO, Atlantique nord, Amérique du Sud, Atlantique sud Entry into force notes This Resolution enters into force on the day of its publication. Résumé This Resolution approves the Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Development Policy of the Atlantic Forest. This Policy shall consider the following principles: Use of the Atlantic Forest in conditions that ensure the preservation of the environment and the multiple use of its natural resources; Protection of biological diversity based on conservation and sustainable management; Recovery of degraded areas and restoration of forest formations; Appreciation of initiatives that promote social development on a sustainable basis, recovering the importance of traditional populations; Integrated government action to promote decentralized and participatory management of natural resources; Definition and strengthening of instruments for conservation and development sustainable use of natural resources. Texte intégral Portugais Site web www.mma.gov.br