This Decree creates the National Forest of "Contendas do Sincorá", within the State of Bahia. It consists of 5 articles establishing the aforesaid forest area the purposes of which are: a sustainable exploitation of its natural renewable resources, a management and protection of water resources and wildlife biodiversity, the conservation of 'caatinga' ecosystem, etc. Control and management of this forestry area shall be under the competence of the Institution for Environment 'IBAMA', according t