This Law, composed of six Titles divided in 51 articles, regulates the use and protection of Atlantic Forest. The aim is to achieve the sustainable development and the protection of biodiversity, human health, landscape, water resources and social stability. Particular attention is paid to the following principles: socio-environmental function of the property, inter-generational equity, prevention, precaution and polluter-pays. The law regulates the legal regime of Atlantic Forest, providing a c