This Law establishes the State Policy to Fight Desertification and to Mitigate the effects of Drought within the State of Paraíba. The Policy, consisting of 3 Chapters, aims at guaranteeing to local populations good conditions of life in order to cope with semi-arid weather and droughts, at promoting the democratization of access to natural resources, biodiversity and agro-biodiversity; at preserving, conserving and rehabilitating local biodiversity, agro-biodiversity and ecological balance of t