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Law No. 9.985 establishing the National System of Protected Areas Management - SNUC.

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This Law establishes the National System of wildlife protected areas management - SNUC, aimed to the protection of biodiversity and genetic resources within the national territory and waters under Brazilian jurisdiction. It consists of 7 Chapters specifying criteria and requirements for the creation, installation and management of the aforesaid protected areas. This Law defines natural heritage protection (chap. 1); SNUC constitution and competencies (chap. 2); Protected area classification (cha
Title
Law No. 9.985 establishing the National System of Protected Areas Management - SNUC.
Country
Brazil
Type of document
Legislation
Date of text
2000
Data source
FAO, FAOLEX
Glossary term(s)
national law
forest management
forest conservation
landscape
institution building
genetic resource for food and agriculture
conservation
ECOLEX region
Americas
South America
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX URL
ECOLEX
Attached files
HTML icon http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/html/bra24591.htm
Link to full text
http://wwwt.senado.gov.br
Amends
New Forestry Code (Act No. 4.771).