Law No. 11.947 of June 16, 2009, creating the National Agrarian Reform Education Program (Pronera)

The National Program of Education in Agrarian Reform (Pronera) is implemented under the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) of Brazil and is executed by the National Institute of Colonization and A...

Regulatory Instruction No. 6, dated April 7, 2009, establishing detailed procedures for the authorization of vegetation ...

This Normative Instruction establishes procedures for the authorization of vegetation suppression and the use of forest raw materials in Brazil. It regulates the issuance of Vegetation Suppression Aut...

Law No. 16,497: Establishes the State Policy on Climate Change of the State of Goiás

Establishes a regulatory framework to address climate change challenges at the state level through principles, objectives, and guidelines aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It implements inst...

Decree No. 6.660 on the use and protection of native vegetation in the Atlantic Forest Biome

This decree regulates Law No. 11,428 of 2006 on the use and protection of native vegetation in the Atlantic Forest Biome in Brazil. It establishes detailed rules on the use, conservation, cutting and ...

Law on Tax Incentives for Forest Conservation, No. 11,828

Law 11,828 establishes tax measures applicable to cash donations received by public financial institutions controlled by the Brazilian federal government and intended for actions of prevention, monito...

Amazon Fund

The Amazon Fund aims to collect donations for non-reimbursable investments in actions to prevent, monitor and combat deforestation, and to promote the conservation and sustainable use of the Legal Ama...

Decree No. 6,527, of August 1, 2008 - Establishes the Amazonia Fund by the National Bank for Economic and Social Develop...

The Amazon Fund is a mechanism established by the Brazilian government to capture donations for non-reimbursable investments in actions to prevent, monitor, and combat deforestation, as well as to pro...

Decree No. 6,514 of July 22, 2008, which establishes a detailed regulatory framework for infractions and administrative ...

Decree No. 6,514 establishes administrative infractions and sanctions related to the environment in Brazil, as well as the federal administrative process for their investigation. This decree covers a ...

Soy Moratorium

The Soy Moratorium is an agreement established by signatory companies not to acquire soy from farms with deforested crops carried out after July 22, 2008 in the Amazon biome, aiming to eliminate defor...

National Plan on Climate Change

Law on Genetically Modified Organisms in Conservation Units, No. 11,460

Law 11,460 establishes regulations for the research and cultivation of genetically modified organisms in Brazilian protected areas, prohibiting these activities in indigenous lands and conservation un...

Law No. 11,428 of December 22, 2006, which establishes the legal regime for the protection and use of the Atlantic Fores...

This law establishes the legal framework for the protection and use of the Atlantic Forest Biome in Brazil. It defines the objectives of conservation, protection, regeneration and sustainable use of t...