Guidelines, strategies, regulations, resolutions and agreements, at the international, regional, national and subnational levels that configure the actions of the State.
The Atlantic Forest Law establishes a legal framework for the protection, conservation, regeneration, and sustainable use of the Atlantic Forest Biome, considered a national heritage of Brazil. The la...
This law establishes the framework for sustainable management of public forests in Brazil. It creates the Brazilian Forest Service and the National Forest Development Fund. The law regulates forest co...
Law No. 462 establishes the legal framework for the conservation, promotion and sustainable development of the forestry sector in Nicaragua, based on natural forest management, plantation promotion an...
The National Development Plan for the Forestry Sector of Venezuela established in 2003 is a strategic instrument for the sustainable management of the country's forest resources. It establishes guidel...
Decree No. 4.339 establishes the principles and guidelines for the implementation of the National Biodiversity Policy in Brazil. This policy encompasses various components such as knowledge, conservat...
The Forest Policy for Protected Areas and Wildlife of Honduras establishes strategic guidelines for the sustainable management of forest resources, protected areas, and biodiversity in the country. Th...
This law establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units (SNUC) in Brazil. It defines different categories of protected areas and establishes norms for their creation, implementation and ...
The Biological Diversity Management Law establishes provisions for the management of biological diversity in its various components, including natural or manipulated genomes, genetic material and its ...
Establishes criminal and administrative sanctions applicable to harmful conduct and activities against the environment in Brazil, defining crimes against fauna, flora, urban planning, cultural heritag...
Law 217 establishes the fundamental norms for the conservation, protection, improvement, and restoration of the environment and natural resources in Nicaragua. This framework law defines the instrumen...
Guyana's Act No. 7 of 1995 establishes the Iwokrama International Centre as an autonomous non-profit institution to manage approximately 371,000 hectares of tropical forest in the heart of Guyana. Thi...
The Convention on Biological Diversity is a legally binding international treaty that represents a significant step forward in the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its comp...