Laws and decrees

BRAZIL. Decree No. 11,349, of January 1, 2023. Approves the Regulatory Structure and the Table of Commissioned Positions and Positions of Trust of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and reassigns commissioned positions and positions of trust. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Edição Especial, Jan. 01, 2023. Section 1, p. 211.

BRAZIL. Decree No. 12,044, of June 5, 2024. Establishes the National Bioeconomy Strategy. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Jun. 06, 2024. Section 1, p. 3.

BRAZIL. Decree No. 12,046, of June 5, 2024. Regulates, at the federal level, Law No. 11,284, of March 2, 2006, which provides for the management of public forests for sustainable production, and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Jun. 06, 2024. Section 1, p. 5.

BRAZIL. Decree No. 5,975, of November 30, 2006. Regulates arts. 12, final part, 15, 16, 19, 20 and 21 of Law No. 4,771, of September 15, 1965, art. 4, item III, of Law No. 6.938, of August 31, 1981, art. 2 of Law No. 10,650, of April 16, 2003, amends and adds provisions to Decrees No. 3,179, of September 21, 1999, and 3,420, of April 20, 2000, and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Dec. 01, 2006. Section 1, p. 1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 11,284, of March 2, 2006. Provides for the management of public forests for sustainable production; establishes, within the structure of the Ministry of Environment, the Brazilian Forest Service - SFB; creates the National Forest Development Fund - FNDF; amends Laws No. 10,683, of May 28, 2003, 5,868, of December 12, 1972, 9,605, of February 12, 1998, 4,771, of September 15, 1965, 6,938, of August 31, 1981, and 6,015, of December 31, 1973; and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Mar. 03, 2006. Section 1, p. 1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 11,516, of August 28, 2007. Provides for the creation of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation - Chico Mendes Institute; amends Laws No. 7.735, of February 22, 1989, 11.284, of March 2, 2006, 9.985, of July 18, 2000, 10.410, of January 11, 2002, 11.156, of July 29, 2005, 11.357, of October 19, 2006, and 7.957, of December 20, 1989; repeals provisions of Law No. 8.028, of April 12, 1990, and Provisional Measure No. 2.216-37, of August 31, 2001; and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial União, Aug. 28, 2007. Section 1, p. 1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 12,651, of May 25, 2012. Provides for the protection of native vegetation; amends Laws No. 6.938, of August 31, 1981, 9.393, of December 19, 1996, and 11.428, of December 22, 2006; repeals Laws No. 4.771, of September 15, 1965, and 7.754, of April 14, 1989, and Provisional Measure No. 2.166-67, of August 24, 2001; and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, May 28, 2012. Section 1, p.1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 14,944, of July 31, 2024. Establishes the National Policy for Integrated Fire Management and amends Laws No. 7,735, of February 22, 1989, 12,651, of May 25, 2012 (Forest Code), and 9,605, of February 12, 1998 (Environmental Crimes Law). Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Aug. 1, 2024. Section 1, p.1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 4,771, of September 15, 1965. Establishes the forest code. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Sep. 16, 1965. Section 1, p. 9529.

BRAZIL. Law No. 7,735, of February 22, 1989. Provides for the extinction of an agency and a municipal entity, creates the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Feb. 23, 1989. Section 1, p. 1.

BRAZIL. Law No. 9,985, of July 18, 2000. Regulates art. 225, § 1, items I, II, III and VII of the Federal Constitution, establishes the National System of Nature Conservation Units and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Jul. 19, 2000. Section 1, p. 1.

BRAZIL. Constitution of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Brasília, DF: Senado Federal, 2016. 496 p. Available at: https://www2.senado.leg.br/bdsf/bitstream/handle/id/518231/CF88_Livro_EC91_2016.pdf. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

MMA – MINISTÉRIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E MUDANÇA DO CLIMA. Normative Instruction No. 5, of December 11, 2006. Provides for technical procedures for the preparation, presentation, execution and technical evaluation of Sustainable Forest Management Plans - PMFSs in primitive forests and their forms of succession in the Legal Amazon, and other measures. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Dec. 13, 2006. Section 1, p. 1.

SFB – SERVIÇO FLORESTAL BRASILEIRO. Resolution No. 02, of July 6, 2007. Regulates the National Register of Public Forests, defines the types of vegetation and forest cover formations, for the purpose of identifying federal public forests, and makes other provisions. Brasília, DF: Diário Oficial da União, Jul. 9, 2007. Section 1, p. 63.

Other references

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FAO – FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS. Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA 2025): Terms and Definitions. Roma, Itália: FAO, 2023. 27 p. Available at: https://openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/a6e225da-4a31-4e06-818d-ca3aeadfd635/content. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

FSC – FOREST STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL. FSC Connect Facts & Figures. Bonn, Alemanha: FSC, 2024. Available at: https://connect.fsc.org/impact/facts-figures. Accessed on: May 21, 2024.

FUNAI – FUNDAÇÃO NACIONAL DOS POVOS INDÍGENAS. Painel Terras Indígenas no Brasil. Brasília, Brazil: MPI, 2024. Available at: https://www.gov.br/funai/pt-br/atuacao/terras-indigenas/geoprocessamento-e-mapas. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

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IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Áreas Territoriais. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2023b. Available at: https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/organizacao-do-territorio/estrutura-territorial/15761-areas-dos-municipios.html?=&t=sobre. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Bacias e divisões hidrográficas do Brasil, versão 2021. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2021. https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/cartas-e-mapas/informacoes-ambientais/31653-bacias-e-divisoes-hidrograficas-do-brasil.html. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Base temática contínua de Pedologia do Brasil, versão 2023. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2023. Available at: https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/informacoes_ambientais/pedologia. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Manual Técnico da Vegetação Brasileira. 2. ed. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2012. 272 p. Available at: https://biblioteca.ibge.gov.br/visualizacao/livros/liv63011.pdf. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Mapa de Biomas e Sistema Costeiro-Marinho do Brasil, versão 2019. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2019. Available at:https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/informacoes-ambientais/estudos-ambientais/15842-biomas.html?edicao=25799. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Mapa de clima do Brasil, versão 2002. Rio de Janeiro: IBGE, 2023. Available at: https://www.ibge.gov.br/geociencias/cartas-e-mapas/informacoes-ambientais/15817-clima.html. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Mapa de vegetação, versão 2021. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2021. Available at:https://geoftp.ibge.gov.br/informacoes_ambientais/vegetacao/vetores/escala_250_mil/. Accessed on: Jul. 01, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Pesquisa Industrial Anual (PIA). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2024c. Available at: https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/economicas/industria/9042-pesquisa-industrial-anual.html?=&t=sobre. Accessed on: Nov. 10, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Pesquisa Produção da Extração Vegetal e Silvicultura (PEVS). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2024a. Available at: https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/economicas/agricultura-e-pecuaria/9105-producao-da-extracao-vegetal-e-da-silvicultura.html?=&t=sobre. Accessed on: Accessed on: Nov. 10, 2024.

IBGE – BRAZILIAN INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY AND STATISTICS. Pesquisa Produção Agrícola Municipal (PAM). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IBGE, 2024b. Available at: https://www.ibge.gov.br/estatisticas/economicas/agricultura-e-pecuaria/9117-producao-agricola-municipal-culturas-temporarias-e-permanentes.html. Accessed on: Accessed on: Nov. 10, 2024.

INPE – INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS. Programa Queimadas. Brasília, Brazil: MCTI, 2024c. Available at: https://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/queimadas/portal/. Accessed on: Oct. 20, 2024.

INPE – INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS. Projeto de Monitoramento do Desmatamento por Satélite (PRODES). Brasília, Brazil: MCTI, 2024a. Available at: https://terrabrasilis.dpi.inpe.br/. Accessed on: Oct. 20, 2024.

INPE – INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS. Projeto TerraClass. Brasília, Brazil: MCTI, 2024b. Available at: https://www.terraclass.gov.br/. Accessed on: Oct. 20, 2024.

MMA - MINISTÉRIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E MUDANÇA DO CLIMA. CNUC: Painel de Unidades de Conservação Brasileiras. Brasília, Brazil: MMA, 2024a. Available at: https://cnuc.mma.gov.br/powerbi. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

MMA - MINISTÉRIO DO MEIO AMBIENTE E MUDANÇA DO CLIMA. Unidades de Conservação - Dados abertos – CNUC_2024_1° Semestre.csv. Brasília, Brazil: MMA, 2024b. Available at: https://dados.gov.br/dados/conjuntos-dados/unidadesdeconservacao. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

MDIC – MINISTÉRIO DO DESENVOLVIMENTO, INDÚSTRIA, COMÉRCIO E SERVIÇOS. Balança Comercial e Estatísticas de Comércio Exterior. Brasília, Brazil: MDIC, 2024. Available at: https://www.gov.br/mdic/pt-br/assuntos/comercio-exterior/estatisticas. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

MEC – MINISTÉRIO DA EDUCAÇÃO. Dados abertos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES). Brasília, Brazil: MEC, 2024. Available at: https://dadosabertos.capes.gov.br/. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

MEC – MINISTÉRIO DA EDUCAÇÃO. Dados abertos do Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP). Brasília, Brazil: MEC, 2024. Available at: https://www.gov.br/inep/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/dados-abertoshttps://cnuc.mma.gov.br/powerbi. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

MTE – MINISTÉRIO DO TRABALHO E EMPREGO. Relação Anual de Informações Sociais (RAIS). Brasília, Brazil: MTE, 2024. Available at: https://www.rais.gov.br/sitio/index.jsf. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.

PEFC – PROGRAMME FOR THE ENDORSEMENT OF FOREST CERTIFICATION. PEFC Publications. Geneva, Suíça: PEFC, 2024. Available at: https://pefc.org/resources/publications. Accessed on: May 21, 2024.

SFB – SERVIÇO FLORESTAL BRASILEIRO. Florestas naturais. Brasília, Brasil:SFB, 2024a. Available at: https://snif.florestal.gov.br/pt-br/temas-florestais/recursos-florestais/florestas-naturais. Accessed on: Nov. 1, 2024.

SFB – SERVIÇO FLORESTAL BRASILEIRO. Cadastro Nacional de Florestas Públicas (CNFP) atualização 2022. Brasília, Brazil: SFB, 2024b. Available at: https://www.gov.br/florestal/pt-br/assuntos/cadastro-nacional-de-florestas-publicas/cadastro-nacional-de-florestas-publicas-atualizacao-2022/cnfp-2022. Accessed on: Nov. 1, 2024.

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SFB – SERVIÇO FLORESTAL BRASILEIRO. Relatório de Gestão de Florestas Públicas 2023. Brasília, Brazil: SFB, 2024d. Available at: https://www.gov.br/florestal/pt-br/centrais-de-conteudo/publicacoes/relatorios/relatorios-de-gestao-de-florestas-publicas/RGFP_2023.pdf. Accessed on: Nov. 1, 2024.

SNUC – SISTEMA NACIONAL DE UNIDADES DE CONSERVAÇÃO DA NATUREZA. Brasília, Brazil: MMA, 2024. Available at: https://www.gov.br/mma/pt-br/assuntos/biodiversidade-e-biomas/areas-protegidas/categorias-de-ucshttps://cnuc.mma.gov.br/powerbi. Accessed on: Nov. 8, 2024.