This Decree, consisting of 8 articles, creates the Forestry Programme within the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). with a view to promoting and coordinating actions for the sustainable development and improvement of the competitiveness of the forest-based production chain, including timber and non-timber products, for the conservation of biodiversity, water and soil and for the structuring of local and regional forest-based productive arrangements, with emphasis on rural producers, small and medium-sized forest and industrial enterprises, with a view to increasing employment and income generation, improving quality of life in gauchos, and conserving the environment. The Programme RS integrates the State Forestry Policy aiming to guide the preparation of the strategic plan for the programme and detail other plans, components, projects and actions related to forest development and conservation of the environment of Rio Grande do Sul State.
Brasil · 2010-04-14