This Resolution approves the Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Development Policy of the Atlantic Forest. This Policy shall consider the following principles: Use of the Atlantic Forest in conditions that ensure the preservation of the environment and the multiple use of its natural resources; Protection of biological diversity based on conservation and sustainable management; Recovery of degraded areas and restoration of forest formations; Appreciation of initiatives that promote social development on a sustainable basis, recovering the importance of traditional populations; Integrated government action to promote decentralized and participatory management of natural resources; Definition and strengthening of instruments for conservation and development sustainable use of natural resources. The Guidelines for the Conservation and Sustainable Development Policy of the Atlantic Forest aim to outline integrated actions that promote the conservation and sustainable development of the Atlantic Forest. The components of the strategy have as reference the constitutional framework that defines the Atlantic Forest as national patrimony, whose preservation and sustainable use are basic assumptions. In order to support this, the strategic planning has determined the formulation of the following guidelines: achieve the sustainability of the Atlantic Forest region by promoting the protection of biological diversity associated with sustainable development, with mechanisms such as the recovery of degraded areas and the integration of public policies. The defined implementation instruments aim to establish conservation and sustainable development. The set of actions of each guideline will be reflected in time and space through the Plan of Action. The Plan of Action will address the strategic components of the Policy in two conceptual strands: preservation and sustainable use.
Brésil · 1999-01-29