Law 12.854/2013

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This law promotes and encourages actions that promote forest recovery and the implementation of agroforestry systems in expropriated rural areas and in degraded areas, in the cases specified. Art 4 states that forest recovery actions and the implementation of agroforestry systems may be financed with resources from national funds such as Climate Change, Amazon, Environment and Forest Development, in addition to other sources from bilateral or multilateral agreements, from agreements resulting from adjustments, management contracts and agreements entered into with federal, state or municipal Public Administration bodies and entities, from donations, and also from funds from the Union or private budgets.

Law No. 12.854/2013 which encourages and incentivises actions that promote forest recovery and the implementation of agroforestry systems

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Law 12.854/2013

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