Legislation

Riparian forests are considered Permanent Preservation Areas and are protected by the Forest Code (Federal Law 4771/65) which establishes rules for their minimum size according to the length of rivers, lakes, streams and spring, in the following proportions:

• Bodies of water with up to 10 meters wide must have 30 meters of riparian forests along their margins;
• For bodies of water between 10 and 50 meters wide must have 50 meters of riparian forests along their margins;
• Between 50 and 100 meters, 100 meters of riparian forest along their margins;