Decree No. 8.375 establishing the Agricultural Policy for Planted Forests.

This Decree establishes the Agricultural Policy for Planted Forests. It specifies the principles of Agricultural Policy for Planted Forests as follows: the production of forestry goods and services for social and economic development of the country; and the mitigation of the effects of climate change. The objectives of agricultural policy for Planted Forests aim: to increase production and productivity of planted forests; to promote the use of the productive potential of economic goods and services originated from planted forests; to contribute to the reduction of pressure on native forests; to improve the income and quality of life in rural areas, especially in small and medium-scale farms; and to encourage the integration between farmers and the agribusiness using wood as raw material.