Law No. 14.247 creating the State System of Conservation Units in the State of Goiás.

This Law creates the State System of Conservation Units in the State of Goiás and establishes criteria and standards for the creation, implementation and management of conservation units, in addition to providing for incentives and penalties. Its objectives are: establish criteria and standards for the creation, implementation and management of state conservation units; contribute to the maintenance of biological diversity and genetic resources; protect species threatened with extinction at the regional and state level; contribute to the preservation of the diversity of natural ecosystems; promote sustainable development through the use of natural resources; promote the use of nature conservation principles and practices in the development process; protect natural and little-altered landscapes of notable scenic beauty; protect relevant features of a geological, geomorphological, speleological, archaeological, paleontological and cultural nature; protect and recover water and soil resources; recover or restore degraded ecosystems; provide means and incentives for scientific research activities, studies and environmental monitoring; economically and socially value biological diversity; favor conditions and promote environmental education and interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and ecological tourism; protect the natural resources necessary for the subsistence of local populations, respecting and valuing their knowledge; preserve the specific ways of life of traditional populations, their socio-diversity and culture; preserve the specific ways of life of local populations, their socio-diversity and culture.