Law No. 6.769 providing for the Forestry Policy of the State of Rio Grande do Norte.

This Law provides for the Forestry Policy of the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Forestry activities must ensure the maintenance of quality of life and ecological balance and the preservation of genetic heritage, observing the following principles: preservation and conservation of biodiversity; social function of property; compatibility between development and environmental balance; sustained use of renewable natural resources. The State's forestry policy aims to: ensure the conservation of the main phyto-ecological formations; regulate and exploit native plant densities, through their conservation and inspection; control the exploitation, use and consumption of forestry products and by-products; organize afforestation and reforestation activities, especially with regard to the physical and environmental occupation of these undertakings; develop actions with the aim of supplying the demand for forestry products that can be exploited and used; promote the recovery of degraded areas; protect wild flora and fauna; stimulate environmental education and ecological tourism programmes in forest areas and conservation units; promote the conservation of water resources; promote soil conservation and management.