The state functions in the forest sector: Its relationship with the Federal Constitution and with the Forest National Program

Abstract

. The functions of State in the forest area, presented by Silva (2001 e 2003), were investigated firstly, composing its origins in an understanding of the State emergence and evolution and its inter-relationship with the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988. Secondly, this correspondences were investigated in the expressed content of forest public politics in the National Program of Forests (PNF). The two government administrations were considered: period 2000 to 2003 (PNF-2000), and period 2003 to 2006 (PNF-2004), since the program was reaffirmed in the year of 2004. Third, took place a research that consisted on questionnaire application to the members of the Coordinating Commission of the National Program of Forests (Conaflor) about the attendance of the functions of State in the forest area. The research consisted on the questions to the interviewee: if it is considered the function of State in the forest area or not; if the State is executing the referred function; if PNF has been contributing for the function development. The main conclusions are: that the functions of State find Constitutional support; PNF permeates the State functions in the forest area, although that still not entirely; the interviewees recognize the functions of State in the forest area as valid, although the State doesn't come developing them in its fullness.