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For which service is the agent-protector of native forests paid? A: The protective agent must be remunerated for the service already rendered, during a period of 12 months, of conserving native forests, including reserve areas, permanent preservation areas, public conservation units and native forest surpluses. Preserve, according to the Portuguese language dictionary, is synonymous with storing. In other words, when conserving a biome, the owner of that area is performing the function of guarding, being the defender of that area, which translates into the storage service for the natural good of the native forest.
2.	But is conserving native forests an economic activity?
A.: Yes. Storing/conserving native forests is an economic activity and has CNAE (220-9/06). It is noteworthy that such CNAE is a subclass of rural activities, therefore, the forest conservation activity is an agribusiness activity. Highlighting that this activity is valid for any type of biome.
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