Decree-Law No. 166/2008 approving the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2008 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 162, 22 August 2008, pp. 5865-5888. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Institution Environmental planning Protected area Policy/planning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force 30 days after its publication. Abstract This Decree-Law, consisting of 48 articles divided into seven Chapters and three Annexes, approves the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). It provides the new legal system for the National Ecological Reserve (REN), whose goals are to improve the sustainability of number of defined areas with the view to protect them from pollution and human activities. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Amends Decree-Law No. 321/83 creating the National Ecological Reserve (REN). Legislation | Portugal | 1983 (2019) Keyword: Protected area, Coastal zone management, Ecosystem preservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree-Law No. 93/90 creating the National Ecological Reserve (REN). Legislation | Portugal | 1990 Keyword: Protected area, Ecosystem preservation, Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Implemented by Order No. 336/2019 approving the revision of the National and Regional Strategic Guidelines provided for in the National Ecological Reserve (REN) Legal Regime. Legislation | Portugal | 2019 Keyword: Environmental planning, Protected area, Coastal zone management, Erosion, Marine protected areas, Inland waters, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Order No. 864/2010 on the National Ecological Reserve of Sao Joao Madeira. Legislation | Portugal | 2010 Keyword: Environmental planning, Ecosystem preservation, Zoning, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 239/2012 amending Decree-Law No. 166/2008 approving the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). Legislation | Portugal | 2012 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Protected area, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Policy/planning, Protection forest, Management/conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 96/2013 establishing the legal regime to which afforestation and reforestation actions through forest species are subject in mainland Portugal. Legislation | Portugal | 2013 (2017) Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Policy/planning, Forestry protection measures Source: FAO, FAOLEX Decree-Law No. 80/2015 approving the revision of the Legal Framework for Territorial Management Instruments, approved by Decree-Law No. 380/99. Legislation | Portugal | 2015 Keyword: Land-use planning, Use restrictions, Environmental planning, Monitoring, Urban land, Early warning system, Pollution control, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Soil rehabilitation, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX