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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