Decree-Law No. 239/2012 amending Decree-Law No. 166/2008 approving the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2012 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 212, 2 November 2012. Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Environmental planning Protected area Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Policy/planning Protection forest Management/conservation 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 on 1 December 2012. Abstract This Decree-Law amends adn re-publishes Decree-Law No. 166/2008 approving the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). Amendments deal with compatible activities with the objectives of ecological and environmental protection and prevention of natural risks related to integrated areas REN. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Amends Decree-Law No. 166/2008 approving the legal regime on the National Ecological System (REN). Legislation | Portugal | 2008 (2019) Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Protected area, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by 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