Decree-Law No. 321/83 creating the National Ecological Reserve (REN). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 1983 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 152/83 (I Series), 7 July 1983, pp. 2425-2427. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Coastal zone management Ecosystem preservation Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree-Law creates the National Ecological Reserve (REN). It consists of 10 articles defining coastal zones, listing all different areas to be included in such protected reserve. This Decree-Law also specifies competencies and duties of National Ecological Reserve Services which are responsible for guaranteeing the fulfilment of this legislation, promoting protecting measures on such area, mapping the aforementioned zone, etc. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Amended by 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