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Decree-Law No. 37/2016 approving the Boa Vista Island Conservation Strategy and Plan.

Country/Territory
Cabo Verde
Document type
Date
2016
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Boletim Oficial, I Série, 2nd Supplement, No. 17.
Subject
Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Environmental planning Land-use planning Public land Urban land Protected area Tourism Wetlands Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Cultural heritage Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Africa, AFRICA FAO, Atlantic Ocean Islands, North Atlantic, Sahel, Small Island Developing States, Western Africa
Entry into force notes
This Resolution enters into force on the day after its publication.
Abstract

This Resolution approves the Boa Vista Island Conservation Strategy and Plan. This Plan, consisting of 9 sections, has the following objectives: maintaining different, unique and characteristic ecosystems; protecting species of wild animals and plants according to particular traditional values; protecting areas of particular genetic diversity, such as, areas with a variety of ecosystems, endemic species and natural heritage of great aesthetic or scientific value. In addition, it promotes the tourism sector in natural sites and preserves places of great interest for scientific research of geographical, cultural, archaeological and historical sites. These sites aim at conserving the natural and cultural resources, and are assessed through the institutional framework and the SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) of the island of Sal, with the purpose of tracing the island's conservation strategy, defining their conservation plan, and regulating the monitoring and evaluation.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.legis-palop.org

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 43/2010 approving the National Regulation for Land and Urban Planning (RNOTPU).

Legislation | Cabo Verde | 2010 (2018)

Keyword: Environmental planning, Land-use planning, Public land, Right of use, Urban land, Protected area, Basic legislation, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX