Decree-Law No. 38/2016 approving the Sal 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 Sal 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