Decree No. 2/2007 regulating the Regional Forestry Plan of Nordeste (PROF NE). Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 12, 17 January 2007, pp. 398-417. Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning Forestry protection measures Monitoring Agro-forestry Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree, composed of four articles and one Annex, approves the Regional Forestry Plan of Nordeste (PROF NE). The annexed Plan is composed of four titles divided in 38 articles and several annexes. It defines the legal nature and scope of application for the Forestry Plan, with the aim of granting a sustainable and multifunctional use and management of forest resources. Particular attention is devoted to forest fire prevention measures and to the regulation of forest use according to homogeneous sub-areas listed in the Plan. Moreover, the Plan provides agro-forestry models and indicates intervention measures. Finally, it rules on monitoring procedures and tools. Full text Portuguese