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Decree No. 42/2007 regulating the Regional Forestry Plan of the Metropolitan area comprised within Porto, Entre Douro and Vouga (PROF AMPEDV).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2007
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 70, 10 April 2007, pp. 2262–2285.
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Policy/planning Forest management/forest conservation Forest species Forestry protection measures Zoning Classification/declassification Agro-forestry Forest fires
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
The 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 the Metropolitan area comprised within Porto, Entre Douro and Vouga (PROF AMPEDV), to be in force for 20 years. The annexed Forestry Plan is composed of four titles divided in 50 articles and two annexes. The plan covers forests use, occupation and forestry Order. In particular, it rules on protected species and defines forestry zoning criteria according to homogeneous areas. Moreover, it regulates local forestry planning activities and defines intervention measures, including defence measures against forest fires. The annexes to the Forestry Plan provide general intervention rules to be applied in forest areas and a map of the area covered by the Plan.

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