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Order No. 15-A/2018 establishing technical standards to be considered in the preparation of afforestation and reforestation projects, the respective analysis, decision-making process, and their implementation.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2018
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Serie, No. 9, 12 January 2018.
Subject
Forestry, Water
Keyword
Agricultural development Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Afforestation/reforestation Enforcement/compliance Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Standards Sustainable development
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Order shall enter into force on the day of entry into force of Law No. 77/2017 of 17 August.
Abstract

This Order, consisting of 6 articles and one Annex establishes technical standards to be considered in the preparation of afforestation and reforestation projects, the respective analysis, decision-making process, and their implementation. The afforestation and reforestation actions, as well as the elaboration and analysis of the respective projects, must comply with the guidelines established in the appended Annex in order to guarantee the maintenance of the forests as an inseparable resource of other natural resources such as water, soil, air, fauna and flora. Situations where conditions of land, plant or special conservation status permit other technical solutions to be admissible, when justified. It specifies minimum distances from afforestation and reforestation land bordering; distances from afforestation and reforestation to water courses, etc.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implements

Decree-Law No. 96/2013 establishing the legal regime to which afforestation and reforestation actions through forest species are subject in mainland Portugal.

Legislation | Portugal | 2013 (2017)

Keyword: Forest management/forest conservation, Afforestation/reforestation, Policy/planning, Forestry protection measures

Source: FAO, FAOLEX