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Order No. 533-D/2000 approving the Regulation on Support for Rural Development.

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 176/2000 (I-B), 2nd Supplement, 1 August 2000, pp. 3696-(21-28)
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Afforestation/reforestation Subsidy/incentive Agricultural development Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Forest management/forest conservation
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Order approves the Regulation on Support for Rural Development in forestry sector. It consists of 20 articles and 6 annexes establishing the requirements in order to improve forestry sector as follows: a) promoting and improving economic, ecological and social functions of forests; b) increasing forestry areas, with local reforestation accoring to the natural habitat; c) improving infrastructures of forestry sector, in particular within protecting measures to be applied in order to avoid forest fires; d) combating soil erosion and promoting forestry ecosysytem reconstitution; e) increase biodiversity and different use of forest areas; f) promoting the silviculture production.

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References - Legislation

Implements

Council Regulation (EC) No. 1257/1999 on support for rural development from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) and amending and repealing certain Regulations.

Legislation | European Union | 1999

Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Capacity building, Mountain area, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Policy/planning, Special fund, Data collection/reporting, Gender, Sustainable development, Youth

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Order No. 448-A/2001 approving the Regulation of Action No. 3.1 and 3.2 for «assistance to sylvo-pastoralism».

Legislation | Portugal | 2001

Keyword: Agro-forestry, Afforestation/reforestation, Subsidy/incentive, Agricultural development, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Biodiversity, Pastoralism, Forest management/forest conservation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX