Order No. 533-D/2000 approving the Regulation on Support for Rural Development. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Afforestation/reforestation Subsidy/incentive Agricultural development Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, 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 fo Full text Portuguese 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 Legislation | European Union | 1999 | Repealed Keyword: Agricultural development, Less favoured areas, Financial agricultural measures, Subsidy/incentive, Capacity building, Mountain area, Soil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fund, Data collection/reporting, Gender and natural resources, Sustainable development, Rural youth Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Order No. 448-A/2001 approving the Regulation of Action No. 3.1 and 3.2 for «assistance to sylvo-pastoralism».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 Source: FAO, FAOLEX