Regional Decree No. 24/2006/A regulating the Plan for the Protection of Landscape in Pico Island (POPPVIP). Country/Territory Portugal Territorial subdivision Azores Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Environmental planning Zoning Classification/declassification Land-use planning Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Decree, composed of two articles and one Annex, approves the Plan for the Protection of Landscape in Pico Island (POPPVIP), with the aim of providing a coherent spatial planning in order to promote local development and, at the same time, protecting the environment and the landscape. The annexed Plan is composed of 127 articles and three annexes structured in six main Titles. Particular attention is devoted to land use restrictions, landscape use, occupation and transformation and Full text Portuguese