Regional Legislative Decree No. 3/2018/M amending the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM. Country/Territory Madeira Islands (Portugal) Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, I Série, No. 9, 12 January 2018. Subject Forestry, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Protected area Protection forest Forest management/forest conservation Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree amends the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation (IFCN, IP-RAM). Amendments deal with administrative and legal proceedings; composition, duties and responsibilities of the above mentioned Institute. In particular, it amends the IFCN Board of Directors, IP-RAM; representation and its presidential duties. The representatives are responsible for the management of the functional areas of the IFCN activity, IP-RAM, which are entrusted to them by the Board of Directors, and they are responsible for executing their respective programmes of activities; the chairman of the IFCN Board of Directors, IP-RAM maintains its respective service commission. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Amends Regional Legislative Decree No. 21/2016/M creating the Institute of Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM and extinguishing the Regional Directorate of Forests and Nature Conservation and the Service of the Natural Park of Madeira. Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2016 Keyword: Institution, Protected area, Protection forest, Sustainable development, Sustainable use, Biodiversity, Forest management/forest conservation, Wild fauna, Wild flora Source: FAO, FAOLEX