Regional Legislative Decree No. 7/2014/A amending the Statute of the Agency for Environmental Management and Conservation of Nature, AZORINA S.A. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Legislation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República I Series, No. 106, 3 June 2014. Subject Environment gen., Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Environmental planning Access-to-information Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Sustainable development Waste disposal Policy/planning Biodiversity Ecosystem preservation Management/conservation Sustainable use Protection of habitats Marine protected areas Protected area Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Entry into force notes This Regional Legislative Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Regional Legislative Decree amends and re-publishes the Statute of the Agency for Environmental Management and Conservation of Nature, AZORINA S.A. Amendments deal with administrative and legal proceedings, the main objectives of the above mentioned Agency related to the promotion of actions concerning environmental management and natural resources conservation, including environmental matters, data dissemination and implementation of special development plans of the territory around the Azores’ archipelago, including purchase, sale, exchange and property land expropriation for public utility located in the areas of intervention of the respective approved plans, as well as the development and implementation of a strategy for the promotion, dissemination and marketing of forests of the Azores or under its jurisdiction. Full text Portuguese Website www.dre.pt References - Legislation Amends Regional Legislative Decree No. 16/2010/A approving the creation and the Statute of the Agency for Environmental Management and Conservation of Nature, AZORINA S.A. Legislation | Portugal | 2010 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Access-to-information, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Sustainable development, Waste disposal, Policy/planning, Biodiversity, Ecosystem preservation, Management/conservation, Sustainable use, Protection of habitats, Marine protected areas, Protected area Source: FAO, FAOLEX