Regional Regulatory Decree No. 8/2015/M approving the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA). Country/Territory Madeira Islands (Portugal) Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República, Série I, No. 151, 5 August 2015. Subject Environment gen., Water Keyword Institution Environmental planning Governance Research Policy/planning Freshwater resources management Sewerage Entry into force notes This Regional Regulatory Decree enters into force on the day after its publication. Abstract This Decree, consisting of 22 articles divided into and three Annexes, approves the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA). It establishes composition, duties and responsibilities of SRA, governed by the Regional Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources to which the following competencies are generally committed: a) promote and ensure the implementation of the government programming of the Autonomous Region of Madeira in the areas above referred; b) Supervise and coordinate actions of the various organs and services of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources; c) Exercise any other powers conferred upon it by law or delegated to it by the President or by the Regional Government Council. The Regional Secretariat may delegate powers to its head of the cabinet and deputies, as well as to the directors of the organs and services that are part of the structure of the SRA. Duties of the SRA are: a) design, develop, coordinate and implement regional policy in the areas of water, the environment, nature conservation, forests, cartography and cadastral information, coastal, sea, spatial planning, natural park, basic sanitation and urban planning; b) manage water resources, flora, fauna and geology, as well as protected and classified areas of the Region; c) harmonize economic and social progress with a sound environmental policy, based on the preservation of bio and geodiversity, landscape, ecosystems, water and air quality, respect for and conservation of the environmental heritage in its various aspects; etc. Full text Portuguese Website dre.pt References - Legislation Amended by Regional Regulatory Decree No. 14/2017/M amending the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment and Natural Resources (SRA). Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2017 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Governance, Research, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Business/industry/corporations, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Regional Decree No. 5/2020/M approving the structure of the Regional Secretariat for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change (SRAAC). Legislation | Madeira Islands (Portugal) | 2019 Keyword: Institution, Environmental planning, Climate change, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Governance, Research, Waste management, Waste prevention, Policy/planning, Freshwater resources management, Sewerage Source: FAO, FAOLEX