Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 115/2018 establishing a new strategic orientation for forestry management.

Subject

Forestry

Keyword

Environmental planning Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires Forestry protection measures Policy/planning

Geographical area

Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe

Entry into force notes

This Resolution enters into force on the day after its publication.

Abstract

This Resolution of the Council of Ministers establishes to implement a new strategic orientation for forestry management based on the following objectives: a) reduce the average number of fire lighting and annual burned area; b) reduce the vulnerability of forestry areas to harmful biotic agents; c) recover and rehabilitate affected forest ecosystems; d) ensure that the areas most susceptible to desertification and erosion are managed in accordance with the appropriate technical standards; e) ensure the conservation of habitats and species of protected fauna and flora; f) increase the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation; g) promote active and professional forestry management; h) modernize and train forest enterprises; i) promote new products and markets through modernization and training of forestry companies; redefine the territory of the Regional Forestry Programmes (PROF) through the approval of specific programmes.

Full text

Portuguese

Website

dre.pt

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Order No. 54/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Alentejo (PROF ALT).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 53/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Algarve (PROF ALG).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 51/2019 adapting the municipal plan norms incompatible with the Regional Programme of Forestry Planning of Entre Douro and Minho, with the Regional Programme of Forestry Planning of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and with the Regional Programme of Forestry Planning of the Central Coastal Zone.

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forestry protection measures, Zoning, Policy/planning

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 52/2019 approving the Regional Forestry Planning Programme of Lisbon and Tagus Valley (PROF LVT).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 58/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Entre Douro e Minho (PROF EDM).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Mountain area, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 57/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (PROF TMAD).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Mountain area, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 56/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Coastal Centre ("Centro Litoral) (PROF CL).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Coastal zone management, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Order No. 55/2019 approving the Regional Programme for Forestry Planning in Central Inland ("Centro Interior") (PROF CI).

Legislation | Portugal | 2019

Keyword: Policy/planning, Inland fisheries, Environmental planning, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest fires, Forestry protection measures, Agro-forestry, Pastoralism, Hunting/capture, Hunting rights, Fishing authorization, Protection of habitats, Wild fauna, Wild flora, Zoning, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX