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Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 51/2015 establishing the National Programme for Nature Tourism (PNTN).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
2015
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República, I Série, No. 140, 21 July 2015.
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Protected area Ecosystem preservation Tourism Environmental planning Registration Cultural heritage Policy/planning
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe
Abstract

This Resolution of the Council of Ministers, consisting of 16 sections, establishes the National Programme for Nature Tourism (PNTN). PNTN was established by Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 112/98 of 25 August, considering the fact that the areas classified increase in the national and international context as tourist destinations where the existence of well-preserved natural and cultural values ​​are inseparable attributes of nature tourism. PNTN is main objectives are in the promotion and affirmation of the values and potential of hazardous areas, such as defined in Decree-Law No. 142/2008 and other areas with natural and cultural values, providing the creation of innovative and sustainable tourism products and services within the municipalities covered by these areas and promoting integration and sustainability of the following sectors: conservation of nature; local development; qualification of tourism; diversification of tourism; and dissemination and promotion of cultural heritage.

Full text
Portuguese
Website
www.dre.pt