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Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 69/99 approving the National Policy to Combat Desertification (PANCD).

Country/Territory
Portugal
Document type
Regulation
Date
1999
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Diário da República No. 158/99 (I-B), 9 July 1999, pp. 4300-4305.
Subject
Environment gen., Land & soil, Water
Keyword
Desertification Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Hazards Water shortage/drought
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 approves the National Policy to Combat Desertification (PANCD - U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification) and establishes procedures for its enforcement. The aim of this Resolution is to regulate, promote, enforce and manage actions to combat desertification in order to minimise drought effects within semi-arid and sub-humid areas, in particular those areas where soil erosion (environmental and natural resources destruction) is a well known problem.

Full text
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Repealed by

Resolution of the Council of Ministers No. 78/2014 approving the New National Policy to Combat Desertification (PANCD).

Legislation | Portugal | 2014

Keyword: Desertification, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Biodiversity, Climate change, Water shortage/drought

Source: FAO, FAOLEX