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The constitution allows the parliment to delegate legislative authority on environmental matters to the Government. Such delegation was effected by law 3/2012 which sets out board directives for the Government to legislate for the protection of the environment. The law promoted the enactment of Decree-Law 26/2012 the Basic Law on the environment which contains a section on solid waste management

Mangrove is a type of forest growing along tidal mudflats and along shallow water coastal areas extending inland along rivers, streams and their tributaries where the water is generally brackish. The mangrove ecosystem is dominated by mangrove trees as the primary producer interacting with associated aquatic fauna, social and physical factors of the coastal environment.