S.L. 549.44 Art. 33In situ conservation.

The competent authority shall, as far as possible and as appropriate:

(a) rehabilitate and restore degraded ecosystems and promote the recovery of threatened species, inter alia, through the development and implementation of plans or other management strategies;

(b) prevent the introduction of, control or eradicate those alien species which threaten ecosystems, habitats or species, in line with the provisions set in these regulations and the related regulations; and

(c) endeavour to provide the conditions needed for compatibility between present uses and the conservation of biological diversity and the sustainable use of its components.