ICNF
Published 5 November 2026, 15:07
ICNF — Instituto da Conservação da Natureza e das Florestas (institute for nature and forest conservation)
The state institute responsible for forests, nature reserves and protected species. Together with IPMA it announces the wildfire danger level, approves the technical rules for clearing land and runs the platform where permits for burning branches and grass are registered. It also issues permits for felling and pruning cork oaks and holly.
Where you come across it. Clearing the land around a house, a permit to burn cuttings, felling trees, work in a nature reserve.
Fines for not clearing the land around houses come not from ICNF but from the GNR, the PSP and the câmara — ICNF is responsible for forest strips and reserves.
Official website: icnf.pt