Decree No. 13/99 creating the regional protected area of 'Albufeira do Azibo' basin. Country/Territory Portugal Document type Regulation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Diário da República No. 179/99 (I-B), 3 August 1999, pp. 5025-5029. Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Protected area Management/conservation Offences/penalties Ecosystem preservation Zoning Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Southern Europe Abstract This Decree creates the regional protected area of 'Albufeira do Azibo', regulating the activities to be performed within the aforementioned protected area. It consists of 22 articles and 1 annex establishing the requirements to be satisfied in order to protect and manage this area by the conservation of the wildlife and valorisation of the Azibo basin natural heritage with a view of sustainable development. Prohibited activities and sanctions are established in the text. The annex specifies the geographical coordinates of this area. Full text Portuguese