Decree regulating the Ministry of Environment and defining its tasks. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Regulation Date 1993 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Air & atmosphere, Environment gen., Forestry, Land & soil, Sea, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Institution Protection of environment Environmental planning Policy/planning Wild fauna Wild flora Geographical area Asia, Mediterranean, Middle East, Near East and North Africa, Western Asia Abstract This Decree is composed of 3 Sections divided into 29 articles. Section I deals with the following Departments and Offices: General Department of Environment; Central Direction; Administration Office; Nature Conservation Administration, including water, soil, air, forests, coasts and river banks, and wild flora and fauna; Housing Protection Administration; Administration for Prevention of Technological Effects and Natural Dangers; Fighting Administration; Legal Division; Nature Conservation Administration; Program and Planning Office; Information and Documentation Office; Natural Wealth Preservation Office; Natural Resources Protection Office; Public Swimming pools, Parks and Protected Zones Office; and, the Pesticides and Chemical Substances Office. Section II deals with the Regional Offices. Section III contains general provisions. Full text Arabic References - Legislation Implements Law No. 216 of 1993 creating the Ministry of Environment. Legislation | Lebanon | 1993 Keyword: Institution, Authorization/permit, Access-to-information, Education, Environmental planning, Hazards, Pollution control, Protected area, Policy/planning Source: FAO, FAOLEX