Governmental Decision No. 259-N validating the Regulation on the procedure for keeping the register of protected areas. Country/Territory Armenia Document type Regulation Date 2008 (2019) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Environment gen. Keyword Protected area Ecosystem preservation Registration Research Monitoring Data collection/reporting Access-to-information Classification/declassification Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, Western Asia Entry into force notes This Governmental Decision enters into force on the tenth day following the day of its official publication. Abstract This Regulation establishes the procedure for keeping the register of protected areas performing the following tasks: (a) development planning; (b) collection and classification of data obtained in the process of scientific research and monitoring; (c) control of protection regime; and (c) identification of the optimal load of land use. Register of protected areas contains the following sections: (a) general description of protected areas; (b) protection of protected areas ensuring reproduction and restoration of living resources; (c) management of protected areas; and (d) authorized body for management of protected areas. Full text Armenian Website www.arlis.am