Presidential Decree laying down the criteria for determining the rupestrian formations and the Mediterranean scrub. Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Sicilia Document type Regulation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Wild flora Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract This Presidential Decree contains the definition of Mediterranean scrub and rupestrian formation with a view to determining the application scope of Regional Act No. 16 of 16 April 1996. A plant formation cannot be defined as Mediterranean scrub unless it comprises at least five species of those listed out in article 1. Full text Italian Website www.regione.sicilia.it References - Legislation Implements Regional Act No. 16 re-arranging the legislation relating to forestry and vegetation protection. Legislation | Italy | 1996 Keyword: Forestry protection measures, Forest fires, Inventory, Forest service/forest officers, Afforestation/reforestation, Expropriation, Public forest, Policy/planning, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX