Regulation of the Act on the Protected Zone of the Natural Primordial Wildlife issued by the Authority’s Board of Directors No.208 of 2016. Pays/Territoire Arabie Saoudite Type du document Règlement Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Aire protégée Protection de l'habitat Zones marines protégées Développement durable Tourisme Protection de l’environnement Protection des espèces Gestion/conservation Faune sauvage Flore sauvage Coupe de bois/exploitation forestière Espèces menacées Gibier Pâturage Espèces exotiques Aire géographique Asie, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Golfe Persique, Mer Rouge et le Golfe d'Aden, Asie Occidentale Entry into force notes This Regulation enters into force 30 days after its publication in the Official Gazette. Résumé This Regulation consisting of 47 articles divided in X Parts aims at organizing the establishment and management of the protected areas in Saudi Kingdom. It provides for: the establishment of the protected areas by the Saudi Wildlife Authority (SWA) and the related procedures (property of the site, choice of the area, boundaries); development of the environment and awareness of protected areas, by applying the following protection patterns: (i) special nature reserves; (ii) natural reserves; (iii) biosphere reserves; (iv) reserves of natural resources; (v) fishing conservation parks. Main objectives of the Authority in these areas are: promote the sustainable protection of the environment, reintroduce animals threatened with extinction in their natural habitat, organize the tourist exploitation, and promote the environmental awareness and the wildlife protection among the population. It also provides for the protection measures, consisting of a special body for defense and a series of prohibitions, including kill animals except in the forms allowed, pollute the soil, water and air, take actions that affect the wildlife or public property, timber cutting, grazing, cultivation outside the established rules, and introduce alien species, animal or vegetable. The X Parts are entitled as follows: Definitions (I); Purpose of the of the Act on the Protected Zone of the Natural Primordial Wildlife (II); Measures for the establishment of the Protected Zones (III); Environmental and awareness development (IV); Rules governing the entry and transit of the Protected Zones and their utilization (V); Protected Zones protection measures (VI); Infractions and sanctions (VII); Competent authorities for the offences (VIII); Procedures to control the offenses (IX); and Final provisions. Texte intégral Arabe Site web www.swa.gov.sa Références - Législation Implemente Royal Decree No. M/66 of 2015 issuing Ministerial Resolution No.429 of 2015 approving the Act on the Protected Zone of the Natural Primordial Wildlife. Législation | Arabie Saoudite | 2015 Mot clé: Aire protégée, Protection de l’environnement, Protection de l'habitat, Protection des espèces, Développement durable, Utilisation durable, Tourisme, Gestion/conservation, Espèces menacées, Autorisation/permis, Recherche, Zones marines protégées Source: FAO, FAOLEX