Resolution No. 131/1 of 1998 classifying the course of al-Awali River as a natural site subject to the protection of the Ministry of Environment. Pays/Territoire Liban Type du document Règlement Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Official Gazette No. 55, 10 December 1998, pp. 5097 and 5098. Sujet Eau, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Zone de conservation des eaux Aire protégée Gestion/conservation Autorisation/permis Aire géographique Asie, Méditerranée, Moyen-Orient, Afrique du Nord et Proche-Orient, Asie Occidentale Résumé In conformity with Laws No. 667 of 29 December 1997 and Law of 8 July 1939 on the protection of panorama, landscapes and natural localities, this Resolution decrees the course of the al-Awali River along the zone of Albarook (tributaries included), passing by the Basry Valley to it's mouth as a natural area submitted to the protection of the Ministry of the Environment. The protected area extends from the source to the mouth long and for 500 metres from the centre of the course of the river in the direction of the two banks width. The Ministry of the Environment coordinating with the Urbanization Planning Department defines conditions and requirements for permits and license necessary for possible works in the area. Texte intégral Arabe