Abstract

MELO GALLEGOS, Carlos  and  LOPEZ GARCIA, José. Propuesta tendiente al fortalecimiento y consolidación del sistema nacional de áreas naturales protegidas (SINAP), de México. Invest. Geog [online]. 1993, n.27, pp.9-47. ISSN 2448-7279.

The National System for the Protection of Natural Areas (SINAP) is part of the National Institute of Ecology, former branch of the Ministry of Ecology and Urban Development (SEDUE), today Ministry of Social Development (SEDESOL). The SINAP was founded in 1984 and among its responsabilities was the ruling of institutions through the General Law of Ecological Equilibrium and Environmental Protection. In order to support the SINAP, this study evaluates the natural conditions of areas already protected and those of other areas that according to (heir values and the scientific opinion can be considered as such. This proposal contributes to the conservation of significative natural features at a national scale (biodiversity, endemisms, scenic landscape, landforms, etc.). The proposal includes 258 areas instead of the 99 considered until now. These areas represent the main diversity of ecosystems along the country.

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