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National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC)
Frente al Laboratorio JR Sánchez
San José, Costa Rica
Tel: (506) 283-8004
Fax: (506) 283-7343
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SINAC the National System of Conservation Areas, or in Spanish the Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion, is the Costa Rican National Parks administrator, and is part of the Ministry of Environment and Energy or MINAE. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in Agencies SINAC es Sistemas Nacional de Areas de Conservación - National System of Conservation Areas DGGM es Dirección de Geología y Minas - Created in 1994 it combined previously three separate organisations that had previously managed laws relating to National Parks, Wildlife and Forestry. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society A national park is a reserve of land usually declared and owned by a national Government, protected from most Human development and pollution Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants animals and other organisms Forestry is the Art and Science of managing forests tree Plantations and related Natural resources.
SINAC oversees over 160 protected areas, of which 26 are designated National Parks. Other areas are designated wildlife refuges, biological reserves, national monuments, forest reserves, national wetlands, and protected zones.
The entire country of 12,596,690 acres (50,977 km²) is under the jurisdiction of eleven large Conservation Areas which were created in 1998, overseen by divisions of SINAC. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Over 25% of the national territory i. e. 3,221,636 acres (13,037 km²) is included in the national parks, refuges and protected zones within these eleven Conservation Areas.
Costa Rica's progressive policies on environmental protection and sustainable eco-tourism in the National Parks System have been lauded as a model for other countries. Ecotourism, also known as ecological tourism, is a form of Tourism that appeals to ecologically and socially conscious individuals The rainforests, tropical forests, marine areas and wetlands of Costa Rica are the subject of many university and scientific organization studies. Rainforests are Forests characterized by high Rainfall with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750–2000 mm (68-78 inches A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog The enrichment of the world's knowledge of these important habitats is an invaluable contribution from the conservation efforts of the various organisations involved. A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species.
Conservation Areas
Location of Conservation Areas
- Guanacaste Conservation Area, including Santa Rosa, Rincón de la Vieja and Guanacaste National Parks
- Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area including the Juan Castro Blanco National Park
- Central Volcanic Conservation Area including the Braulio Carrillo, Irazú Volcano, Poás Volcano and Turrialba Volcano National Parks as well as the Guayabo National Monument
- Tortuguero Conservation Area including Tortuguero National Park
- Tempisque Conservation Area including Barra Honda, Las Baulas and Palo Verde National Parks
- Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area including the Arenal Volcano and Tenorio Volcano National Parks
- Central Pacific Conservation Area including the Manuel Antonio, Carara and La Cangreja National Parks
- Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area including Chirripó and Tapantí National Parks
- Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area including the Barbilla and Cahuita National Parks and La Amistad International Park which is shared with Panama and Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area
- Osa Conservation Area including Corcovado and Piedras Blancas National Parks
- Cocos Island Marine Conservation Area which maintains just the Cocos Island National Park
See also
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Guanacaste Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northwestern part of Costa Rica. Santa Rosa National Park, in Spanish the es '''Parque Nacional Santa Rosa''' is a National Park, part of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste Rincón de la Vieja Volcano National Park, in Spanish es '''Parque Nacional Volcán Rincón de la Vieja''' part of the Guanacaste Conservation Area and the {{lang|es|Area Guanacaste National Park, in Spanish es '''Parque Nacional Guanacaste''' is part of the Area de Conservación Guanacaste World Heritage Site, is a National Park Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northern part of Costa Rica. Juan Castro Blanco National Park is a National Park, part of the Arenal Huetar Norte Conservation Area, in the northern part of Costa Rica about 100 Central Volcanic Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, notably Braulio Carrillo National Park is a National Park of the Volcanic Cordillera Conservation Area in Costa Rica located on the eastern edge of the central Irazú Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the es Parque Nacional Volcán Irazú, is a National Park in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area Poás Volcano National Park, in Spanish es '''Parque Nacional Volcán Poás''' is a National Park that covers an area of approximately 16000 acres (65 km² the summit Turrialba Volcano National Park, or in Spanish the es Parque Nacional Volcan Turrialba is a National Park in the Central Volcanic Conservation Guayabo National Monument is a National monument in the Central Volcanic Conservation Area in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica Tortuguero Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the northeastern part of Costa Rica. Tortuguero National Park is a National Park within the Tortuguero Conservation Area. Tempisque Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the western part of Costa Rica, including the Barra Honda National Park is a National park in the western part of Costa Rica, which forms part of the Tempisque Conservation Area about 12 km (7 The Las Baulas National Marine Park, also the Playa Grande Marine Turtle National Park or in Spanish es '''Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas''' is a Nature Reserve The Palo Verde National Park, in Spanish es '''Parque Nacional Palo Verde''' is a National Park of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area Arenal Tilaran Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the central part of Costa Rica, near the Arenal Volcano National Park (Parque Nacional Volcán Arenal is a Costa Rican national park in the central part of the country forming the Arenal Tilaran Conservation Tenorio Volcano National Park ( Spanish: Parque Nacional Volcán Tenorio) is a National Park in the northen part of Costa Rica, which forms Central Pacific Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the southwestern part of Costa Rica, on the Manuel Antonio National Park, in Spanish the Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio, is a small National Park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area Carara National Park is a National Park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area located near the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. La Cangreja National Park, previously the Cerro de la Cangreja Protected Zone until 2002 is a National Park in the Central Pacific Conservation Area Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the southern part of Costa Rica, on the Chirripó refers to both the name of the highest mountain in Costa Rica and the name of one of the National Parks in this country Tapantí National Park, sometimes called Orosí National Park, is a National Park in the Pacific La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in the eastern part of Costa Rica, on the Barbilla National Park is a National Park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the eastern slopes of the Cordillera Cahuita National Park is a National Park in the Caribbean La Amistad Conservation Area of Costa Rica located on the southern Caribbean coast The La Amistad International Park, or in Spanish es '''Parque Internacional La Amistad''' formerly the La Amistad National Park, is an International peace park Panama, officially the Republic of Panama (República de Panamá) is the southernmost country of Central America. Osa Conservation Area is an administrative area which is managed by SINAC for the purposes of conservation in Costa Rica, on the southern Pacific coast Corcovado National Park (Parque Nacional Corcovado is a National Park on the Osa Peninsula in the South West of Costa Rica (9° North 83° West which Piedras Blancas National Park is a National Park part of the Osa Conservation Area it is found in the Puntarenas Province of southern Costa Rica Cocos Island (Isla del Coco is an Island located off the shore of Costa Rica. List of National Parks of Costa Rica 1Refugio Nacional de Fauna Silvestre Isla Bolaños 2
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