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There are currently 225 Protected Natural Areas in Mexico, covering 93.8 million hectares in total. They are protected and administered by the National Commission of Protected Natural Areas (Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas, or 'CONANP'), a federal agency.[1] CONANP administers:
- 77 Mexican National Parks
- 48 biosphere reserves
- 54 flora and fauna protection areas
- 28 Mexican Nature Sanctuaries
- 13 natural resources protection areas
- 5 natural monuments
See also
- LGEEPA - Mexico's groundbreaking 1988 environmental legislation
References
- ^ "Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas". 27 January 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-01-27. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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