Monfragüe becomes a National Park

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1. The Monfragüe National Park is declared and added to the Network of National Parks, with the goal of protecting its Mediterranean forest ecosystems, conserving its habitats and species, and promoting sustainable development for nearby communities.
2. The Park covers the territory described in annex I, and neighboring lands may be added by agreement of the Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Minister of the Environment and at the initiative of, or with the agreement of, the Regional Government of Extremadura.
3. Within the Park, uses that harm ecosystems are banned: new permanent infrastructure, mining, dumping, logging, commercial or sport hunting and fishing, and navigation except for management purposes. Public administrations have three years to eliminate, by agreement with owners, incompatible uses that already exist, and limitations on legitimate rights will be compensated.
4. A Peripheral Protection Zone is declared around the Park, matching the current Special Protection Area for Birds, along with a socioeconomic influence area made up of the municipalities in annex IV, whose residents, businesses and organizations can receive subsidies and aid.
5. Day-to-day management belongs to the Regional Government of Extremadura, which will draw up the Use and Management Master Plan with a ten-year term. A PatronatoPatronato Board where administrations and society participate to oversee and support the Park's management. (board) is also created, with equal representation of the State and Extremadura, as the body for public participation, and it must be set up within six months.
6. Administrations may exercise rights of first refusal and withdrawal over transfers of rural land within the Park, and the public interest of the planned actions is declared. Offenses are punished under Law 4/1989, adding very serious, serious and minor offenses specific to the Park.

Who it affects

• Owners of land inside the Park: They face limits on certain uses and activities, with a right to compensation, and their land may be bought voluntarily.
• Municipalities in the socioeconomic influence area: Their residents, businesses and nonprofits can benefit from subsidies and aid.
• Regional Government of Extremadura: It takes on day-to-day management and its costs, and draws up the Use and Management Master Plan.
• Visitors and Park users: They may not hunt, fish, log, dump waste or navigate the waters except for management exceptions, and they can report violations.

Words worth knowing

Tanteo y retracto

Rights that allow a public administration to buy a property before or after it is sold to someone else, on the same terms.

Plan Rector de Uso y Gestión

Document setting the rules, zones and management actions for the Park over ten years.

Zona Periférica de Protección

Belt of land around the Park that receives extra protection to prevent damage from outside.

Patronato

Board where administrations and society participate to oversee and support the Park's management.

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