El Cañón del Río Blanco National Park: A Forgotten Protected Natural Area
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Keywords
Protección, Centro de Veracruz, Conanp, Conservación, Protection, Center of Veracruz, CONANP, Conservation.
Resumen
Objective: To submit a report about the current situation of the Cañón del Río Blanco National Park and to gather all the existing information about this Protected Natural Area (PNA) in a single document.
Design/Methodology/Approach: A bibliographic research and field work were carried out to determine the current state of the PNA.
Results: The decree, the geographical location, the history of its protection, the biological, sociocultural and economic characteristics, the environmental services, the CONANP work program, the environmental problems, and the category issues are described.
Study Limitations/Implications: There were no limitations.
Findings/Conclusions: The area still protects an important biodiversity and fulfills vital environmental services; however, assigning an adequate category to the park and appointing a director is an urgent matter.