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Today, approximately 1,490,000 ha of the total provincial surface are included
within some natural protected area (Fig. 12.4), representing 50% of the original area
covered with forest (http://www.ecologia.misiones.gov.ar/ecoweb/index.php/anpdescgen/sistema-de-areas-naturales-protegidas). However, the conservation status
of this surface is highly variable. The System of Protected Natural Areas (SANP)
Fig. 12.4 Natural protected areas system in the Province of Misiones. (From: http://ecologia.
misiones.gov.ar/ecoweb/images/eventgallery/mapas/areas-naturales-protegidas.jpg)
L. F. Fornes
Today, approximately 1,490,000 ha of the total provincial surface are included
within some natural protected area (Fig. 12.4), representing 50% of the original area
covered with forest (http://www.ecologia.misiones.gov.ar/ecoweb/index.php/anpdescgen/sistema-de-areas-naturales-protegidas). However, the conservation status
of this surface is highly variable. The System of Protected Natural Areas (SANP)
Fig. 12.4 Natural protected areas system in the Province of Misiones. (From: http://ecologia.
misiones.gov.ar/ecoweb/images/eventgallery/mapas/areas-naturales-protegidas.jpg)
L. F. Fornes