Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas

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The Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas is a nationwide network of parks and reserves established to conserve Chile’s most important natural ecosystems, biodiversity, and scenic landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conservation system
protected area network
abbreviation SNASPE
acronymOfManagingAuthority CONAF
appliesTo marine and coastal ecosystems
terrestrial ecosystems
conserves Andean glaciers
Patagonian fjords and channels
coastal wetlands
high Andean steppe ecosystems
marine biodiversity hotspots
temperate rainforests of southern Chile
country Chile
goal long-term conservation of Chilean natural heritage
maintenance of ecosystem services
protection of representative samples of all major Chilean ecosystems
hasPart national parks of Chile
national reserves of Chile
natural monuments of Chile
includesActivity ecotourism
environmental education
scientific research
languageOfOfficialName Spanish
legalStatus state-owned protected areas
locatedIn Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

La Araucanía Region
surface form: Araucanía Region

Atacama Desert
surface form: Atacama Desert region

Aysén Region
Biobío Region
Chilean Coastal Range
Los Lagos Region
Magallanes Region (historically)
surface form: Magallanes Region

Patagonia
managingAuthority Corporación Nacional Forestal
National Forest Corporation of Chile
nativeName Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado
purpose biodiversity conservation
protection of endemic species
protection of natural ecosystems
protection of scenic landscapes
protection of threatened species
regulates infrastructure development
public access
resource use
relatedTo Chilean environmental legislation
international biodiversity conservation agreements
supports climate change adaptation for ecosystems and species
climate change mitigation through forest conservation

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Las Palmas de Cocalán National Park isPartOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
this entity surface form: National System of Protected Wild Areas of Chile
Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas nativeName Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sistema Nacional de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas del Estado
Alerce Costero National Park partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
Cerro Ñielol Natural Monument partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
Fray Jorge National Park partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
La Campana National Park partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
Laguna San Rafael National Park partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
Rapa Nui National Park partOf Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
National Monument of Chile relatedDesignation Chilean National System of Protected Wild Areas
this entity surface form: Sanctuary of Nature of Chile