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The National System of Protected Natural Areas of Uruguay (, commonly abbreviated as SNAP) is an instrument of policy implementation and national environmental action plans for Uruguay. Its creation was established by Law 17,234 of February 22, 2000, which was regulated by
Executive Executive ( exe., exec., execu.) may refer to: Role or title * Executive, a senior management role in an organization ** Chief executive officer (CEO), one of the highest-ranking corporate officers (executives) or administrators ** Executive dir ...
Decree No. 52/005 of February 16, 2005. This law aims to "''harmonize the criteria for planning and managing protected areas under certain categories, with a single regulation that sets the guidelines system''" (Art. 1).


Categories

According to Law 17234, four categories of definition and management of the protected natural areas were established (Art.3°): *
National park A national park is a nature park designated for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes because of unparalleled national natural, historic, or cultural significance. It is an area of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that is protecte ...
: areas where there are one or more ecosystems that are not significantly altered by human exploitation and occupation, plant and animal species; they are
geomorphological Geomorphology () is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of topography, topographic and bathymetry, bathymetric features generated by physical, chemical or biological processes operating at or near Earth#Surface, Earth's surface. Ge ...
sites and habitats that have special scientific, educational and recreational interest, or include natural landscapes which are considered of exceptional beauty. * Natural monument: areas containing one or more specific natural elements of remarkable national importance, such as a geological formation, a unique natural site, species, habitats or plants that may be endangered. Areas where human intervention, if realized, is small in impact and is under strict control. * Protected landscape * Protection sites


List of protected areas in Uruguay

Uruguay has 22 protected areas, covering 3.68% of the country's land area.UNEP-WCMC (2022). Protected Area Profile for Uruguay from the World Database of Protected Areas. Accessed 24 March 2022.


National designations


National parks

* Cabo Polonio National Park * Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay National Park * Isla de Flores National Park * San Miguel National Park


Natural monuments

* Grutas del Palacio Natural Monument


Protected landscapes

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Laguna de Castillos Laguna de Castillos is an important water body in the Rocha Department of Uruguay. It is located south of Castillos and northeast of Rocha. It is considered an important wildlife refuge and bird sanctuary. References Castillos Castillos ...
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Laguna de Rocha Laguna de Rocha (Rocha Lagoon) is a body of water located in Rocha Department, Uruguay. History On 31 October 1945, a Latecoere 631 (F-BANT) of Air France made an emergency landing in Laguna de Rocha after the no. 3 engine propeller separated a ...
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Localidad Rupestre de Chamangá The Chamangá Rock Art Place () is a concentration of rock painting located at Chamangá to the east of Trinidad, Uruguay. See also * Chamangá References External links Flores Department Historic preservation in Uruguay Ro ...
* Paso Centurión y Sierra de Ríos * Quebrada de los Cuervos y Sierras del Yerbal *
Valle de Lunarejo Valle may refer to: * Valle (surname) Geography *"Valle", the cultural and climatic zone of the dry subtropical Interandean Valles of the Andes of Peru, Bolivia, and northwest Argentina *University of Valle, a public university in Cali, Colombia ...


Protected areas of managed resources

* Humedales del Santa Lucía * Montes del Queguay


Habitat/species management areas

* Cerro Verde * Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay *
Laguna Garzón Laguna José Ignacio (José Ignacio Lagoon) is a body of water located between Maldonado Department and Rocha Department, Uruguay. A sandbank separates it from the Atlantic Ocean. The nearest famous seaside resort is José Ignacio. History Thi ...
* Rincón de Franquía


International designations


UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves

* Bañados del Este y Franja Costera * Bioma Pampa Biosphere Reserve


Ramsar site A Ramsar site is a wetland site designated to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention,8 ha (O) *** Permanent 8 ha (P) *** Seasonal Intermittent < 8 ha(Ts) **
Bañados del Este * Esteros de Farrapos e Islas del Río Uruguay National Park *
Laguna de Rocha Laguna de Rocha (Rocha Lagoon) is a body of water located in Rocha Department, Uruguay. History On 31 October 1945, a Latecoere 631 (F-BANT) of Air France made an emergency landing in Laguna de Rocha after the no. 3 engine propeller separated a ...


References

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Legislative Branch A legislature (, ) is a deliberative assembly with the authority, legal authority to make laws for a Polity, political entity such as a Sovereign state, country, nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with th ...
, title=Law 17,234, url=http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17234&Anchor=, language=Spanish, accessdate=February 21, 2014, date=February 22, 2000, url-status=dead, archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226163044/http://www.parlamento.gub.uy/leyes/AccesoTextoLey.asp?Ley=17234&Anchor=, archivedate=February 26, 2014, df=mdy-all {{cite web, author=
Executive Branch The executive branch is the part of government which executes or enforces the law. Function The scope of executive power varies greatly depending on the political context in which it emerges, and it can change over time in a given country. In ...
, title=Decreto 52/005 Sistema Nacional de Áreas Portegidas, language=Spanish, url=http://www.elderechodigital.com/acceso1/legisla/decretos/d0500052.html, accessdate=February 21, 2014, date=February 16, 2005
Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...