Legislation and applicable concepts to protected natural areas in Peru

Authors

  • Pedro Solano Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0720-2102

    Pedro Solano es director ejecutivo de la Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), institución a la que pertenece desde 1988. Actualmente es también miembro del Consejo Directivo del Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado (Sernanp). Correo electrónico: psolano@spda.org.pe

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201301.007

Keywords:

protected natural areas, National System of State Protected Natural Areas, allowed and forbidden activities, institutional management, rules and penalties

Abstract

There are 78 protected areas in Peru covering 22 million hectares corresponding almost 17 percent of national territory. This article reviews essential aspects of protected natural areas studying scopes, purposes, types, categories and levels such as: requirements for setting, amendment and repeal; activities allowed and forbidden within them; institutional management, among others. Finally, this work concludes with some brief thoughts on legal and institutional challenges of the Sistema Nacional de Áreas NaturalesProtegidas por el Estado (SINANPE) (National System of State ProtectedNatural Areas).

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Published

2013-07-23

How to Cite

Solano, P. (2013). Legislation and applicable concepts to protected natural areas in Peru. Derecho PUCP, (70), 143–164. https://doi.org/10.18800/derechopucp.201301.007

Issue

No. 70 (2013): Challenges of Environmental Law

Section

Main Section

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Copyright (c) 2016 Derecho PUCP

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