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Specially protected natural spaces. By types

Specially protected natural spaces. By types Catalonia. 2014
Area (ha) (1) Counties Year (2)
National parks 39,979
Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici 13,900 Alta Ribagorça, Pallars Jussà 1955
Aigüestortes (zona protecció) 26,079 Alta Ribagorça, Pallars Jussà 1987
Natural places of national interest 12,031
Cap de Creus (3) 4,306 Alt Empordà 1998
Massís de l'Albera 3,466 Alt Empordà 1986
Massís del Pedraforca 1,750 Alt Urgell, Berguedà, Cerdanya 1983
Pinya de Rosa 49 Selva 2003
Vall del Monestir de Poblet 2,460 Conca de Barberà 1984
Natural parks 241,930
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà 4,720 Alt Empordà 1983
Alt Pirineu 69,851 Alt Urgell, Pallars Sobirà 2003
Cadí-Moixeró 41,060 Alt Urgell, Berguedà, Cerdanya 1983
Cap de Creus (3) 10,780 Alt Empordà 1998
Delta de l'Ebre (4) 7,175 Baix Ebre, Montsià 1986
Massís del Montseny 17,126 Osona, Selva, Vallès Occidental 1987
Montgrí, les Illes Medes i Baix Ter (5) 6,149 Baix Empordà 2010
Montserrat 3,500 Anoia, Bages, Baix Llobregat 1987
Montserrat (zona protecció) 4,261 Anoia, Bages, Baix Llobregat 1987
Els Ports 35,050 Baix Ebre, Montsià, Terra Alta 2001
Sant Llorenç del Munt i l'Obac 9,410 Bages, Vallès Occidental 1987
Serra de Montsant 9,242 Priorat 2002
Serra de Collserola 8,296 Barcelonès. Baix Llobregat. Vallès Occidental 2010
Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa 15,310 Garrotxa 1982
Partial natural reserves 13,759
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà 16 Alt Empordà 1983
Algars 92 Terra Alta 1987
Alt Àneu 338 Pallars Sobirà 1987
Baish Aran 385 Val d'Aran 1987
Barranc de la Trinitat 264 Conca de Barberà 1998
Barranc del Titllar 655 Conca de Barberà 1998
Cap de Creus (3) 881 Alt Empordà 1998
Delta de l'Ebre 2,472 Montsià 1986
La Llosa 84 Cerdanya 1987
Mas de Melons 1,432 Garrigues 1987
Montgrí, les Illes Medes i Baix Ter (5) 216 Baix Empordà 2010
Massís de l'Albera 1,711 Alt Empordà 1986
Montserrat 1,761 Anoia, Bages, Baix Llobregat 1987
Muga-Albanyà 119 Alt Empordà 1987
Noguera Pallaresa-Bonaigua 188 Pallars Sobirà 1987
Noguera Pallaresa-Collegats 28 Pallars Jussà, Pallars Sobirà 1987
Noguera Pallaresa-Montrebei 63 Pallars Jussà 1987
Els Ports 867 Baix Ebre, Montsià, Terra Alta 2001
Remolar-Filipines (delta del Llobregat) 113 Baix Llobregat 1988
Ricarda-ca l'Arana (delta del Llobregat) 217 Baix Llobregat 1988
Riera d'Arbúcies-Hostalric 58 Selva 1987
Riera de Merlès 70 Berguedà, Osona, Ripollès 1987
Segre-Isòvol 10 Cerdanya 1987
Segre-Prullans 44 Cerdanya 1987
Serra de Collserola 500 Barcelonès. Baix Llobregat. Vallès Occidental 2010
Zona Volcànica de la Garrotxa 1,175 Garrotxa 1982
Integral natural reserves 1,830
Aiguamolls de l'Empordà 824 Alt Empordà 1983
Cap de Creus (3) 983 Alt Empordà 1998
Montgrí, les Illes Medes i Baix Ter 23 Baix Empordà 2010
Source: Ministry of Territory and Sustainability.
Notes:
(1) Calculada a partir de la nova versió de la línia de costa i les zones frontereres amb França i Aragó (data actualització 2014).
(2) Year of the law or agreement creating the zone.
(3) Plus marine area: 3054 ha of natural park, 833 ha of partial reserve and 20 ha of integral reserve.
(4) Plus marine area: 436 ha.
(5) More marine environment: 2,039 ha of natural park and 101 ha of partial reserve.

Last update: July 10, 2015.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Protected natural space
Land given special protection and management as established by the Administration, in order to preserve its scientific, ecologic, cultural, educational or scenic qualities. According to the type of protection this can be: a national park, natural place of national interest, natural park or nature reserve.
Natural place of national interest
Natural space or element of medium or small size with unique characteristics of scientific, scenic or educational interest, as declared by a law to guarantee its protection. In these places activities are limited to traditional agricultural, livestock and forestry activities that are compatible with the specific objectives of protecting the space and other activities that are appropriate for such management.
National park
Relatively large natural space, not necessarily modified by human activity, and of scientific, scenic or educational interest. Activities are forbidden here that exploit the natural resources or that alter the landscape. The aim of the declaration by law is to protect it from all interventions that could alter the physiognomy, integrity and evolution of its natural systems.
Natural park
Spaces with qualified natural values. The reason for protecting them is for their conservation to be compatible with the organised exploitation of resources and its inhabitants' activities. The declaration is made by decree.
Nature reserve
Small scale natural space of considerable scientific interest created to integrally preserve the set of natural ecosystems it contains or part of them. In accordance with these objectives, they are classified as integral or partial and the declaration is made by law and by decree, respectively. Activities are not allowed that could directly or indirectly damage the natural values being protected.

Methodological aspects

All specially protected natural spaces are included in the Plan for spaces of natural interest. Date on 31, December.

The Plan for spaces of natural interest (PEIN - Pla d'Espais d'Interès Natural) delimits and stablishes the required guidelines for the basic protection of the natural spaces which conservation must be guaranteed according to their scientific, ecological, scenic, cultural, social, educational and recreational values.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".