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Los Glaciares National Park
Zone
Distribution |
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 The
division by zones is a fundamental process for
the correct use of natural resources. |
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| Zone distribution
criteria |
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The
categories used in the NP were the following:
1. Intangible Zone
2. Extensive public Zone
3. Intensive public Zone
4. Special Zone
5. Natural resources use Zone
Through this categorization the use
of the protected areas was designed
trying to minimize conflicts with the
existing uses of the unit.
The zone design is essential to accomplish
the goals because often they cannot
be made at the same time in one area
(i.e. tourist activities are not
compatible with the conservation of
communities samples ).
The area division was made taking into
account mostly the ecological value
of the different sections, even though
in some cases, it was influenced by
preexistent use situations. |
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| Use categories |
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Intangible Zone |
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Maximum restricted area. Only for
scientific use or regulated educational. It corresponds
with the areas of Strict Natural Reservation,
but it also includes some additional sectors where
is wise to assure minimum levels of use and alteration. |
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Extensive public Zone |
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Admits scientific, educational
and tourist use in an extensive way, this is:
not massive or concentrated. The allowed
service facilities include trails, campings and
settlements for personnel of control. |
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Intensive public Zone |
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Besides the activities mentioned
before, this one admits the tourist use in an
intensive way, with high concentration of visitors
and facilities as hotels, hostels, restaurants,
campings, etc. |
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Special Zone |
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Reduced zones where the administrative
offices and control facilities are settled;
service facilities as roads and others not directly
related to public use or rural activities. |
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Natural resources use Zone |
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In this area it is possible to
make productive activities, but they must insure
the sustained resources use, the protection of
genetic material, of the phisiographical characteristics
and the ecological balance. In this way, the purposes
of conservation that require keeping the ecosystems
with a minimum of human intervention, must be
reached in the intangible zones or in the extensive
public areas. Those related to the services for
visitors or development of rural activities must
be done within the most permissive categories. |
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