Sierra de las Nieves wins parliament's approval to become a National Park

It is now the sixteenth National Park in Spain and third in Andalucía, after the Sierra Nevada and Doñana

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Friday, 28 May 2021, 14:04

The Sierra de las Nieves has been declared a National Park at last by the Spanish parliament. All political parties on the approving committee voted in favour of the designation. It is the sixteenth National Park in Spain and third in Andalucía, after the Sierra Nevada and Doñana.

The area, inland on the western Costa del Sol, behind Marbella, will have maximum levels of protection and the decision marks the culmination of activity first started in 1917 to preserve its beauty and sensitive environment.

The new National Park has 10 out of the 27 natural land systems in Spain's National Parks legislation and stands out for its Pinsapo pine forests. Over half the surface area where this protected species grows is in the Sierra de las Nieves. The regional government now has to present a master plan for the park's management.

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