Common use of Protected Areas Clause in Contracts

Protected Areas. (1) The Contracting Parties shall as appropriate establish, in areas under their jurisdiction, terrestrial, freshwater, coastal or marine protected areas for the purpose of safeguarding (a) the ecological and biological processes essential to the functioning of the ecosystems of the Region; (b) representative samples of all types of ecosystems of the Region; (c) satisfactory population levels for the largest possible number of species of fauna and flora belonging to those ecosystems; . (d) areas of particular importance because of their scientific, educational, aesthetic, or cultural interests; and taking into account their importance in particular as: (a) the natural habitat of species of fauna and flora; particularly rare or endangered or endemic species; (b) zones necessary for the maintenance of exploitable stocks of economically important species; (c) pools of genetic material and said refuge for species, especially endangered ones; (c) sites of ecological, aesthetic or cultural interest; (e) reference sources for scientific research; (f) areas for environmental education. They shall, in particular, take all measures possible in their power .to preserve those areas which are of an exceptional character and are peculiar to their country or the Region as well as those which constitute the critical habitats of endangered or rare species, of species that are endemic to a small area and of species that migrate between countries of Contracting Parties. (2) Protected areas established pursuant to this Agreement shall be regulated and managed in such a way as to further the objectives for the purpose of which they have been created. Contracting Parties shall, wherever possible, prohibit within such protected areas activities which are inconsistent with such objectives. (3) Protected areas shall include (a) National Parks (i) This expression denotes natural areas that are sufficiently large to allow for ecological self- regulation of one or several ecosystems, and which have not been substantially altered by human occupation or exploitation. (ii) National Parks shall be placed under public control, their boundaries shall not be altered nor shall any portion of any National Park be alienated except by the highest competent authority. (iii) National Parks shall be dedicated to conservation and to scientific, educational and recreational uses and the common welfare of the people.

Protected Areas. (1) The Contracting Parties shall as appropriate establish, in areas under their jurisdiction, terrestrial, freshwater, coastal or marine protected areas for the purpose of safeguarding (a) the ecological and biological processes essential to the functioning of the ecosystems of the Region; (b) representative samples of all types of ecosystems of the Region; (c) satisfactory population levels for the largest possible number of species of fauna and flora belonging to those ecosystems; . (d) areas of particular importance because of their scientific, educational, aesthetic, or cultural interests; and taking into account their importance in particular as: (ai) the natural habitat of species of fauna and flora; particularly rare or endangered or endemic species; (bii) zones necessary for the maintenance of exploitable stocks of economically important species; ; (ciii) pools of genetic material and said refuge for species, especially endangered ones; (civ) sites of ecological, aesthetic or cultural interest; (ev) reference sources for scientific research; (fvi) areas for environmental education. They shall, in particular, take all measures possible in their power .to preserve those areas which are of an exceptional character and are peculiar to their country or the Region as well as those which constitute the critical habitats of endangered or rare species, of species that are endemic to a small area and of species that migrate between countries of Contracting Parties. (2) Protected areas established pursuant to this Agreement shall be regulated and managed in such a way as to further the objectives for the purpose of which they have been created. Contracting Parties shall, wherever possible, prohibit within such protected areas activities which are inconsistent with such objectives. (3) Protected areas shall include (a) National Parks (i) This expression denotes natural areas that are sufficiently large to allow for ecological self- self-regulation of one or several ecosystems, and which have not been substantially altered by human occupation or exploitation. (ii) National Parks shall be placed under public control, their boundaries shall not be altered nor shall any portion of any National Park be alienated except by the highest competent authority. (iii) National Parks shall be dedicated to conservation and to scientific, educational and recreational uses and the common welfare of the people.

Protected Areas. (1) The Contracting Parties shall as appropriate establish, in areas under their jurisdiction, terrestrial, freshwater, coastal or marine protected areas for the purpose of safeguarding (a) safeguarding the ecological and biological processes essential to the functioning of the ecosystems of the Region; (b) ; representative samples of all types of ecosystems of the Region; (c) ; satisfactory population levels for the largest possible number of species of fauna and flora belonging to those ecosystems; . (d) areas of particular importance because of their scientific, educational, aesthetic, or cultural interests; and taking into account their importance in particular as: (a) : the natural habitat of species of fauna and flora; particularly rare or endangered or endemic species; (b) ; zones necessary for the maintenance of exploitable stocks of economically important species; (c) pools of genetic material and said refuge for species, especially endangered ones; (c) ; sites of ecological, aesthetic or cultural interest; (e) ; reference sources for scientific research; (f) ; areas for environmental education. They shall, in particular, take all measures possible in their power .to preserve those areas which are of an exceptional character and are peculiar to their country or the Region as well as those which constitute the critical habitats of endangered or rare species, of species that are endemic to a small area and of species that migrate between countries of Contracting Parties. (2) . Protected areas established pursuant to this Agreement shall be regulated and managed in such a way as to further the objectives for the purpose of which they have been created. Contracting Parties shall, wherever possible, prohibit within such protected areas activities which are inconsistent with such objectives. (3) . Protected areas shall include (a) include National Parks (i) Parks This expression denotes natural areas that are sufficiently large to allow for ecological self- self-regulation of one or several ecosystems, and which have not been substantially altered by human occupation or exploitation. (ii) . National Parks shall be placed under public control, their boundaries shall not be altered nor shall any portion of any National Park be alienated except by the highest competent authority. (iii) . National Parks shall be dedicated to conservation and to scientific, educational and recreational uses and the common welfare of the people.