7788 of 30 April 1998, and published on 27 May 1998, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) is created, a body of maximum deconcentration of the Ministry of Environment and Energy, with instrumental legal personality, as a deconcentrated and participatory institutional management and coordination system that integrates forestry, wildlife and protected areas responsibilities, with the aim of issuing policies, planning and executing processes directed at achieving sustainability in the management of Costa Rica's natural resources.
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