article 22 of the Biodiversity Law Nº 7788 of April 30, 1998, the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC) is an organ of maximum deconcentration of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications, which has instrumental legal personality and is a deconcentrated and participatory institutional management and coordination system, which will integrate the competencies in forestry, wildlife, and protected areas, for the purpose of issuing policies, planning, and executing processes aimed at achieving sustainability in the management of Costa Rica's natural resources.
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