77 of April 22, 2009, the National System of Conservation Areas issues the Code of Practices of the Sustainability Standards for the management of Natural Forests,
I.That it is the responsibility of the National System of Conservation Areas of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE), to resolve inconsistencies and update the regulations that are issued and other related regulations.
II.That it is necessary to define the concept of undetermined species contained in resolution R-SINAC-021-2009 dated the twenty-second of April of the year 2009, in order to establish its ecological guild (gremio ecológico), avoid erroneously expanding the percentage of ephemeral heliophytes (heliófitas efímeras), and facilitate both SINAC personnel and the administered parties in the processing of natural forest management plan applications.
III.That the National Council of Conservation Areas (CONAC) needs to make modifications to resolution R-SINAC-021-2009 in order to facilitate the interpretation of terminology related to ecological guilds (gremios ecológicos) within the Code of Practices of the Sustainability Standards for the management of Natural Forests and to facilitate both SINAC personnel and the administered parties in the processing of natural forest management plan applications.
IV.That CONAC, in Agreement No. 28 of the Ordinary Session No. 02-2017, held on February 27, 2017, agreed to modify the specific points of resolution R-SINAC-021-2009, related to the undetermined species included in the Code of Practices of the Sustainability Standards for the management of Natural Forests. Therefore,
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CONSERVATION AREAS, RESOLVES:
Modify the sections indicated below of resolution R-SINAC-021-2009 dated the twenty-second of April of the year 2009, published in La Gaceta No. 77 of April 22, 2009, as follows: