III: That the General Management Plan for the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve has been issued by resolution N° R-SINAC-CONAC-24-2016 published in the Official Gazette N°211 of Thursday, November 3, 2016.
IV: That the Organic Law of the Environment N°7554 provides that the creation, conservation, administration, development, and monitoring of Protected Wilderness Areas shall have the objectives of conserving natural environments, ensuring the balance and continuity of the evolutionary and ecological processes upon which some wild species depend.
V: That the Organic Law of the Environment N°7554 determines the Management Categories, as well as the competencies, regulations, and responsibilities designated to the State through the Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and SINAC, to achieve compliance with its conservation objectives.
VI: That the 2016-2026 Five-Year Strategic Plan of the National System of Conservation Areas includes, as a strategic action, the development of the sustainable tourism program in protected areas.
VII: That the Sustainable Tourism Policy establishes that tourism management in protected wilderness areas (ASP) must be developed within a framework of sustainability, integrated with their areas of influence, and articulated with national conservation and tourism policies, plans, and programs.
VIII: That in accordance with policy 6 of the Policies for the Protected Wilderness Areas of the SINAC, the management of protected wilderness areas will be supported by a solid base of scientific, technical, and traditional knowledge that allows for continuous improvement and greater levels of effectiveness and efficiency in the conservation of biodiversity. Thus, research is constituted as a priority action within the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve.
IX: That technically, the Biological Reserve management category constitutes a restrictive management category, such that activities must be strictly regulated to guarantee the conservation of the focal management elements.
X: That it is necessary to issue rules that regulate the exercise of permitted activities within the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve, in accordance with what is established in the General Management Plan of this protected wilderness area, in relation to the activities that the management category technically admits.
XI: That this regulation responds to the highest environmental principles provided in articles 9 and 11 of the Biodiversity Law N°7788, for the adequate conservation of the protected wilderness area; fully complying with the provisions of Directive N°052-MP-MEIC.
XII: That in accordance with the Regulation to the Law for the Protection of Citizens from Excessive Requirements and Administrative Procedures, Executive Decree Nº37045-MP-MEIC and its amendments, this proposal complies with the principles of regulatory improvement according to the positive report DMR-DAR-INF-063-2021 of May 12, 2021, issued by the Department of Regulatory Analysis of the Directorate of Regulatory Improvement of the MEIC.
"Regulation for the Exercise of Permitted Activities within the Lomas Barbudal Biological Reserve"
General Provisions