User:Mgl.branco/ImportIET ProtectedAreas
Natural protected areas project
This project is part of the "IET Import" process. The specific objective will be to fully add or update the Galician protected areas, such as natural parks or natural monuments.
Summary
- Objective: add/update Galician protected areas, going from parks, Nature 2000 protected areas, Ramsar Convention areas or Biosphere Reserves (Man and the Biosphere Programme, UNESCO).
- Data source: IET's shapefiles datasets called “Rede Natura 2000”, “Rede Galega de espazos protexidos”, “Outros espazos protexidos”, “Reservas da Biosfera”.
- Type of import: one or multiple step process by one/few people.
- Tags: boundary=protected_area + protect_class=1 to 99 + protection_title=park name (See Tag:boundary=protected_area)
- Responsible editors: Miguel Branco (Coordinator? & editor), (someone else?)
Project editors
At the moment, the volunteers collaborating to this project are:
| Username | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| mglbranco_import | (link) | Dedicated account to import of @mglbranco |
| (others?) |
Galician protected areas law
As an introduction, we will first introduce Galician protected areas law. This information will be useful to decide how to correctly tag protected areas.
Galicia is an autonomous community in Spain that has the power to apply environmental protection tools in its territory. Thanks to Article 149.1.23ª of the Spanish Constitution and Article 27.30 of the Galician Statute of Autonomy; Xunta de Galicia (Galician government) has the power to set its own mechanisms to declare and protect areas as long as it follows the main framework defined by the Spanish law.
Currently, Galician protected areas are regulated by "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" [Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto, do patrimonio natural e da biodiversidade de Galicia (link)]. That law follows the main framework defined by Spanish legislation of "Ley 42/2007, do 13 de decembro". [Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro, do Patrimonio Natural e da Biodiversidade (link)]
Galician law define the next protected areas categories (See Lei 5/2019, Tit. II, Cap I, Artigo 22) [Text in en/gl]:
| Category (en) | Categoría (gl) |
|---|---|
| Natural reserve | Reserva natural |
| Park: National and natural parks | Parques: Parque nacional and Parque natural |
| Natural Monuments | Monumento natural |
| Protected wetlands | Zona húmida protexida |
| Protected landscapes | Paisaxe protexida |
| Natura 2000 Network protected area | Espazo protexido Rede Natura 2000 |
| Natural spaces of local interest | Espazo natural de interese local |
| Private spaces of natural interest | Espazo privado de interese natural |
Spanish law considers Marine Protected Areas (MAP) (Áreas Marinas Protexidas) as well (See Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro, Tit. II, Cap. II, Artigo 30).
Some other areas were declared through international agreements and they are protected under international law. Those treats signed by the Spanish State, and that affect the Galician territory, are (See Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro, Tit. II, Cap. II, Artigo 30; and Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto, Tit. II, Cap. VI):
| Treaties & Programmes (en) | Tratados e Convenios (gl) |
|---|---|
| Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (link) | Convenión Ramsar das Zonas húmidas de importancia internacional |
| World Heritage List (link) | Lista do Patrimonio da Humanidade |
| Marine Protected Areas of the OSPAR Commission (link) | Áreas Mariñas protexidas pola Convenión OSPAR |
| UNESCO Geoparks (link) | Xeoparques da UNESCO |
| UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (Man and the Biosphere Programme) (link) | Reservas da Biosfera da UNESCO |
| European Network of Biogenetic Reserves (link) | Rede Europea de Reserva Bioxenética |
Wetlands of International Importance, Geoparks and Biosphere Reserves are fully integrated in Galician legislation (See Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto, Tit. II, Cap. VI Sección 1 a 3.)
Galician Government, Xunta de Galicia, lists and describes protected areas at:
- Espazos protexidos, Conselleira de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Vivenda
- Galicia, Natural e Única, a dedicated webpage specifically thought for natural parks.
Data source and License
This project is part of a global project to import data from "IET, Xunta de Galicia" (Official webpage), as described at IET_Import.
The subset of data required for this process is hosted at IET's services webpage mapas.xunta.gal/centro-de-descargas in "Espazos naturais" (in en "protected areas") section.
"Espazos naturais" section hosts these datasets in shapefile format:
| Filename | Link | Size |
|---|---|---|
| Rede Natura 2000 | RedeNatura2000.zip | 11.9 MB |
| Rede Galega de espazos protexidos | RedeGalegaEspazosProtexidos.zip | 14.3 MB |
| Outros espazos protexidos | Outros_espazos_protexidos_Lei9_2001.zip | 1.1 MB |
| Reservas da Biosfera | Reservas_da_Biosfera_GAL.zip | 0.98 MB |
The content of each shapefile is:
| Filename | Content |
|---|---|
| Rede Natura 2000 | Natura 2000 Network protected areas (Special Protected Areas, Special Areas of Conservation and Sites of Community Importance) |
| Rede Galega de espazos protexidos | National and Natural Parks, Natural Monuments, Protected landscapes and Protected Wetlands. |
| Outros espazos protexidos | Natural Spaces of Local Interest and Private Spaces of Natural interest. |
| Reservas da Biosfera | Biosphere Reserves |
The permission to use these datasets is described at the main project in "License section" (See IET_Import#License). There, it's described how in a first signed letter data is said to be compatible with the CC BY 4.0 license, and in a second signed letter that OSM community is given permission to use it.
Import metadata
Data source information
Imports ought to be tagged adding this information:
- comment=Instituto de Estudos do Territorio (IET), Xunta de Galicia, subset REFERENCE_OF_SUBSET (Where REFERENCE_OF_SUBSET is the name of the dataset imported, that can be either "Rede Natura 2000", "Rede Galega de espazos protexidos", "Outros espazos protexidos", "Reservas da Biosfera")
- source=Instituto de Estudos do Territorio (IET), Xunta de Galicia
- source:date=2011-05-10 (Which is the date of creation of that dataset. It can be obtained opening the html description file.)
- import=yes
- url=https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/IET_Import
This information is intended to be applicable to all the import projects linked to "IET - Xunta de Galicia" data. It was described at IET_Import.
Protected areas information
Protected areas are tagged as described at Tag:boundary=protected_area page.
Mainly, these areas must be imported and tagged using:
boundary=protected_area + protect_class=1 to 99 + protection_title=....
Protected areas are to be tagged using official_name=* (protection category plus official name) so it's protections category is shown. name=* could be used for adding common names (ie., official name without the protection category).
In some cases one single protected area might have various names provided that it can be recognized under different protection categories (eg. be both a Natural Monument and a Special Area of Conservation).
In any case, protected areas metadata should always follow IET's description, that is what Galician law determined when declaring them.
List of protected areas
In this section, we will introduce and list Galician protected areas. We'll indicate the data source to carry on the import process and indicate the import state. That will be detailed considering protection classes.
Spanish protected classes are currently defined in Tag:boundary=protected_area this way:
| protect_class | Classification |
|---|---|
| 1 | (Integral) Natural Reserves (Reservas Naturais (Integrais)) |
| 2 | National Park (Parque Nacional) |
| 3 | Natural Monument (Monumento Natural, Xeoparque) |
| 4 | Natural Reserves (Reservas Naturais), Protected Marine Area (Área Mariña Protexida), Site of Scientific Interest (Sitio de Interese Científico), Special Natural Reserve (Reserva Natural Especial) |
| 5 | Natural Park (Parque Natural), Protected Landscape (Paisaxe Protexida), Natural Areas of Special Interest (Áreas Naturais de Especial Interese) |
| 6 | Rural Park (Parque Rural), Regional Park (Parque Rexional) |
| 7 | (none) |
| 97 | Natura 2000 European Ecological Network areas (Zonas da Red Europea Natura 2000: LIC, ZEC, ZEPA); Habitats of Community Interest (Hábitats de Interese Comunitario) |
| 98 | UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO-MAB Reservas da Biosfera), Ramsar Wetlands (Zonas húmidas Ramsar), World Heritage Convention (UNESCO - Patrimonio da Humanidade) |
| 99 | (Other international, not yet classified) |
This follows what law "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" sets as a state legislative framework. Nonetheless, Autonomous Communities (eg. Galicia) have adapted them to their needs and some other classes of protected areas were created.
From here on, we will describe each Galician protected area class and propose how to tag them. We'll apply Tag:boundary=protected_area indications in order to fit "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" protected classes definitions (and that go in accordance with Spanish protected classes framework defined in "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro").
Natural reserve
There's none yet in Galician territory.
If it was the case, Natural Reserves (Reservas Naturais) would be tagged as: protect_class=1
Parks
Spanish and Galician law considers only one single protected class for "parks".
Protected class "Park" (Parque) is defined in "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 22. Categorías de espazos naturais protexidos, apartado 1b." of "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto". "Art. 24. Parque" defines that the difference between "national park" and "natural park" is simply if it was the Spanish or the Galician parliament who had passed the law to declare them. In any case, any park inside Galician territory is currently managed by Galician Government (See both "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" Art. 31.2 and "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 24).
Thus, Galician National and Natural Parks should be tagged as: protect_class=2
List of National and Natural Parks:
| Name | Legal status | Website | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parque Nacional marítimo-terrestre das Illas Atlánticas de Galicia | National Park | link | 8,332.8 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Baixa Limia - Serra do Xurés | Natural Park | link | 29,345 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Complexo dunar de Corrubedo e lagoas de Carregal e Vixán | Natural Park | [1] | 996 | (Yes, To Review) |
| As Fragas do Eume | Natural Park | link | 9,125 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Monte Aloia | Natural Park | link | 746 | (Yes, To Review) |
| O Invernadeiro | Natural Park | link | 5,722 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Serra da Enciña da Lastra | Natural Park | link | 3,151.67 | (Yes, To Review) |
Natural Monuments
Natural monuments (Monumentos naturais) are defined in Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro " "Tít. II Catalogación, conservación e restauración de hábitats e espacios do patrimonio natural, Art. 34. Os Monumentos Naturais" and Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 24". In "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" "Art. 25. Monumento natural" they're described. Natural monuments protect beauty, singular or rare natural spaces, such as singular trees or geomorphological singularities.
Thus, Galician Natural Monuments are: protect_class=3
List of Natural Monuments:
| Name | Website | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Praia das Catedrais | link | 28.94 | No |
| Carballa da Rocha | link | 0.64 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Costa de Dexo | link | 267 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Fraga de Catasós | link | 4.52 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Serra de Pena Corneira | link | 998 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Souto da Retorta | link | 3.19 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Souto de Rozabales | link | 1.80 | No |
| Dobramento xeolóxico de Campodola-Leixazós | link | 90 | (Yes, To Review) |
Protected landscapes
Protected landscapes (Paisaxes protexidas) are defined in Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro "Tít. II Catalogación, conservación e restauración de hábitats e espazos do patrimonio natural, Art. 35. As Paisaxes Protexidas." and Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 24". In Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agoso "Artigo 27. Paisaxe protexida" they're described. This figure protects singular landscapes as defined by the "European Landscape Convention of the Council of Europe".
Thus, Galician Protected Landscapes should be tagged as: protect_class=5
List of Protected Landscapes:
| Name | Website | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penedos de Pasarela e Traba | link | 212 | No |
| Val do río Navea | link | 691 | No |
Protected Wetlands
Protected Wetlands ("Humidais protexidos" ou "Zonas húmidas protexidas") are defined in Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 26. Zona húmida protexida". They are described as marshes, swamps, bogs, or water-covered surfaces or international or local interest. Wetlands of International Importance ("Ramsar sites") are considered in "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. VI Outras figuras de protección dos espazos". Those wetlands that are in Galician territory can be studied and incorporated in autonomous catalogue of protected areas. If that's the case, Ramsar sites adquire the condition of protected wetlands too.
Spanish law "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" only considers Ramsar sites in "Tít. II Catalogación, conservación e restauración de hábitats e espazos do patrimonio natural, Cap. IV Outras figuras de proteccón de espazos, Art. 50. Áreas protexidas por instrumentos internacionais". There, they're considered as internationally protected areas.
Thus, Galician Protected Wetlands should be tagged as: protect_class=5. When refering to Ramsar Wetlands ("Zonas húmidas protexidas Ramsar") (or if it's the case that they're not included yet in the galician catalogue) should be tagged as: protect_class=98.
List of proposed Protected Wetlands, and that currently are Ramsar Wetlands sites declared too,:
| Name | Website | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complexo das praias, lagoa e duna de Corrubedo | link (Ramsar link) | 550 | No |
| Complexo intermareal Umia - O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira | link (Ramsar link) | 2,561 | No |
| Lagoa e areal de Valdoviño | link (Ramsar link) | 485 | No |
| Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido | link (Ramsar link) | 2,920 | No |
| Ría de Ribadeo (Ría do Eo na Convención Ramsar) | link (Ramsar link) | 1,740 | No |
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is composed of "Special Areas of Conservation" (SAC) and "Special Protection Areas" (SPA). SACs were defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC) to protect natural habitats and its flora and fauna. Sites of Community Importance (SCI) is a proposal state done by a country to be considered for being declared SAC by the commission. SPAs are defined in Council Directive 2009/147/EC and intend to protect areas of interest for birds.
Galician law fully recognizes the European Natura 2000 network creating an specific category of protected area for them. These are described in "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. I Concepto e categorías, Art. 28. Espazo protexido Rede Natura 2000". Until 2019, Galician law considered Natura 2000 areas as a type of "Zonas de especial protección dos valores naturais (ZEPVN)". From that year on, Natura 2000 figure is totally incorporated to law and ZEPVN were removed.
Spanish law "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" considers them under the section "Tít. II Catalogación, conservación e restauración de hábitats e espazos do patrimonio natural, Cap. III Espazos protexidos Rede Natura 2000, Art. 42. Rede Natura 2000". There, law states the main framework for Natura 2000. It's competence of the Galician Government to propose and declare those sites that are totally inside the Galician territory. Galician territory is part of Atlantic and Mediterranean Natura 2000 biogeographical regions.
Natura 2000 network is composed of the next spaces. "Special Areas of Conservation" (SAC), that are named as "Zonas especiais de conservación" (ZEC) and "Special Protection Areas" (SPA), that are named as "Zonas de especial protección para as aves" (ZEPA). Those sites proposed as new SAC are "Sites of Community Importance" (SCI), which are called "Lugares de importancia comunitaria" (LIC).
Thus, Galician Natura 2000 areas (Special Areas of Conservation, Sites of Community Importance and Special Protection Areas) should be tagged as: protect_class=97
Special Areas of Conservation
Xunta de Galicia details every Natura 2000 protected area information at "Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Vivenda" website.(See Rede Natura 2000: Zonas Especiais de Conservación (ZEC)] section.)
List of Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) ("Zonas especiais de conservación", ZEC):
| Name | Code | Natura 2000 SDF | EEA EUNIS | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ortigueira-Mera | ES1110001 | link | link | 3,795.09 | No |
| Costa Ártabra | ES1110002 | link | link | 17,458.9 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Fragas do Eume | ES1110003 | link | link | 9,963.0 | No |
| Encoro de Abegondo - Cecebre | ES1110004 | link | link | 493.41 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Costa da Morte | ES1110005 | link | link | 29,588.2 | No |
| Complexo húmido de Corrubedo | ES1110006 | link | link | 13,125.7 | No |
| Betanzos - Mandeo | ES1110007 | link | link | 1,792.1 | No |
| Carnota - Monte Pindo | ES1110008 | link | link | 20,471.7 | No |
| Costa de Dexo | ES1110009 | link | link | 349.96 | (Yes, To review) |
| Estaca de Bares | ES1110010 | link | link | 935.79 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Esteiro do Tambre | ES1110011 | link | link | 1,582.61 | No |
| Monte e lagoa de Louro | ES1110012 | link | link | 7,789.8 | No |
| Xuvia - Castro | ES1110013 | link | link | 2,826.4 | No |
| Río Anllóns | ES1110015 | link | link | 449.6 | No |
| Río Tambre | ES1110016 | link | link | 715.5 | No |
| Serra do Careón | ES1110014 | link | link | 9,576.6 | No |
| Ancares-Courel | ES1120001 | link | link | 102,396.08 | No |
| Río Eo | ES1120002 | link | link | 764,54 | No |
| Parga - Ladra - Támoga | ES1120003 | link | link | 11,289.1 | No |
| A Marronda | ES1120004 | link | link | 1,211.97 | (Yes, To Review) |
| As Catedrais | ES1120005 | link | link | 992,9 | No |
| Carballido | ES1120006 | link | link | 4,872.5 | No |
| Cruzul - Agüeira | ES1120007 | link | link | 618.46 | No |
| Monte Maior | ES1120009 | link | link | 4,872.5 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Negueira | ES1120010 | link | link | 6,550.5 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Ría de Foz - Masma | ES1120011 | link | link | 575.17 | No |
| Río Landro | ES1120012 | link | link | 88.94 | No |
| Río Ouro | ES1120013 | link | link | 211.9 | No |
| Serra do Xistral | ES1120015 | link | link | 41,140.5 | No |
| Río Cabe | ES1120016 | link | link | 2,627.8 | No |
| Costa da Mariña Occidental | ES1120017 | link | link | 644.0 | No |
| Canón do Sil | ES1120014 | link | link | 5,961.49 | No |
| Baixa Limia | ES1130001 | link | link | 34,749.7 | No |
| Macizo Central | ES1130002 | link | link | 47,392.0 | No |
| Bidueiral de Montederramo | ES1130003 | link | link | 1,948.55 | No |
| Pena Veidosa | ES1130004 | link | link | 2,354.5 | No |
| Río Támega | ES1130005 | link | link | 718.76 | No |
| Veiga de Ponteliñares | ES1130006 | link | link | 129.68 | |
| Pena Trevinca | ES1130007 | link | link | 24,836.25 | No |
| Pena Maseira | ES1130008 | link | link | 6,115.4 | No |
| Serra da Enciña da Lastra | ES1130009 | link | link | 6,043.8 | No |
| Illas Cíes | ES0000001 | link | link | 990.33 | No |
| Monte Faro | ES1120008 | link | link | 3,002.29 | No |
| Sistema fluvial Ulla - Deza | ES1140001 | link | link | 1,665.8 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Río Lérez | ES1140002 | link | link | 18.6 | No |
| A Ramallosa | ES1140003 | link | link | 130.8 | No |
| Ons - O Grove | ES1140004 | link | link | 7506.75 | No |
| Monte Aloia | ES1140005 | link | link | 782.86 | |
| Río Tea | ES1140006 | link | link | 111.72 | No |
| Baixo Miño | ES1140007 | link | link | 2791.64 | No |
| Brañas de Xestoso | ES1140008 | link | link | 1,740.6 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Cabo Udra | ES1140009 | link | link | 623.36 | No |
| Costa da Vela | ES1140010 | link | link | 1,384.81 | No |
| Gándaras de Budiño | ES1140011 | link | link | 727.07 | No |
| Illas Estelas | ES1140012 | link | link | 713.12 | No |
| Serra do Candán | ES1140013 | link | link | 10,683.18 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Serra do Cando | ES1140013 | link | link | 5,553 | No |
| Sobreirais do Arnego | ES1140015 | link | link | 1080.83 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Enseada de San Simón | ES1140016 | link | link | 2,252.06 | No |
Sites of Community Importance
Xunta de Galicia proposed increasing the protected area and declare new SCI ("Lugar de Importancia Comunitaria", LIC) (See A Consellería do Medio Rural dálle un pulo definitivo á conformación da Rede Natura 2000 de Galicia, 2011). These new protected areas are still being evaluated in their corresponding biogeographic commissions (Atlantic and Mediterranean Natura 2000 commissions). They're not mapped at IET yet.
List of new proposed Sites of Community Importance (SCI):
| Name | Position | Area (ha.) |
|---|---|---|
| Serra da Cova da Serpe | ES1110020 | 4,063.4 |
| Esteiro do río Baxoi | ES1110018 | 93.0 |
| Brañas do Deo | ES1110021 | 3,385.1 |
| Brañas do Xallas | ES1110017 | 333.6 |
| Río Baleo | ES1110019 | 849.8 |
| Río do Castro | ES1110022 | 76.9 |
| Río Grande | ES1110023 | 385.8 |
| Río Belelle | ES1110024 | 291.2 |
| Río Sor | ES1120018 | 7,932.8 |
| Río Miño-Neira | ES1120019 | 842.2 |
| Serra de Foncuberta | ES1120020 | 15,523.2 |
| Penas Libres | ES1110010 | 6,043.8 |
| Videferre | ES1110011 | 1,955.8 |
| Río Arnoia | ES1130012 | 3,552.3 |
| Brañas do río Calvos | ES1130013 | 229.2 |
| Veigas do río Salas | ES1130014 | 723.1 |
| Brañas do Golpellás | ES1130015 | 824.2 |
| Serras do Suído | ES1140017 | 10,751.4 |
| Serra da Groba e Monte de Valga | ES1140018 | 1,158.2 |
| Costa de Oia | ES1140019 | 2,056.6 |
| Illa de Cortegada | ES1140020 | 193.5 |
Other Sites of Community Importance
There's some other SCI closed to Galician coast, but that are responsibility of the Spanish Government. See "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" "Tít. II Catalogación, conservación e restauración de hábitats e espazos do patrimonio natural, Cap. III Espazos protexidos Rede Natura 2000" Art. 43.2. and Art. 43.3.
IET currently hasn't geographical information about these spaces. One case is:
| Name | Code | Natura 2000 SDF | EEA EUNIS | Coordinates | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banco de Galicia (SPA) | ES0000498 | link | link | 42.6871, -11.8919 | 872,270 | Done (already mapped) |
| Banco de Galicia (SCI) | ESZZ12001 | link | link | 42.6871, -11.8919 | 1,035,016 | No |
Special Protection Areas
Xunta de Galicia details every SPA (Zonas de especial protección para as aves, ZEPA) of Natura 2000 network at "Consellería de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Vivenda" website.(See Rede Natura 2000: Zonas de Especial Protección para as Aves (ZEPA) section.)
List of Special Protection Areas (SPA):
| Name | Code | Natura 2000 SDF | EEA EUNIS | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Limia | 6,939 | ES0000436 | link | link | No |
| Ancares | 12,656 | ES0000374 | link | link | No |
| Baixa Limia - Serra do Xurés | 31,287 | ES0000376 | link | link | No |
| Complexo intermareal Umia - O Grove, A Lanzada, punta Carreirón e lagoa Bodeira | 2,813 | ES0000087 | link | link | No |
| Complexo litoral de Corrubedo | 971 | ES0000313 | link | link | No |
| Costa de Ferrolterra - Valdoviño | 4,266 | ES0000258 | link | link | (Yes, To Review) |
| Costa da Mariña Occidental | 2,168 | ES0000372 | link | link | No |
| Costa da Morte (Norte) | 7,962 | ES0000176 | link | link | No |
| Esteiro do Miño | 1,688 | ES0000375 | link | link | No |
| Illa de Ons | 924 | ES0000254 | link | link | No |
| Illas Cíes | 990 | ES0000001 | link | link | No |
| Pena Trevinca | 22,511 | ES0000437 | link | link | No |
| Ribadeo | 625 | ES0000085 | link | link | No |
| Ría de Foz | 564 | ES0000373 | link | link | No |
| Ría de Ortigueira e Ladrido | 3,025 | ES0000086 | link | link | No |
| Serra da Enciña da Lastra | 1,787 | ES1130009 | link | link | No |
Some Special Protection Areas (SPA) of the Galician coast, because of being in open waters, are under the order of the Spanish Government. IET currently hasn't geographical information about this marine spaces.
List of other marine Special Protection Areas (SPA) ("Zonas de especial protección para as aves", ZEPA) are:
| Name | Code | Natura 2000 SDF | EEA EUNIS | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espazo mariño de Punta de Candelaria - Ría de Ortigueira - Estaca de Bares | ES0000495 | link | link | 771.52 |
| Espazo mariño da Costa de Ferrolterra-Valdoviño | ES0000496 | link | link | 68.18 |
| Espazo mariño da Costa da Morte | ES0000497 | link | link | 3,162.83 |
| Espazo mariño das Rías Baixas de Galicia | ES0000499 | link | link | 2,218.65 |
Natural Spaces of Local Interest or Private Spaces of Natural Interest
Another class of protected area are those Natural Spaces of Local Interest ("Espazos naturais de interese local", ENIL) and Private Spaces of Natural Interest ("Espazos privados de interese natural", EPIN).
These protected areas are those where a local public administration or a private entity compromise themselves to protect them and Xunta de Galicia guarantees so. This is a legal figure only present under Galician law. See "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos Cap. IV Instrumentos de planificación dos recursos e dos espazos naturais que hai que protexer" Art. 22.3.
Natural Spaces of Local Interest and Private Spaces of Natural Interest should be tagged as: protect_class=6
List of natural spaces ENIL and EPIN:
| Name | Legal status | Area (ha.) | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecosistema dunar Praia América-Panxón | Espazo natural de interese local | 3.58 | No |
| Illas de San Pedro | Espazo natural de interese local | 10.40 | No |
| Loio-Ruxidoira | Espazo natural de interese local | 437 | No |
| Puzo do Lago | Espazo natural de interese local | 30.6 | No |
| Ribeiras do Mero-Barcés | Espazo natural de interese local | 197 | No |
| Río Gafos | Espazo natural de interese local | 49.80 | No |
| Voutureira | Espazo natural de interese local | 183.78 | No |
| Xunqueira de Alba | Espazo natural de interese local | 67 | No |
| Sobreiras do Faro | Espazos privados de interese natural | 9.72 | No |
International Figures
Biosphere reserves
The UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (Reservas da biosfera) is an international program that is linked to protected areas. It's mean is to create a legal figure that allows to balance the relationship between people and nature, encouraging sustainable development.
Biosphere Reserves are defined in "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto" "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. VI Sección 1ª. Áreas protexidas por instrumentos internacionais. Art. 75. Áreas protexidas por instrumentos internacionais". This law describes how this international figure intends to be an instrument to test new conservation and sustainable development methods in "Sección 4ª. Reservas da biosfera, Art. 79. Reservas da biosfera en Galicia". This follows what "Lei 42/2007, do 13 de decembro" states in "Tít. IV Uso sostible do patrimonio natural e da biodiversidade. Cap. I Rede española de reservas da biosfera e o programa persoa e biosfera (Programa MaB)". There, Biosphere Reserves are described as "fisic units subject to an implementation of the UNESCO Man and Biosphere programm" for a social substainable development.
These areas can be composed of territorial units of different administrative divisions. In the Galician case, there's one Biosphere Reserve that means a collaboration between Galicia and Asturies (two Spanish autonomous communities) and another that means collaboration between Galicia and Portugal (an international Biosphere Reserve). Among others, some of the UNESCO requirements for declaring them is to have an important area already declared as protected area by local governments.
Galician Biosphere Reserves should be tagged as: protect_class=98.
List of Biosphere Reserves:
| Name | Interterritorial | Website | Area | Import status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Área de Allariz | No | link | 21,482 | (Yes, To Review) |
| As Mariñas Coruñesas e Terras do Mandeo | No | link | 116,724.3 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Gerês-Xurés | Yes (Galicia, Spain - Portugal) | link | 330,874 ha. | (Yes, To Review) |
| Os Ancares Lucenses e Montes de Cervantes, Navia e Becerreá | No | link | 53,664 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Río Eo, Oscos e Terras de Burón | Si (Galicia-Asturies) | link 1, link 2 | 159,379 | (Yes, To Review) |
| Terras do Miño | No | link | 363,668.9 | (Yes, To Review) |
OSPAR Areas
There's some OSPAR sites closed to/in Galician coast. Those are indicated at "Tít. II Espazos naturais protexidos, Cap. VI Outras figuras de protección dos espazos, Sección 1ª. Áreas protexidas por instrumentos internacionais, Art. 75. Áreas protexidas por instrumentos internacionais, c) as áreas protexidas, do Convenio para a protección do medio mariño do Atlántico do nordés" of "Lei 5/2019, do 2 de agosto".
Nonetheless, IET currently hasn't geographical information about these marine protected areas. OSPAR areas in or close to Galician coast are:
| Marine Protected Area name |
|---|
| Parque Nacional das Illas Atlánticas |
| Banco de Galicia |
| Espazo mariño da Costa da Morte |
| Espazo mariño da Costa de Ferrolterra - Valdoviño |
| Espazo mariño das Rias Baixas de Galicia |
| Espazo mariño de Punta de Candelaira - Ría de Ortigueira - Estaca de Bares |
Import process progress
| Class | Subclass | IUCN Category | protect_class | Number | Source | Status | Current editor | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural reserve | Ia/Ib | 1 | 0 | - | - |
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| National and natural parks | II | 2 | 7 (1+6) | "Rede Galega de espazos protexidos" | Partial | Yes, to be reviewed yet. | ||
| Natural Monuments | III | 3 | 8 | "Rede Galega de espazos protexidos" | Partial | Review and complete. | ||
| Protected landscapes | V | 5 |
2 | "Rede Galega de espazos protexidos" | None | |||
| Protected wetlands | V |
5 | 5 |
"Rede Galega de espazos protexidos" | None | |||
| Natura 2000 Network | SPA | V* | 97 | 16 | "Rede Natura 2000" | Partial | Review and complete. | |
| SAC | V* | 97 | 59 | "Rede Natura 2000" | Partial | |||
| SCI | V* | 97 | 21 | "Rede Natura 2000" | None | |||
| Natural spaces of local interest | VI | 6 | 8 |
"Outros espazos protexidos" | None | |||
| Private spaces of natural interest | VI | 6 |
1 | "Outros espazos protexidos" | None | |||
| Biosphere Reserve | IX | 98 | 6 | "Reserva da Biosfera" | Done |
Yes, to be reviewed yet. |