Coastal-Marine MPA
Patagonia Azul
Provincial Park

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Area Description

Geographic Location

Protected Surface Area

Legal Aspects

Management Category

International Recognition

© Mariana Descalzo
© Mariana Descalzo

Ecoregions Represented

Habitat Types

Creation Objectives

Conservation Values

Human Activities

Conservation Challenges

Management

Public Use

About the Fact Sheet

Sources of Information Consulted

Brown, A., Martinez Ortiz, U., Acerbi, M., Corcuera, J. (Eds.). (2006). La Situación Ambiental Argentina 2005. Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina, Buenos Aires. 

Falabella, V., Acha, M., Iribarne, O., Fermepin, S., Campagna, C. (2023). Biorregiones Marinas de la Argentina. Reporte Final. Foro para la Conservación del Mar Patagónico y Áreas de Influencia, informe inédito. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 85 pp. 

Fundación Rewilding Argentina. Proyecto Patagonia Azul. Recuperado de https://www.rewildingargentina.org/proyecto-patagoniaazul/ el 28/05/2025 

Ley XI N°90 de 2025. Créase el Área Natural Protegida Parque Provincial Patagonia Azul en el ámbito del Sistema Provincial de Áreas Naturales Protegidas de la Provincia del Chubut, conforme Ley XI Nº18. 24 de abril del 2025.   

Man and the Biosphere Programme. (2024). Patagonia Azul. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Recuperado de Patagonia Azul – Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB) (unesco.org) el 16/04/2024  

Plan de Manejo y Conservación Parque Interjurisdiccional Marino Costero Patagonia Austral. (2018). 

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