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Donana National Park

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Donana National Park is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, spanning the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville, established in 1969 and covering 543 square kilometres at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River. The park protects one of Europe's most important wetland systems, a critical stopover and wintering site for hundreds of thousands of migratory waterfowl travelling between Europe and Africa, alongside a resident population of the critically endangered Iberian lynx. It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
International Designation
Ramsar Site (Wetland of International Importance) 1
International Designation
UNESCO World Heritage Site 1
International Designation
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve 1
Designation Category
National Park 1
Established Year
1969 1
Area (sq km)
543 1
Governing Body
National Parks Autonomous Agency and Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain 1
IUCN Category
II 1
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Spain, Countries
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1. Donana National Park (Wikipedia)
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  • lead section
    a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, in the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville. It covers 543 km2.
  • Introduction
    Donana National Park is a natural reserve in Andalusia, southern Spain, spanning the provinces of Huelva, Cadiz and Seville, established in 1969 and covering 543 square kilometres at the mouth of the Guadalquivir River.
  • Governing body field (existing citation)
    National Parks Autonomous Agency and Regional Government of Andalusia, Spain
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-world-heritage-site
    It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
  • entity-description, international-designation unesco-biosphere-reserve
    It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
  • entity-description, international-designation ramsar-site
    It is jointly managed by Spain's National Parks Autonomous Agency and the Regional Government of Andalusia, and it holds a triple international designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1994, a Ramsar Wetland since 1982, and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
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