Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island' has mentioned 'National park' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| French national park in Rxc3xa9union | WIKI |
| Rxc3xa9union National ParkIUCN category II (national park)Show map of AfricaShow map of Indian OceanLocationRxc3xa9union (France)Western Indian OceanNearestxc2xa0citySaint-DenisCoordinates21xc2xb009xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3S 55xc2xb030xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf21.15000xc2xb0S 55.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -21.15000; 55.50000Coordinates: 21xc2xb009xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3S 55xc2xb030xe2x80xb200xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf21.15000xc2xb0S 55.50000xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / -21.15000; 55.50000Area1,053.84xc2xa0km2 (406.89xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi), core area876.96xc2xa0km2 (338.60xc2xa0sqxc2xa0mi), area of voluntary commitmentEstablished5 March 2007Governingxc2xa0bodyParcs nationaux de FranceParc national de la Rxc3xa9union (French) UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficialxc2xa0namePitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion IslandCriteriaNatural:xc2xa0(vii)(x)Reference1317Inscription2010 (34th session)Area105,838xc2xa0ha (261,530 acres)Bufferxc2xa0zone11,729xc2xa0ha (28,980 acres) | WIKI |
| Plans for a park date back to 1985, and in a public survey in 2004, the communes of Rxc3xa9union approved the creation of a national park. | WIKI |
| In 2016, the Regional Council of Rxc3xa9union had plans to downgrade the national park to a regional nature park to ease tourism development. | WIKI |
| The French Ministry of the Environment was officially consulted for the creation of a national park. | WIKI |
| 27 of 29 institutions endorsed the plan of establishing a national park, and on 29 March 2003, the French Prime Minister signed a decree acknowledging the project. | WIKI |
| Debates and negotiations on the limits and objectives of the future national park intensified. | WIKI |
| In 2008, work began to set up the charter of the national park. | WIKI |
| In its charter, the national park identifies four main objectives: First, to preserve the diversity of landscapes and accompany their evolution. | WIKI |
| [5] Four major areas form the heart of the national park, listed as World Heritage site:[5] | WIKI |
| The national park constitutes one of Rxc3xa9union's major attractions. | WIKI |
| Since the national park's creation, debates have arisen on its management and the impacts on the population of the upland. | WIKI |
| However, this conflicts with the national park's vocation of preserving the natural and cultural landscape. | WIKI |
| In February 2016, the conservative majority in the Regional Council of Rxc3xa9union with president Didier Robert announced plans to transform the national park into a regional nature park. | WIKI |
| [14] A regional nature park, unlike a national park, functions on the basis of mutual agreements and has no power to establish its own regulations. | WIKI |
| [14][16] It would be the first case of a national park in France being downgraded. | WIKI |
| [16] In September 2016, the national park's director, Marylxc3xa8ne Hoarau, announced her withdrawal upon pressure from Sxc3xa9golxc3xa8ne Royal, head of the Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy. | WIKI |
| This status provides an adequate legal framework to ensure the protection of the property, whose boundaries coincide with that of the national park. | UNESCO |
| The property benefits from effective legal protection through its designation as a National Park. | UNESCO |
| The management of the national park draws on comprehensive consultation with governmental and civil society stakeholders and benefits from structured on science, research, socio-economics and cultural issues. | UNESCO |