Protection Name and Figure:
Posets-Maladeta Park. Declared by Law 3/1994 of June 23, of the Cortes of Aragon.
Municipal Terms:
Extension:
33.267 hectares.
Altitude:
Between 1,500 meters at the bottom of the valley and 3,404 meters at the top of Aneto.
Elements of Interest:
Forms of glacial modeling: morreras, ibones, ... Important karstic phenomena.
Endemic and endangered species of flora and fauna typical of the high mountain bioclimatic floors.
Description
In the CENTRAL PYRENEES, the massifs of Culfreda, Bachimala, Baggueñola, Posets, Perdiguero, Maladeta-Aneto and Ballibierna, host the largest number of summits exceeding three thousand meters of altitude, the most extensive glaciers of the Pyrenees, about a hundred ibones and some species of flora and fauna in danger of extinction.
All this makes this sector of the Pyrenean Range one of the most important representatives of the high mountain ecosystems of the Iberian Peninsula.
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Tourist focus of first order in Aragon, this area is among the most frequented of the Pyrenees. Uncontrolled camping and abandonment of garbage are the most frequent problems during the summer season, when the largest influx of visitors is recorded. On the other hand, conflicting works projected on this Natural Space -like the construction of mini-power stations, the opening of new border crossings or the route of High Voltage lines-, show the need for a coordination of the different sectorial plans for the Pyrenees that distribute adequately this type of infrastructure.
After the elaboration in 1989 of the study for the creation of a Network of Protected Natural Spaces of the Autonomous Community of Aragon (RENPA) and before the growing problems observed in this enclave, the need to protect this mountain area begins to be discussed. In 1993, a Proposition of Law is presented that is approved unanimously by the Aragonese Cortes. After the corresponding parliamentary procedure, this Proposition becomes a Law, declaring in 1994 the POSETS-MALADETA PARK.
Among the first tasks to be developed by the management bodies of this Space, is the drafting of the Plan for the Regulation of Natural Resources (PORN).
Said Plan -which excepts exceptions must be prepared prior to the declaration of Protected Natural Space-, will make the definitive delimitation of the Park and its Peripheral Protection Zone. The Area of Socioeconomic Influence that includes the municipal terms with part of the territory in the Park and its Peripheral Zone.
On the other hand, the existence in the territory of the POSETS-MALADETA PARK of most of the NATURAL MONUMENTS OF THE PIRENAIC GLACIERS,
makes necessary the coordination of the works developed by the management bodies of these two Protected Natural Spaces.
Some of the first actions carried out have been: the reinforcement of the Forest Nursery, the attention to the visitors through the accomplishment of tasks of information and the regulation of certain road accesses. With them, it is intended to contribute to the conservation of the unique natural values of the POSETS-MALADETA PARK.
Other Protected Natural Spaces in Aragon:
- Natural Reserve of the Galachos de la Alfranca de Pastriz, La Cartuja and El Burgo de Ebro.
- Natural Park of the Moncayo.
- Park of la Sierra y Cañones de Guara.
- Park of Posets-Maladeta.
- Protected landscape of the pine forests of Rodeno.
- Natural Monuments of the Pyrenean Glaciers.
- National Site of National Interest of San Juan de la Peña.
- National Park of Ordesa and Monte Perdido.
- Ordesa-Viñamala Biosphere Reserve.
- Wildlife Refuges.
Also Aragon enjoys a diverse and varied Nature where passing by plants, animals, Geology, or landscapes we can arrive at a fantastic bestiary that lives in its monuments.
The information will not be complete without a stroll by its three provinces, with shutdown in some of its spectacular landscapes like Ordesa, the Moncayo, Monegros or by opposition the Ebro.
Also you can dedicarte to the intangible ones: from the legend compilation that also does to universal Aragon.