Puerto Rico state forests (Spanish: Bosques estatales de Puerto Rico), sometimes referred to as Puerto Rico Commonwealth forests in English,[1][2] are protected forest reserves managed by the government of Puerto Rico, particularly by the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources. In addition to their function as protected forest reserves, many of the forests are analogous to state parks in other states and territories of the United States, as they also function as management units that cater to recreational, educational and cultural activities.[3][4] Additionally, state forests in Puerto Rico can contain units with additional protection designations within their boundaries, as is the case of La Parguera Natural Reserve within Boquerón State Forest,[5] for example. There are currently 20 units in the Puerto Rico state forest system.[6]
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- ^ Martinuzzi, Sebastian; Gould, William A.; Lugo, Ariel E.; Medina, Ernesto (2009). "Conversion and recovery of Puerto Rican mangroves: 200 years of change" (PDF). Forest Ecology and Management. 2 (257): 75–84 – via ufl.edu.
- ^ "Los Bosques de Puerto Rico - EnciclopediaPR". 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ "Parques y reservas". Discover Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
- ^ Gobierno de Puerto Rico, DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES (June 2000). "DOCUMENTO DE DESIGNACION PARA LA EXTENSION DE LA RESERVA NATURAL LA PARGUERA" (PDF). drna.pr.gov.
- ^ DEPARTAMENTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AMBIENTALES (DRNA), NEGOCIADO DEL SERVICIO FORESTAL (June 2015). "Directorio de Bosques Estatales".
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