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  "citation": "Decreto 28904",
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  "title_es": "Creación Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas",
  "title_en": "Creation of Las Baulas National Marine Park",
  "summary_es": "El Decreto Ejecutivo 28904-MINAE crea el Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, ubicado en el cantón de Santa Cruz, provincia de Guanacaste. Esta norma establece la protección de un ecosistema marino-costero crítico para la anidación de la tortuga baula (Dermochelys coriacea) y otras especies. El decreto delimita geográficamente el área protegida, define sus objetivos de conservación y regula las actividades permitidas dentro de sus límites, prohibiendo el desarrollo urbano, la extracción de recursos y cualquier actividad que amenace la integridad ecológica del sitio. La norma refleja el compromiso del Estado costarricense con la conservación de la biodiversidad y el cumplimiento de obligaciones internacionales, destacando la importancia del sitio como uno de los principales refugios para la tortuga baula en el Pacífico Oriental. La administración del parque queda a cargo del Sistema Nacional de Áreas de Conservación (SINAC).",
  "summary_en": "Executive Decree 28904-MINAE establishes Las Baulas National Marine Park, located in the canton of Santa Cruz, Guanacaste. This norm protects a critical marine-coastal ecosystem essential for the nesting of the leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) and other species. The decree geographically delineates the protected area, sets conservation objectives, and regulates allowable activities within its boundaries, prohibiting urban development, resource extraction, and any activity threatening the ecological integrity of the site. It reflects Costa Rica's commitment to biodiversity conservation and international obligations, emphasizing the site's importance as a primary leatherback turtle refuge in the Eastern Pacific. The park is administered by the National System of Conservation Areas (SINAC).",
  "court_or_agency": "",
  "date": "27/07/2000",
  "year": "2000",
  "topic_ids": [
    "biodiversity-law-7788"
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  "primary_topic_id": "biodiversity-law-7788",
  "es_concept_hints": [
    "parque nacional marino",
    "tortuga baula",
    "área protegida",
    "manglares",
    "SINAC",
    "Decreto Ejecutivo MINAE",
    "cambio de uso del suelo"
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    {
      "article": "Art. 32",
      "law": "Ley 7554"
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      "law": "Decreto 21521"
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    "Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas",
    "tortuga baula",
    "área protegida",
    "manglares",
    "Guanacaste",
    "SINAC",
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    "Decreto 28904",
    "Playa Grande"
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  "keywords_en": [
    "Las Baulas National Marine Park",
    "leatherback turtle",
    "protected area",
    "mangroves",
    "Guanacaste",
    "SINAC",
    "marine conservation",
    "Decree 28904",
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  "excerpt_es": "Que el área estuarina, marítima y terrestre que comprende Playa Grande, Playa Ventanas, Playa Carbón y los manglares de los ríos Matapalo, San Francisco, Fransua y Ventanas, en el cantón de Santa Cruz, provincia de Guanacaste, constituye el sitio de anidación de la tortuga baula del Pacífico más importante de Costa Rica y uno de los más significativos a nivel mundial.\n\nQue es de interés público la protección y conservación de los recursos naturales existentes en esta zona, como son los manglares, las playas, los esteros, las formaciones geológicas y las especies de flora y fauna, particularmente la tortuga baula.",
  "excerpt_en": "Whereas the estuarine, maritime and terrestrial area comprising Playa Grande, Playa Ventanas, Playa Carbón and the mangroves of the Matapalo, San Francisco, Fransua and Ventanas rivers, in the canton of Santa Cruz, province of Guanacaste, constitutes the most important Pacific leatherback turtle nesting site in Costa Rica and one of the most significant worldwide.\n\nWhereas it is in the public interest to protect and conserve the natural resources existing in this zone, such as mangroves, beaches, estuaries, geological formations and species of flora and fauna, particularly the leatherback turtle.",
  "outcome": {
    "label_en": "Active norm",
    "label_es": "Norma vigente",
    "summary_en": "The decree creates Las Baulas National Marine Park, establishing its boundaries, conservation objectives, and use restrictions to protect Costa Rica's principal leatherback turtle nesting site.",
    "summary_es": "El decreto crea el Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, estableciendo su delimitación geográfica, objetivos de conservación y restricciones de uso para proteger el principal sitio de anidación de la tortuga baula en Costa Rica."
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      "quote_en": "Whereas it is in the public interest to protect and conserve the natural resources existing in this zone, such as mangroves, beaches, estuaries, geological formations and species of flora and fauna, particularly the leatherback turtle.",
      "quote_es": "Que es de interés público la protección y conservación de los recursos naturales existentes en esta zona, como son los manglares, las playas, los esteros, las formaciones geológicas y las especies de flora y fauna, particularmente la tortuga baula."
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      "context": "Por tanto",
      "quote_en": "Article 1- Las Baulas National Marine Park is hereby created, as part of the State's Natural Heritage.",
      "quote_es": "Artículo 1°- Créase el Parque Nacional Marino Las Baulas, como parte del Patrimonio Natural del Estado."
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