| Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | June 23, 1995 |
| Preceding agencies |
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| Type | Autonomous agency |
| Jurisdiction | Spanish government |
| Headquarters | 59 Hernani Street Madrid |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Ministry for the Ecological Transition |
| Website | Web Site(in Spanish) |
The National Parks Autonomous Agency (OAPN) is an autonomous agency of the Spanish central government that manages the National Parks Network and the Spanish Biosphere Reserves Network, as well as mountains, farms and other patrimonial assets of its property. The agency was created on June 23, 1995 by the Agriculture Minister Luis María Atienza by merging two other agencies, the Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICONA) and the National Institute for Agrarian Reform and Development (IRYDA).[1]
The OAPN is an agency of the Spanish Ecological Transition Department. The Minister, the Secretary of State for Environment and the Director-General for Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification act as President, First Vice President and Second Vice President of the agency, respectively, although the chief executive of the agency is the Director. The current director is Javier Pantoja Trigueros, appointed on April 1, 2022.[2]
- ^ "Royal Decree 1055/1995, of June 23, which partially modifies the basic organic structure of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food". www.boe.es. Retrieved 2019-10-06.
- ^ "Desde el 1 de abril, Javier Pantoja asume las funciones de dirección del Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales". www.miteco.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-27.